In-School Initiatives to Compliment Mass Media Strategies for Safer Sexual Behaviour and HIV Prevention Amongst Chinese Youth

Country

Period   

2004-2006.

Recipient    

Marie Stopes China.

Funding Agency

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida.

Description

The target population is rural and urban middle school students in the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan. The overall goal of the project is to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and STIs among youth in China.

Objectives

• To increase the HIV/AIDS awareness of middle school students in Shaanxi and Henan and cultivate self-confidence and healthy attitudes toward their own physical and emotional development during puberty as well as encouraging a positive attitude to people living with HIV.
• To build the capacity of teachers within 2 000 middle schools in Shaanxi and Henan to better understand and respond to the sexual health needs of their students.
• To provide an enabling environment through advocacy initiatives to key local educational policy makers and headmasters, including a study tour to Sweden and experience-sharing workshops.