Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

General Trends in HIV/AIDS Infection

In this activity, you will:

 Discuss the general trends of HIV/AIDS infection rates

Facilitator’s notes:

For this activity you will need:

 Flipchart and markers

To facilitate this activity:

1 Divide the participants into two groups.

2 Ask each group to think about what is happening with HIV/AIDS in their community and their

country. For example, you may want them to consider the following questions:

• Is the rate of infection increasing or decreasing in their community?


• Who do they think is most vulnerable to infection?


• What are some of the consequences of HIV infection and AIDS that they see in their
  community?
  Allow about ten minutes for groups to discuss, then have each group briefly present their ideas.
  You can write these up on the flipchart.

3 Then read out the points from the list in your facilitator’s notes above. You may want to write

them up on the flipchart as you speak. Use these points to generate a discussion on the issues

raised.

Activity 5

Available information and statistics indicate the following general

trends in HIV/AIDS infection:

• HIV/AIDS is spreading very rapidly.


• The numbers of orphans and other vulnerable children are increasing.


• More and more women and children are being infected.


• Between four and five girls and young women are infected with HIV for
  every one young man infected.


• Persons with poor health and / or living in poverty are more vulnerable
  to HIV infection.

Remember: There is still no cure for AIDS, but HIV is preventable.

30 minutes

(^104) Unit 2, Module 1 Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children