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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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