1st December 2009 is World AIDS Day
Date: 15 Nov 2009
1st December 2009 is World AIDS Day!
The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. Global leaders have pledged to work towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, recognising these as fundamental human rights. Valuable progress has been made in increasing access to HIV/AIDS services, yet greater commitment is needed around the world if the goal of universal access is to be achieved.
Posters and materials are available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi and Portuguese http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/World-AIDS-Day/World-AIDS-Day-Posters-2010
Additional on line games are available on http://www.avert.org/world-aids-day.htm
World AIDS Day Lessons and Information Packs
National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a UK charity dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. NAT have produced a free HIV in Schools pack that gives teachers resources to help integrate HIV into the national curriculum for key stages three and four across a range of subjects. http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/School-Packs.aspx KS3 & 4 HIV/AIDS Lessons and information pack for Teachers
THT has a selection of useful teachers' notes that cover a number of sex and relationships education (SRE) topics.
http://www.tht.org.uk/howyoucanhelpus/schoolsandcolleges/downloadsforteachers/ KS3 & 4 HIV/AIDS & SRE lessons for Teachers
Angels in America Education Pack for Drama or English
NAT, Headlong Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith have produced an education pack for schools exploring some of the questions raised by the Pulitzer Prize winning play Angels in America.
The aim of this resource is to engage young people on subjects including HIV and homophobia through the medium of drama, and to encourage debate and discussion on the issues raised by Angels in America. The education pack is available free of charge to all secondary schools and can be downloaded by clicking on http://www.nat.org.uk/Media%20library/Files/PDF%20Documents/Angels-in-America-Teachers-Resource-Pack.pdf
Fundraising for World AIDS Day
If you would like to do World AIDS Day fundraising for the Terrence Higgins Trust ideas and materials (FREE balloons posters, red ribbons, collection boxes, leaflets etc.) are available on http://www.tht.org.uk/howyoucanhelpus/schoolsandcolleges/schoolfundraisingideas/. Young people may be able to use these fundraising opportunities as a method of earning Duke of Edinburgh Accreditation as well.
http://www.tht.org.uk/binarylibrary/schoolsandcolleges/twisty-schools-fundraising.pdf
http://www.tht.org.uk/binarylibrary/schoolsandcolleges/schoolfundraisingguide.pdf
