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Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009
SUMMARY:
The Scripture Union (SU) Life Skills Program implements education and training activities focusing on abstinence and being faithful (AB) HIV prevention for both in- and out-of-school youth. It is values-based, volunteer driven and aims to assist in the development of sexual and life decision-making skills in youth in order to prevent HIV exposure and infection. Community church members are trained to deliver prevention messages to local youth and provide small group discussions around prevention issues. Major emphasis will be on information, education and communication, with minor emphasis on community mobilization and participation, and training. SU targets youth and children 10 to 18 years of age drawn from disadvantaged communities. SU places special emphasis on recruiting and education of young girls living in urban communities.
BACKGROUND:
SU has worked with youth in South Africa since 1924. The Sakhulutsha, SU's HIV and AIDS Life Skills Program, started in 1992 and is ongoing. The South African National Department of Health (NDOH) and Department of Education have funded SU's program for the past 10 years, and since 2005, the organization has been funded by PEPFAR through a NDOH cooperative agreement. In FY 2007 SU will become a prime PEPFAR partner. SU runs a country-wide project and youth programs have been established in five South African provinces (Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Western Cape).
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:
ACTIVITY 1: Small Groups in School
SU will implement a peer education program to target youth in their formative years and equip them with skills to help them learn more about each other and discuss issues of love, respect and equality. These skills will help them make informed decisions about sexual activity and avoid infection. The HIV prevention programs are run with in- and out-of-school youth, and consist of 12 modules presented over 12 weeks. The program will use a small group model, and trained volunteers from the community will run these programs. The ratio of 10:1, the ideal small group model, is maintained.
ACTIVITY 2: Breakaway Workshops
SU believes that societal norms and behavior change must be examined in order to address the challenges of HIV and AIDS in a proper way. SU uses single gender camps and discussions in classrooms (through the participation of school principals) to help young people to view each other as equals and to develop respect for one another, regardless of gender. Life skills training and a holistic learning experience which enhances HIV and AIDS education programs will also be implemented. SU will also run activities at eight campsites using the same small group model, but the full course in these programs will be completed over a period of three to five days. Trust is built up between group leaders and participants and this ensures open and effective dialogue. The single sex approach allows SU staff to focus on gender specific issues -- particularly those relating to girls - and topics include abstinence skills and the power to say no. Participants will be encourage to access voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) sites so that they can learn their status and plan for their future.
ACTIVITY 3: Youth Development Programs
SU Youth Development Programs (holiday clubs) are run during school holidays when youth are most likely to be bored, and this may lead to vulnerability and engagement in unsafe sexual behavior. The holiday clubs will be run in community centers and in church and school halls. Life skills activities will be presented to youth to facilitate sustained HIV prevention and to encourage youth to learn their HIV status by getting tested so that they can plan for their future. SU encourages youth to be compassionate and also to volunteer in their communities and be involved in the response to the HIV epidemic. Programs will be run by trained community members who are familiar with local customs and social norms, and so will be ideally placed to gain the trust of the members of the community.
ACTIVITY 4: HIV Prevention Programs
SU will conduct leadership training for community leaders, and in particular, for pastors, so that they can support and lead HIV prevention programs for both in- and out-of-school youth. Volunteers will be trained using an HIV and AIDS education program that has been tested for effectiveness by SU using qualitative methods. Using the 12-module life skills program, volunteers will be equipped to lead small group discussions with youth around AB-based prevention of HIV and VCT. This project will establish sustained relationships between the leaders and the youth because the leaders and volunteers are community-based. Community workers will also focus on empowering and training female leaders to run youth development programs, and development of more female leaders will ensure that the needs of girls within the community are met.
Sustainability is achieved through development of well-trained youth leaders and peer educators. Scripture Union will continue to develop their funding base to expand AB prevention programs to disadvantaged communities in South Africa.
SU will reach a significant number of youth and children with behavior changing messages. The results will contribute towards PEPFAR goal of preventing 7 million infections by 2010. These results will also contribute to the South African response to preventing HIV infection among young people especially young girls.
