The Training of Trainers Manual - UNFPA

HIV/AIDS: Basic facts and questions (30 minutes)
A quiz can be used as an entry point to discuss the basic facts and questions
about HIV/AIDS. Handout 3 provides a sample quiz, and Handout 20 gives key
information on HIV/AIDS. For additional information, consult the resource list in
Annex 4.
Role play (25 minutes)
Throughout the session, participants may raise particularly important issues or
points, such as how to say ‘no’ in certain situations and how to help peers better
protect their health. Peer educators may use these issues as the topic of the role
play. They may choose to include one or more members of the audience in the
role play, or have only peer educators participate. See Section 1, page 21 and
Section 2, page 48 for additional information on role plays.
Condom demonstration (25 minutes)
In any HIV/AIDS educational session for young people who may be sexually
active, it is strongly recommended to include activities about how to use condoms
properly and how to say ‘no’ to unprotected sex. See the exercises and the detailed
description on performing a condom demonstration in Section 2, page 75.
Final questions (10 minutes)
At the end of the session, the audience is invited to share their reactions to what
they have experienced during the session. They may have responses to the role
plays or questions that they felt were unanswered during the session. Although they
should be encouraged to ask questions and give comments at any point, this is
their chance to ask any questions they may still have. The peer educators also have
the opportunity to review issues that may have arisen out of the role plays –
for example, some of the choices made by the role-play characters might merit
discussion.
If an HIV-positive speaker is present, the participants have the opportunity to ask
him or her questions that may have come to them during the presentation.
Wrap-up (10 minutes)
In a wrap-up session, thank all participants and support staff for their contribution.
Participants should complete a post-training questionnaire (see Annex 1).
After the session ends, the peer educators might want to wait for a few minutes so
that people can approach them with comments or questions. Sometimes someone
will have a personal issue to discuss or will need help in finding out where to
obtain further information. She or he might be more comfortable approaching an
educator individually rather than during the session.
Section 3. A Sample Peer Education Session on HIV/AIDS
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