Health Education to Prevent HIV/AIDS & STIs - Department of ...

Department of Education TVET Division
HIV/AIDS & STI Teacher Guide
Lesson 39
By the end of this lesson students can…
4.3 Explain the importance of equal roles and opportunities for women, girls,
boys and men
Resources: None
a. Introduction: (5 mins)
Say, “One of the root causes of ill health and the spread of HIV/AIDS and STIs is
inequality between men and women, boys and girls. The Department of Education
has a Gender Equity Policy – we want more girls and young women in school to help
the development of PNG.”
b. Main Activity: (50 mins)
Divide the class into groups of 4. Give each group a family member: mother, father,
teenage daughter, teenage son, boy, girl, grandmother, grandfather. Each group
should plot the activities their person would do during a normal day.
Then ask the groups to present their findings and compare them.
Q: When the father is sick who will do his work
Q: What happens if the mother gets sick for 1 week
Q: When the daughter comes home late what happens
Q: What happens if the son comes home late
Q: If there is not enough food in the house, who eats first
Q And who eats last Why
Q: What happens if both parents are sick with HIV/AIDS
Q: Do you think other family members will support Who Why
Q: What will happen if only the son or daughter was sick of HIV/AIDS Why
Q: Do you think the division of tasks in the family is fair Why
Q: Why is it important that men and women are treated equally
Q: What does this family have to change to improve the opportunities and life of the
women and girls
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