IMatter HIV Prevention Education PROGRAMME GOAL: Develop indigenous capacity to provide young learners with HIV prevention training and appropriate life skills to affect lasting moral and behavioural change in the provinces of Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES 1. Increase the capacity of 2,828 Life Orientation teachers to promote HIV prevention through abstinence and faithfulness. 2. Reach 480,000 total learners with a message that promotes HIV prevention through abstinence and being faithful including 70,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). o Special emphasis will be given to girls, female teachers and a focus on the geographic HIV prevalence hotspots in the country, especially mining areas. 3. Develop the capacity of the Department of Education at the provincial and district level. 4. Develop the administrative, logistic and academic capacity of RaG and Hope Education to sustain quality HIV prevention education.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES 1. 2,828 Life Orientation teachers equipped with new teaching skills to teach HIV prevention methodologies and life skills to learners 2. 480,000 learners will increase their understanding about HIV prevention, learn about choices related to HIV avoidance, and develop important life skills a. 70,000 Orphans and Vulnerable Children will increase their understanding about HIV prevention, learn about choices related to HIV avoidance, and develop important life skills. b. 235,000 girls will receive focused HIV prevention education relative to their gender and special circumstances. 3. The Department of Education at both the district and provincial levels in the Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West provinces will be equipped to train and support LO teachers in implementing the National Curriculum Statement and delivering effective HIV prevention

education tailored to each grade level. 4. Reaching a Generation will be capable delivering LO/HIV prevention training to teachers on a large scale, sustainable basis.

ACTION PLAN AND ACTIVITIES Objective 1. Increase the capacity of the 2,828 Life Orientation teachers to promote HIV prevention through abstinence and faithfulness. New Activities. The teacher training and development provided by Reaching a Generation and Hope Education will continue with the following modifications. The Life Orientation Training Manual (LOTM) and the Teachers Guide will be combined into one manual to reduce printing costs and consolidate information. At the same time the Student Workbooks that now cover three grade levels each will be re- designed for each individual grade level from grades R2 through R7. The Teachers Guide will be revised to coincide with the individual grade level books and training process. This will increase the alignment of the iMatter HIV prevention education training with the government of South Africa and Department of Education objectives and outcomes as articulated in the NCS. Activities. The LO/HIV prevention training typically takes place during daylong workshops held for groups of 50 to 100 teachers. This is accomplished in close cooperation with the DOE, which increases efficiency by utilizing the personnel, communication channels and infrastructure that is already in place.

The LO/HIV prevention teacher training is based on a learner-centered model and focuses on practical and interactive activities that engage the teachers. Every schoolteacher who attends the training receives a Training Manual that serves as a syllabus and ongoing resource. This manual supplements the existing educational materials by providing additional resources aligned with the Outcomes and Assessment Standards as indicated in the NCS. It also helps develop outcome-based education teaching skills based on experiential learning to create optimal participation and a positive learning experience for the learners. This underpins the holistic developmental approach of the NCS by including skills, knowledge and values as an integral part of the teaching and learning process. Objective 2. Reach 480,000 total learners with a message that promotes HIV prevention through abstinence and being faithful including 70,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Special emphasis will be given to girls, female teachers and a focus on the geographic HIV prevalence hotspots in the country, especially mining areas. New Activities. The current iMatter Teachers Guide and Student Workbooks are designed to cover three grade levels. The Student Workbooks that now cover three grade levels each will be re-designed for each individual grade level from grades R2 through R7. This will allow for more targeted, age-appropriate lessons and exercises that are in complete alignment with the Department of Education Revised Curriculum Standards. This change was recommended by the Program Advisory Committee that included input from the Department of Education. All teacher education will be appropriately adapted to

the new grade level approach. To the issue of increasing focus on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships Hope Education, in cooperation with Reaching a Generation and the Department of Education, will implement the following: The Teachers Life Orientation Training Manual will be revised to increase emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. The revisions will include additional narrative for presentation, additional examples and exercises for the teaching and delivery of these messages and expanded scheduling of this focus. The IMatter Teachers Guide will be integrated into the LOTM and the program team will create revisions which add increased discussion, detail and emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved in sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. The program team will create revisions to the IMatter Learner Book which adds increased discussion, detail and emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. Chapter content will be expanded with appropriate stories, activities and emphasis to increase this focus. The revisions will be submitted to the Hope Education Program Manager. The HE Program Manager will work with curriculum specialists to revise the Learner Books to include the focus described above. This work will take place in South Africa in order to ensure that it is culturally appropriate. Activities. In addition to the training manual, each teacher will also receive age-appropriate HIV prevention materials for each of the learners in the Foundation and Intermediate Phases. This book called "iMatter" is complemented by a corresponding iMatter Teacher's Guide. Each lesson indicates which learning outcomes and assessment standards from the NCS are being taught. Teachers are required to keep a file of their work as well as a learner's portfolio. Both the iMatter Teacher's Guide and learner books indicate the specific dimensions of HIV prevention teaching that can be included in the learners' portfolios and teacher's file. As required by the Critical and Developmental Outcomes of the NCS each iMatter lesson is age appropriate in terms of language and cultural approach so that learners will adopt and maintain behaviour that will protect them from HIV infection. The National Policy states "A continuing life skills and HIV and AIDS education program must be implemented at all schools and institutions for all learners, students, educators and other staff members." The learning objectives and the learning outcomes from the NCS are printed in each chapter of the student and teacher books so that each lesson can be related to the overall objectives of the Department of Education. Objective 3. Develop the capacity of the Department of Education at the provincial and district level. New Activities. . The program team will develop and implement an integrated system to help develop Curriculum Specialists to enable them to measure the impact of the teachers and in the lives of the students they serve. This tool will be introduced and monitored through workshops and special break away times with these leaders in order to develop them and then they each will be given the materials to help them monitor the educators and students on an ongoing basis making this HIV prevention

programme a critical part of the curriculum taught and implemented by the DOE. Activities. Since the pilot teacher training program, RaG has secured agreements with the provincial education departments to provide HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness training to the LO teachers in the provinces of Eastern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and portions of Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal. Initially the involvement is primarily limited to sending the teachers for training; but as the program shows positive results, the Department becomes increasingly involved in providing venues, logistical support, and meals for the teachers. In addition, the district officials within the provinces are providing monitoring and evaluation to ensure the materials are used and implemented in the schools.

The HIV prevention/LO teacher training course has been registered with UMALUSI and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). UMALUSI is a monitoring and moderating organization responsible for general education and training as well as further education and training. SAQA is responsible for the development and implementation of the National Qualification Framework established in 1995 to create a single and integrated qualification system for the education sector. Objective 4. Develop the administrative, logistic and academic capacity of RaG and Hope Education to sustain quality HIV prevention education. New Activities. No special, new activities are anticipated for this objective. Activities. The Master Trainers will go through quarterly training to increase and improve their skills. An outside training company presents on pertinent topics in each of the quarterly trainings. Hope Education's Senior Program Manager will continue a series of management training classes for staff to include time management, writing objectives, program management, reporting and other management training.

Families Matter Program PURPOSE: Equip parents and guardians with the tools to allow them to communicate effectively with their children around issues of HIV prevention, sexuality and substance abuse. OBJECTIVE: Show an increase in communication, communication skills and positive attitude changes for xx parents and caregivers of 9 to 12 year old children in FY2010. Outcome 1. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers show an increase in positive attitudes and motivation to communicate with their children. Outcome 2. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers express confidence that they have improved communication skills with their children. Outcome 3. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers express increased confidence in communicating to their children. Outcome 4. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers demonstrate increased frequency of communication to their children with regard to sexuality, HIV prevention and substance abuse.

Outcome 5. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers demonstrate increased knowledge about the risks associated with sexual activity and the need to address issues related to sexual behavior and risk reduction for their children. Reaching a Generation, the South Africa implementing agency is partnering with the SA government, NGO's, local communities and individuals to launch national, scalable programs to reach a generation with a message of hope and HIV prevention education. In 2008 Reaching a Generation piloted a family based HIV prevention program. That pilot program, in cooperation with the Department of Education trained 150 parents in cooperation with local community leaders. The program pilot has been on hold while Hope Education and Reaching a Generation consider the Families Matter program. The program will be implemented in Free State only. Free State has a high HIV prevalence rate and a significant number of high risk mining sites. Reaching a Generation has very strong relationships with the DoE in Free State as well as strong partnerships with churches and CBOs. There is very strong buy-in from the community based on the FMP survey in May and June. Program Manager / Facilitator Trainer - to be hired A Program Manager that will serve as one of the key facilitator/ trainers will be hired to oversee the program. This lead person will be responsible to develop relationships and cooperation with communities, schools and community based organizations that will be involved in the FMP. Seven facilitators (4 teams) will be hired to provide training to volunteer group facilitators. Recruiting of Facilitators will be done by the RaG Executive and Hope Education Senior Program Director. One person has been identified and interviewed. The recruiting is being done by referral through partners in education, church and government. The first year program will focus in Free State. The Reaching a Generation Executive Director and the Families Matter Program Manager have engaged the Free State Department of Education leadership to be able to access the Free State Parent Advisory Groups at target schools. The Parent Advisory Groups will be engaged in the parent recruiting process using the DoE to identify parents of children 9 to 12. At the same time the FMP Manger will contact local church leaders and local CBO leaders to aid in the identification of parents for the program. Additional information will be presented to local leaders in personal meetings with the FMP staff. The FMP survey accomplished in May and June opened up a lot of opportunity for the program so many leaders are looking forward to beginning this program and cooperating with FMP to make the program a success. Monitoring & evaluation Baseline information gathered through surveys of knowledge and attitudes regarding parent/child communication, sex and sexuality as well as HIV and AIDS and substance abuse. Monitoring and evaluation of results based on both focus groups and surveys of knowledge and attitudes post-training. Hope Education expects to adapt CDC survey instruments to this process and to collect the information in a data base that can be professionally analyzed to continue to provide strong evidence-based

programming.

IMatter HIV Prevention Education PROGRAMME GOAL: Develop indigenous capacity to provide young learners with HIV prevention training and appropriate life skills to affect lasting moral and behavioural change in the provinces of Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES 1. Increase the capacity of 2,828 Life Orientation teachers to promote HIV prevention through abstinence and faithfulness. 2. Reach 480,000 total learners with a message that promotes HIV prevention through abstinence and being faithful including 70,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). o Special emphasis will be given to girls, female teachers and a focus on the geographic HIV prevalence hotspots in the country, especially mining areas. 3. Develop the capacity of the Department of Education at the provincial and district level. 4. Develop the administrative, logistic and academic capacity of RaG and Hope Education to sustain quality HIV prevention education.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

1. 2,828 Life Orientation teachers equipped with new teaching skills to teach HIV prevention methodologies and life skills to learners 2. 480,000 learners will increase their understanding about HIV prevention, learn about choices related to HIV avoidance, and develop important life skills a. 70,000 Orphans and Vulnerable Children will increase their understanding about HIV prevention, learn about choices related to HIV avoidance, and develop important life skills. b. 235,000 girls will receive focused HIV prevention education relative to their gender and special circumstances. 3. The Department of Education at both the district and provincial levels in the Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West provinces will be equipped to train and support LO teachers in implementing the National Curriculum Statement and delivering effective HIV prevention education tailored to each grade level. 4. Reaching a Generation will be capable delivering LO/HIV prevention training to teachers on a large scale, sustainable basis.

ACTION PLAN AND ACTIVITIES Objective 1. Increase the capacity of the 2,828 Life Orientation teachers to promote HIV prevention through abstinence and faithfulness. New Activities. The teacher training and development provided by Reaching a Generation and Hope Education will continue with the following modifications. The Life Orientation Training Manual (LOTM) and the Teachers Guide will be combined into one manual to reduce printing costs and consolidate information. At the same time the Student Workbooks that now cover three grade levels each will be re- designed for each individual grade level from grades R2 through R7. The Teachers Guide will be revised to coincide with the individual grade level books and training process. This will increase the alignment of the iMatter HIV prevention education training with the government of South Africa and Department of Education objectives and outcomes as articulated in the NCS. Activities. The LO/HIV prevention training typically takes place during daylong workshops held for groups of 50 to 100 teachers. This is accomplished in close cooperation with the DOE, which increases efficiency by utilizing the personnel, communication channels and infrastructure that is already in place.

The LO/HIV prevention teacher training is based on a learner-centered model and focuses on practical and interactive activities that engage the teachers. Every schoolteacher who attends the training receives a Training Manual that serves as a syllabus and ongoing resource. This manual supplements the existing educational materials by providing additional resources aligned with the Outcomes and Assessment Standards as indicated in the NCS. It also helps develop outcome-based education teaching skills based on experiential learning to create optimal participation and a positive learning experience for the learners. This underpins the holistic developmental approach of the NCS by including skills, knowledge and values

as an integral part of the teaching and learning process. Objective 2. Reach 480,000 total learners with a message that promotes HIV prevention through abstinence and being faithful including 70,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Special emphasis will be given to girls, female teachers and a focus on the geographic HIV prevalence hotspots in the country, especially mining areas. New Activities. The current iMatter Teachers Guide and Student Workbooks are designed to cover three grade levels. The Student Workbooks that now cover three grade levels each will be re-designed for each individual grade level from grades R2 through R7. This will allow for more targeted, age- appropriate lessons and exercises that are in complete alignment with the Department of Education Revised Curriculum Standards. This change was recommended by the Program Advisory Committee that included input from the Department of Education. All teacher education will be appropriately adapted to the new grade level approach. To the issue of increasing focus on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships Hope Education, in cooperation with Reaching a Generation and the Department of Education, will implement the following: The Teachers Life Orientation Training Manual will be revised to increase emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. The revisions will include additional narrative for presentation, additional examples and exercises for the teaching and delivery of these messages and expanded scheduling of this focus. The IMatter Teachers Guide will be integrated into the LOTM and the program team will create revisions which add increased discussion, detail and emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved in sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. The program team will create revisions to the IMatter Learner Book which adds increased discussion, detail and emphasis on delaying sexual debut and on risks involved on sexual networks and concurrent partnerships. Chapter content will be expanded with appropriate stories, activities and emphasis to increase this focus. The revisions will be submitted to the Hope Education Program Manager. The HE Program Manager will work with curriculum specialists to revise the Learner Books to include the focus described above. This work will take place in South Africa in order to ensure that it is culturally appropriate. Activities. In addition to the training manual, each teacher will also receive age-appropriate HIV prevention materials for each of the learners in the Foundation and Intermediate Phases. This book called "iMatter" is complemented by a corresponding iMatter Teacher's Guide. Each lesson indicates which learning outcomes and assessment standards from the NCS are being taught. Teachers are required to keep a file of their work as well as a learner's portfolio. Both the iMatter Teacher's Guide and learner books indicate the specific dimensions of HIV prevention teaching that can be included in the learners' portfolios and teacher's file. As required by the Critical and Developmental Outcomes of the NCS each iMatter lesson is age

appropriate in terms of language and cultural approach so that learners will adopt and maintain behaviour that will protect them from HIV infection. The National Policy states "A continuing life skills and HIV and AIDS education program must be implemented at all schools and institutions for all learners, students, educators and other staff members." The learning objectives and the learning outcomes from the NCS are printed in each chapter of the student and teacher books so that each lesson can be related to the overall objectives of the Department of Education. Objective 3. Develop the capacity of the Department of Education at the provincial and district level. New Activities. . The program team will develop and implement an integrated system to help develop Curriculum Specialists to enable them to measure the impact of the teachers and in the lives of the students they serve. This tool will be introduced and monitored through workshops and special break away times with these leaders in order to develop them and then they each will be given the materials to help them monitor the educators and students on an ongoing basis making this HIV prevention programme a critical part of the curriculum taught and implemented by the DOE. Activities. Since the pilot teacher training program, RaG has secured agreements with the provincial education departments to provide HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness training to the LO teachers in the provinces of Eastern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and portions of Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal. Initially the involvement is primarily limited to sending the teachers for training; but as the program shows positive results, the Department becomes increasingly involved in providing venues, logistical support, and meals for the teachers. In addition, the district officials within the provinces are providing monitoring and evaluation to ensure the materials are used and implemented in the schools.

