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This page highlights some of the successes of the World Links HIV/AIDS Collaborative Project. It will be updated occasionally to show new events and interesting activities.
As
a result of participating in the World Links HIV/AIDS Collaborative Project,
West Africa Secondary School (WASS) in Ghana began a Peer Education program.
WASS and a local non-governmental organization, AIDS Action Ghana, have
held two Peer Educator trainings, one in 2000 and one in 2001. Below is
information on their program, plus interviews with two of the trained
Peer Educators.
West Africa Secondary School
The
West Africa Secondary School (WASS) HIV/AIDS Project participating teacher,
Mr. Chris Kwei, attended the International AIDS Conference in July, 2000.
After returning to his school, he decided to become more of an AIDS activist.
He contacted AIDS Action Ghana, a local HIV/AIDS organization, and together
they put together a Youth Peer Education Programme.
The
Peer Education Programme trained about ten youth in 2000, and about twenty-five
(half boys and half girls) in 2001. The age range of participants is 15
- 24. The 2001 week-long training was funded by the German Development
Agency.
