HIV and AIDS - Child-Centred
Approaches to HIV and AIDS (CCATH)
The River of Hope: Child-centred approaches to HIV and AIDS
This resource manual has been written for people working with children and young people (aged 8-18) in communities affected by HIV and AIDS. It is intended principally for those programme managers who support, guide and train community-based facilitators and teachers.
The manual aims to provide a resource of ideas, experiences and practical activities that will encourage children and young people to help each other understand and cope with the impact of HIV and AIDS.
The manual was developed from the experiences of a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Kenya, Uganda and the UK. It has a child-centred perspective, which presents strategies for the effective participation of children. While the manual seeks to offer practial ideas which have worked in specific communities in Kenya and Uganda, there is no single model that will fit all contexts. As such, the manual should be viewed as a resource, or a bag of ideas. Some will be appropriate in particualar contexts and some will not.
The manual is divided into four parts:
- Part one includes an overview of the issues concerning children in families and communities affected by HIV and AIDS.
- Part two explains the learning process in the Child-to-Child approach and how children can take part in identifying priority health and social issues in their communities.
- Part three presents ideas for children's participation in 15 topic areas, with each one suggesting activities to help children understand the issues and take action to help themselves, other children, their families and communities to cope with impact of HIV and AIDS.
- Part four provides background information for facilitators and teachers working with children and young people including, principles of children's participation, adult attitudes and involvement, life skills, active learning and more.
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The manual is free, but an £8.00 donation towards postage is requested from Northern-based organisations so that a copy can also be sent to a Southern-based organisation.
For more information about the manual or the CCATH project please contact us at: info@healthlink.org.uk