Mid November 2011 Staff from Mother of Perpetual Help Center, Volunteers during our Aids Education and Awareness Program, members from the Health and Education Departments and other city officials gathered at the Center to discuss and to see what "Impact" our program in the schools throughout the Province has been. Our Aids Education and Awareness program with the youth in schools has been active in at least 20 schools each year over the past 9 years. Each year the Center concentrated on the schools in one District so that now all schools have gone through the program - some of the Districts now on the 2nd round. The schools involved have been Junior High students. Represented at this evaluation meeting included teachers and students from 20 schools in the Non Sang District.
It was clear through the discussions and input from teachers and students that this program has had a positive impact on those students who have gone through the program. It was clear also that it is necessary to continue with the program in other Districts in order to make further impact on those students who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in the program.
Nurses working in area Sub-Health Centers and the Province Health Department shared their experience of past co-operation with Mother of Perpetual Help Center with awareness programs in local villages and are interested in continuing this co-operation in the future as they feel it is still very important to reach not only the youth but adults in villages as well. The government while helping much with the aids antiviral medications for aids infected persons no longer have the same aids awareness programs in the Province, so it is important that our Center continue with the same level of education and awareness.
Mother of Perpetual Help Center is currently working on a new program to give training also to teachers in the schools so that they too can work along with their students and work in co-operation with staff members from the Center while promoting education and awareness during camps and follow-up work in the schools. The Center can only do so much each year so that if teachers can also be trainers they can have an impact on their students during the times when the Center cannot be available.
Mid November 2011 Staff from Mother of Perpetual Help Center, Volunteers during our Aids Education and Awareness Program, members from the Health and Education Departments and other city officials gathered at the Center to discuss and to see what "Impact" our program in the schools throughout the Province has been. Our Aids Education and Awareness program with the youth in schools has been active in at least 20 schools each year over the past 9 years. Each year the Center concentrated on the schools in one District so that now all schools have gone through the program - some of the Districts now on the 2nd round. The schools involved have been Junior High students. Represented at this evaluation meeting included teachers and students from 20 schools in the Non Sang District.
It was clear through the discussions and input from teachers and students that this program has had a positive impact on those students who have gone through the program. It was clear also that it is necessary to continue with the program in other Districts in order to make further impact on those students who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in the program.
Nurses working in area Sub-Health Centers and the Province Health Department shared their experience of past co-operation with Mother of Perpetual Help Center with awareness programs in local villages and are interested in continuing this co-operation in the future as they feel it is still very important to reach not only the youth but adults in villages as well. The government while helping much with the aids antiviral medications for aids infected persons no longer have the same aids awareness programs in the Province, so it is important that our Center continue with the same level of education and awareness.
Mother of Perpetual Help Center is currently working on a new program to give training also to teachers in the schools so that they too can work along with their students and work in co-operation with staff members from the Center while promoting education and awareness during camps and follow-up work in the schools. The Center can only do so much each year so that if teachers can also be trainers they can have an impact on their students during the times when the Center cannot be available.
