Life Skills Education Toolkit

LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA• 11

Module Eight: Preventing & Living with HIV8. Preventingand LivingWith HIV

• Learn how HIV affects the immune

system and allows opportunisticinfections to attack the body

• Learn why girls are especially vulnerable

to HIV infection

• Learn why an HIV positive child must

strengthen his immune system

• Learn how HIV is transmitted and how it

is not

• Understand and know that there are

simple measures to prevent HIV

• Learn about the different choices in HIV

prevention including ABC and how toselect one according to the situation

• Learn that the correct use of condoms is

important to prevent HIV transmission

• Understand what universal precautions

are and how children can protectthemselves

• Learn to be sensitive to the problems of

children infected and affected by HIV

• Find ways to empathize and care for

those living with HIV/AIDS

One:

HIV and My

Body Two:

How Can I

Prevent HIV Three

:Living with

HIV

• The Immune

System Dance

• HIV Transmission:

Doors of Entry

• Stop, Go, Think• Am I at Risk?• STI Quiz• Condom Race• Fleet of Hope • The Glove Game• If I am HIV

positive

Module

Objectives

Session

Activities

Life Skills Learned/OutcomesSelf awareness, Criticalthinking, problem solving,decision-making andcommunication Self awareness, Criticalthinking, creative thinking,interpersonal relationships,empathy, decision-making,communication andproblem-solvingEmpathy, self awareness,communication and criticalthinking