a sourcebook of hiv/aids prevention programs volume 2

The Jerusalem AIDS Project, Israel 95older learners, educators also demonstrate correct condom use. At the endof the session, students receive some written materials and the number ofJAIP’s telephone hotline.Another very important component of the program for secondary-schoolstudents is the inclusion of a visit by a young person living with HIV. ThisThe most effective approach we have is the personal meeting with an HIV infected person.She comes with us to the lectures and tells the children the story about how she got infected,It is very emotional and thus, for sure, the children will remember it.I am HIV infected. I tell my personal story, how I got the disease, which mistakes Imade and how I live with it now. I try to show the kids how important it is to have theself-confidence to insist on using a condom.JAIP Implementerssession occurs at the end or beginning of the program in a particular schooland lasts for about 1–1 1/2 hours. It addresses questions of stigma and discrimination.It is very important in changing attitudes.The structure of the program means that most young Israelis will beexposed to activities four or five times as they grow up: once in primary school,two or three times in secondary school, and once during military service.Telephone HotlineTrained counselors associated with the program operate a telephone hotlinethat can be called by young people concerned about HIV/AIDS.TrainingOnce a year the program advertises for second- or third-year medical students who wish tobecome volunteer AIDS educators. School teachers don’t show enthusiasm to talk on the issue.Explaining is hard for them. That is why we like the medical students and other volunteers.About 4,000 JAIP volunteers have been trained in Israel. A similar numberhas been trained in the other countries in which the program operates. JAIPalso trains new teachers, school nurses, and staffs of other NGOs.Interested students submit an application form with a copy of their C.V.A selection committee reviews the applications and chooses candidates withexperience working with youth and evidence of the motivation and abilityto volunteer for at least one year.At its inception the program trained some high school students to bepeer educators, but it did not find them as effective as medical students.(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank