a sourcebook of hiv/aids prevention programs volume 2

166 A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Vol. 2design and training activities, with some churches offering to use Windowof Hope materials as part of their Sunday school curriculum. Ongoingadvocacy methods include regional education officers’ meetings; orientationmeetings for government officials, such as school inspectors, regionalgovernors, and advisory officers; and continuous consultation betweenHAMU and UNICEF. Both project managers and implementers stress theneed continually to use these and other conventional methods (nationalTV, leaflets) of advocacy to stimulate support for the program.CostThe program cost about $250,000–$300,000 a year during 2004–05($27.80–$33.35 per learner). The main budget lines were program development(writing and testing of manuals and activities), teacher training, andtraining supplies.EvaluationNo evaluation of program activities or impact has been undertaken.However, the design of the program was based on a national study undertakenin October 2003 by MBESC, as part of the education sector’sstrategic plan to strengthen sexual health and HIV/AIDS educationacross the basic education curriculum. This research focused primarilyon the upper-primary phase of school (grades 5–7), which forms the heartof sexual health education in the Namibian curriculum.Five questions guided the research:• What health issues affect learners and their communities?• What, if anything, do learners want and need to learn about sexual healthand HIV/AIDS to maintain their sexual health?• Are teachers prepared to deliver sexual health and HIV/AIDS educationin the classroom comfortably and effectively?• What are teachers’ training needs regarding sexual health and HIV/AIDSeducation?• What resources and materials do teachers need to effectively teach sexualhealth and HIV/AIDS education?MethodologyForty-five schools in Caprivi, Erongo, Karas, Kavango, Kunene, Ohangwena,Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjiwarango, Rehoboth, Tsumeb,and Windhoek (urban and rural) participated in the study. Some 211 teachers(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank