The Teacher Education and Professional Development (TEPD) program is for Teacher Trainees in teacher training colleges (TTCs) and participating schools to have the knowledge and skills to infuse lessons about HIV into the curriculum while also building stronger links between the pre-service and in-service systems of teacher education in Kenya. TEPD works with the HIV liaison tutors in the TTCs to assist with post-training mentoring and coaching to ensure that trained tutors are using the acquired skills in lesson preparation and delivery. The mentoring is a key part of each colleges HIV annual activity plan and ensures that the materials and the skills reach all teacher trainees in the TTCs. Working closely with Ministry of Education and Kenya Institute of Education, the program develops relevant HIV pre-service teacher training guides to support the delivery of existing HIV curricula. TEPD has also developed the Gender Training Manual for training teachers to help students, especially girls, succeed in school. TEPDs end date is May 30, 2012, but a year extension is planned to build on successes of the ongoing phase and to establish systems for sustainable continuous implementation. Key interventions include: VCTs in the TTCs supported to build sustainable ICT-based and other systems for improved data capture and management; Community Health Day (CHD) events to promote HIV and AIDS awareness and education for staff, students and local communities; and Youth Friendly Centers (YFCs) established in colleges to collect and analyze data which will build an evidence base at college/community level to better understand of issues of HIV and AIDS control and prevention. This activity supports GHI/LLC and is completely funded with pipeline funds in this budget cycle.

The populations that will be targeted are school going children between ages 12 - 18 within the 23 participating schools, young men and women in the 21 teacher training colleges and the general population around the community who will be participating in the Community Health Day activities.The project will hold 21 community health days during this FY. The program will also train 9,000 teacher trainees using the approved GoK curriculum in integrating HIV and AIDS prevention into their day to day teaching. In addition, 2,000 individuals, including TTC tutors, teacher trainees and selected primary and secondary school teachers are targeted for sensitization to promote HIV and AIDS prevention through behavior change around abstinence and/or being faithful. The program will benefit approximately 4,480 primary and 1,728 secondary school learners in the participating schools.The training for the 9,000 teacher trainees using the HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Life Skills Manual will ensure the trainees receive knowledge on HIV/AIDS and practically learn how to integrate HIV and AIDS in classroom teaching. The Community Health Weeks will ensure the general population around the TTCs and schools are encouraged to know their status and thereby either be linked to care for those diagnosed positive while for those negative the focus will be on how to prevent infection.

The ICT equipment within the 23 schools will also enable many students and teachers to easily access information not only on HIV prevention but also care and treatment. They will also be able to access information on other aspects of life skills which which was not easily accessible before. ICT, including internet facilities, within the schools will enable students and the teachers access information as required immediately.

This program is being implemented nationally in the 21 Teacher Training Colleges located in different geographical zones and benefiting all 47 counties across the country. The 23 schools are attached to three out of the 21 colleges namely Garissa and Shanzu primary TTCs, and Kagumo diploma TTC in Garissa, Kilifi and Nyeri Counties.

To ensure standardization, the TTCs have used a common teacher training manual (HIV/AIDS Prevention and Life Skills Training Manual) to train all tutors in TTCs in the country.

During the CHDs, there are variety of services offered to the communities around the schools and TTC. Various GoK ministries like Ministry of Youth Affairs, Ministries of Medical Services and Ministries of Public Health and Sanitation officials are always present to provide information, VCT, referrals and even provide basic services, The teachers, pupils and communities of the 23 schools will benefit from the YFCs and will participate during the CHDs.

TEPD activities are closely monitored, with data collected and evaluated at every stage, and the information used to inform programming as the project unfolds. Special emphasis will be put on tracking small group sessions and on surveillance of both teachers and students to ensure that the messages are being received and healthy behavior is subsequently followed.

The populations that will be targeted are school going children between ages 12 - 18 within the 23 participating schools, young men and women in the 21 teacher training colleges and the general population around the community who will be participating in the Community Health Day activities.The project will hold 21 community health days during this FY. The program will also train 9,000 teacher trainees using the approved GoK curriculum in integrating HIV and AIDS prevention into their day to day teaching. In addition, 2,000 individuals, including TTC tutors, teacher trainees and selected primary and secondary school teachers are targeted for sensitization to promote HIV and AIDS prevention through behavior change around abstinence and/or being faithful. The program will benefit approximately 4,480 primary and 1,728 secondary school learners in the participating schools.The training for the 9,000 teacher trainees using the HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Life Skills Manual will ensure the trainees receive knowledge on HIV/AIDS and practically learn how to integrate HIV and AIDS in classroom teaching. The Community Health Weeks will ensure the general population around the TTCs and schools are encouraged to know their status and thereby either be linked to care for those diagnosed positive while for those negative the focus will be on how to prevent infection.

The ICT equipment within the 23 schools will also enable many students and teachers to easily access information not only on HIV prevention but also care and treatment. They will also be able to access information on other aspects of life skills which which was not easily accessible before. ICT, including internet facilities, within the schools will enable students and the teachers access information as required immediately.

This program is being implemented nationally in the 21 Teacher Training Colleges located in different geographical zones and benefiting all 47 counties across the country. The 23 schools are attached to three out of the 21 colleges namely Garissa and Shanzu primary TTCs, and Kagumo diploma TTC in Garissa, Kilifi and Nyeri Counties.

To ensure standardization, the TTCs have used a common teacher training manual (HIV/AIDS Prevention and Life Skills Training Manual) to train all tutors in TTCs in the country.

During the CHDs, there are variety of services offered to the communities around the schools and TTC. Various GoK ministries like Ministry of Youth Affairs, Ministries of Medical Services and Ministries of Public Health and Sanitation officials are always present to provide information, VCT, referrals and even provide basic services, The teachers, pupils and communities of the 23 schools will benefit from the YFCs and will participate during the CHDs.

TEPD activities are closely monitored, with data collected and evaluated at every stage, and the information used to inform programming as the project unfolds. Special emphasis will be put on tracking small group sessions and on surveillance of both teachers and students to ensure that the messages are being received and healthy behavior is subsequently followed.