HIVAIDS peer education programme

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HIV/AIDS peer education programme Case study
from Kenya Girl Guides Association Presented
byPamela Achieng Odhiambo
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• KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION
• Member of the World Association of Girl Guides
  and Girl Scouts
• Countrywide non-political non-profit making
  movement operating on a philosophy of shared
  values
• National membership Over 155,000 girls and young
  women aged between 3 to 30 years
• Largest girls only organisation in the country

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• KGGA HIV/AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAM
• KGGA has been a flag bearer in HIV prevention
  programs targeting in-school youth since 1999
  under USAID funding through Family Health
  International.
• The Program started in 3 regions with 60 schools.
• Currently conducts Peer Education in 741 schools
  under APHIA II, an AIDS, Population and Health
  Integrated Assistance Program in 4 regions of
  the country.
• Has reached over nearly 500,000 youths in schools
  from 2006 to date.
• Program reaches boys, teachers and parents in
  schools.

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• PREVENTION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
• To empower Patrol Leaders to conduct Peer
  Education on HIV prevention, drugs use,
  reproductive health and malaria to enable peers
  to resist negative peer pressure and make safe
  decisions around sexual health.
• To facilitate KGGA to educate other schools and
  the surrounding community to create a supportive
  environment for girls and boys to make healthy
  choices by sensitizing students, parents,
  teachers and the community.

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• APPROACHES
• Weekly Peer Education Girl Guide Meetings
• Training of selected Patrol Leaders
• Bi- Annual Cluster Outreach for SARA and HIV/AIDS
  
• HIV/AIDS and Sara Badge Awards
• Involvement in community and National
  Celebrations such as World Aids Day.
• Regional Learning Camps/ Exhibitions/Competitions
  

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PATROL LEADERS TRAINING
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OUTREACHES
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• KGGA PROGRAM SURVEY REPORT
• A Survey conducted by Horizons under Population
  Council between September 2004 to September 2005
  revealed the following
• 78 had a positive effect on the self esteem and
  the social connectedness of Girl Guides
• 60 - 64 of Girl Guides had positive changes in
  attitudes towards gender and people living with
  HIV
• Overall increased knowledge about HIV AIDS
  among Guides in comparison to their non-Guide
  school mates

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• PROGRAM SUCCESS STORIES
• Reduced unwanted pregnancies among young girls
  hence improved school performance.
• Girls in program empowered to communicate
  effectively and are able to make informed
  decisions about their reproductive health.
• Revising the manual and developing a Peer
  Educators handbook that is age appropriate.
• It was awarded the best HIV/AIDS in-school youth
  program in 2002.

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CONCLUSION
Fruits People reached Branches Girl
Guides Trunk Guide Leaders Roots K.G.G.A.
and APHIA II
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