Discussion about entry: HAPPY (HIV Awareness Programme for Peers & Youth)

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dim, 09/14/2008 - 15:14

Hey Iswandy,

Great program - out of curiosity, who developed the program that is being taken to different schools and mosques? How was it developed?

Good luck!

Zeba Khan
Ashoka's Youth Venture

dim, 09/14/2008 - 21:03

Hello Zeba.

Thank you for your interest in the project. Initially, the pilot of this project started back in 2005 where I and a few teenagers/volunteers of the AIDS Council started the project. Believe me, the first one was only 'talk', no visual help, no songs and some say it was 'boring'. Yet, from feedbacks, suggestions and trainings, we improve the programme that a student gave a feedback, "it suits us young-adults" =)

We use few "graphical" images of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), not to scare the participants but to let them know that STI is no joke. But we do tone down when we go to mosques as they are more conservative but the same message is given: "HIV is a choice"