What is HIV and AIDS?
What is HIV and AIDS?
What is HIV and AIDS?
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Time Activity<br />
10 minutes 1. Ask participants to get into pairs.<br />
2. Ask each person to describe to the other:<br />
a) a time I felt I was d<strong>is</strong>criminated against<br />
b) I how felt when it happened<br />
3. Encourage people to l<strong>is</strong>ten to each other carefully.<br />
Section 5: Stigma <strong>and</strong> D<strong>is</strong>crimination<br />
Activity 5.4: D<strong>is</strong>crimination Pairs<br />
Activity Outline<br />
Objective: Th<strong>is</strong> activity should:<br />
(i) Allow participants to feel what it <strong>is</strong> to be stigmat<strong>is</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> to stigmat<strong>is</strong>e<br />
others.<br />
(ii) Remind participants that we have all been stigmat<strong>is</strong>ed at some point in our<br />
lives <strong>and</strong> that it <strong>is</strong> important to support each other.<br />
Duration/Timing: 60 minutes<br />
Materials/Resources: Whiteboard/Flipchart paper, pens.<br />
10 minutes 4. Bring the group back together <strong>and</strong> ask people to feedback on their<br />
feelings. Some people may feel uncomfortable sharing, that <strong>is</strong> ok, they<br />
can l<strong>is</strong>ten to others. Ask a member of the group to write these feelings on<br />
the whiteboard/flipchart paper.<br />
5. Talk about how these feelings may affect our behaviour <strong>and</strong><br />
dec<strong>is</strong>ion-making, e.g. sexual activity, drug use.<br />
10 minutes 6. Ask the group to get back into their pairs but th<strong>is</strong> time d<strong>is</strong>cuss:<br />
10 minutes<br />
a) a time when I d<strong>is</strong>criminated against another person<br />
b) the reasons why I d<strong>is</strong>criminated against them<br />
7. Bring the group back together <strong>and</strong> th<strong>is</strong> time d<strong>is</strong>cuss the reasons for<br />
d<strong>is</strong>criminating against people. Ask someone to write th<strong>is</strong> on the<br />
whiteboard/flipchart.<br />
8. D<strong>is</strong>cuss how d<strong>is</strong>crimination affects sexual reproductive health <strong>and</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>.<br />
Explore reasons why there <strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>crimination against people living <strong>and</strong><br />
affected by <strong>HIV</strong>.<br />
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