a sourcebook of hiv/aids prevention programs volume 2

The Jerusalem AIDS Project, Israel 103be on condom use.• The fact that JAIP educators are volunteers means that they can be sentto other countries at very low cost.• Users report that the provenance of the program in a small countrylike Israel meant that it tended to be received without fear that it carriedany particular agenda. Its origin in a city important to many ofthe world’s faith communities increased the likelihood that the morereligious-minded would consider it legitimate and acceptable.• The program materials are compact, simple, and robust. They can easilybe carried by hand or tied to a bicycle or pack animal. Neither electricitynor audio-visual equipment is needed, making them suitable for developing-countrysettings.ConclusionsOne of the first school-based HIV prevention programs in the world, JAIPoperates in Israel and many other countries. Its success can be related to anumber of factors:• The program has a simple, easily replicated formula that can be deliveredeasily to people in a wide range of contexts.• The program’s cartoon materials can be adapted to a wide range ofsituations.• The program has adapted to changes in knowledge about HIV/AIDS andthe cultural contexts in which the program is offered.• The program’s use of volunteer medical students as AIDS educatorsallows messages to be delivered by people who are both authoritative andrespected and close in age and experience to learners.• The program’s contact with students over the course of their school andBENCHMARKATTAINMENT/COMMENT1. Identifies and focuses on specific sexual health goals Program is highly focused on transmission and preventionof HIV and other STIs. It seeks to enable students to takecontrol of their own sexual lives and avoid infection.2. Focuses narrowly on specific behaviors that lead to Program focuses on promotion of informed and unforcedsexual health goalsdecision making about sexual relationships and seekseffective use of condoms.(Continues on the following page)(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank