HIV/AIDS Awareness Creation Programme Targeting Youth and Adolescents in Primary Schools in Dar-es-Salaam and Six Selected Districts in Tanzania | ICRH

TEAM MEMBERS:

Marleen Bosmans,

Within the framework of the Indicative Development Cooperation Programme 2003-2007, the Government of Tanzania and the Government of Belgium identified HIV/AIDS as one of the priority sectors that needed special attention. It was specified that Belgium will support the HIV/AIDS awareness creation in primary schools. Since it was identified that HIV/AIDS and poverty are interlinked and influence each other, and that this linkage hampers poverty reduction and human development which are the targets of both governments, it was seen that the intervention is vital for the development of future Tanzanian generations as it targets young people.

ICRH was commissioned by the Belgian Technical Cooperation to do the final formulation of the "HIV/AIDS Awarenesss Creation Programme Targeting Youth and Adolescents in Primary Schools in Dar es Salaam and Six Selected Districts". According to the Specific Agreement between both governments, the general objective of the programme is to contribute to a decreased morbidity and mortality rate due to AIDS and other sexual and reproductive health problems. The specific objective is to empower youth to practice behaviours that protect their sexual and reproductive health by increasing their knowledge of age specific sexual and reproductive health in Tanzania. The programme will be implemented the following districts: Dar es Salaam, Coastal Region, Arusha and Kilimanjaro.

PERIOD 

June 2007

CLIENT 

Belgian Technical Cooperation