HIV and AIDS education

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TOOL 4
HIV and AIDS education
Is there a compulsory HIV and AIDS education
policy? Does it cover educators, other personnel
and learners? Is the HIV and AIDS education policy
a comprehensive one that addresses SRHR?
How well known is the policy? What support is
being provided for implementation? How is it being
enforced?
Are HIV & AIDS and SRHR part of compulsory
teacher training and/or of in-service training? And
a compulsory part of the curriculum? Is HIV and
AIDS education compulsory for learners?
What are the key messages that learners are getting?
Are life skills and citizenship comprehensive
parts of the teaching and learning about HIV and
AIDS?
Does teaching and learning about HIV & AIDS
and SRHR start before learners are sexually active/
before they become susceptible to drug misuse?
Is there resistance or support from the community
or from parent-teacher associations to HIV
and AIDS education at primary level? How are
communities and parents involved?
Has the coverage and effectiveness of HIV prevention,
SRHR and life skills programmes been
evaluated? Have they been strengthened wherever
appropriate?