The HIV prevention/LO teacher training course has been registered with UMALUSI and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). UMALUSI is a monitoring and moderating organization responsible for general education and training as well as further education and training. SAQA is responsible for the development and implementation of the National Qualification Framework established in 1995 to create a single and integrated qualification system for the education sector. Objective 4. Develop the administrative, logistic and academic capacity of RaG and Hope Education to sustain quality HIV prevention education. New Activities. No special, new activities are anticipated for this objective. Activities. The Master Trainers will go through quarterly training to increase and improve their skills. An outside training company presents on pertinent topics in each of the quarterly trainings. Hope Education's Senior Program Manager will continue a series of management training classes for staff to include time management, writing objectives, program management, reporting and other management training.

Families Matter Program

PURPOSE: Equip parents and guardians with the tools to allow them to communicate effectively with their children around issues of HIV prevention, sexuality and substance abuse. OBJECTIVE: Show an increase in communication, communication skills and positive attitude changes for xx parents and caregivers of 9 to 12 year old children in FY2010. Outcome 1. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers show an increase in positive attitudes and motivation to communicate with their children. Outcome 2. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers express confidence that they have improved communication skills with their children. Outcome 3. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers express increased confidence in communicating to their children. Outcome 4. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers demonstrate increased frequency of communication to their children with regard to sexuality, HIV prevention and substance abuse. Outcome 5. Seventy-five percent of 800 parents and caregivers demonstrate increased knowledge about the risks associated with sexual activity and the need to address issues related to sexual behavior and risk reduction for their children. Reaching a Generation, the South Africa implementing agency is partnering with the SA government, NGO's, local communities and individuals to launch national, scalable programs to reach a generation with a message of hope and HIV prevention education. In 2008 Reaching a Generation piloted a family based HIV prevention program. That pilot program, in cooperation with the Department of Education trained 150 parents in cooperation with local community leaders. The program pilot has been on hold while Hope Education and Reaching a Generation consider the Families Matter program. The program will be implemented in Free State only. Free State has a high HIV prevalence rate and a significant number of high risk mining sites. Reaching a Generation has very strong relationships with the DoE in Free State as well as strong partnerships with churches and CBOs. There is very strong buy- in from the community based on the FMP survey in May and June. Program Manager / Facilitator Trainer - to be hired A Program Manager that will serve as one of the key facilitator/ trainers will be hired to oversee the program. This lead person will be responsible to develop relationships and cooperation with communities, schools and community based organizations that will be involved in the FMP. Seven facilitators (4 teams) will be hired to provide training to volunteer group facilitators. Recruiting of Facilitators will be done by the RaG Executive and Hope Education Senior Program Director. One person has been identified and interviewed. The recruiting is being done by referral through partners in education, church and government. The first year program will focus in Free State. The Reaching a Generation Executive Director and the Families Matter Program Manager have engaged the Free State Department of Education leadership to be able to access the Free State Parent Advisory Groups at target schools. The Parent Advisory Groups will be engaged in the parent recruiting process using the DoE to identify parents of children 9 to 12. At

the same time the FMP Manger will contact local church leaders and local CBO leaders to aid in the identification of parents for the program. Additional information will be presented to local leaders in personal meetings with the FMP staff. The FMP survey accomplished in May and June opened up a lot of opportunity for the program so many leaders are looking forward to beginning this program and cooperating with FMP to make the program a success. Monitoring & evaluation Baseline information gathered through surveys of knowledge and attitudes regarding parent/child communication, sex and sexuality as well as HIV and AIDS and substance abuse. Monitoring and evaluation of results based on both focus groups and surveys of knowledge and attitudes post-training. Hope Education expects to adapt CDC survey instruments to this process and to collect the information in a data base that can be professionally analyzed to continue to provide strong evidence-based programming.