Life Skills Education Toolkit

LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA 9•

ACTIVITY THREE

Stop, Go, Think

Group Check In

1. On a red piece of paper write, “Stop! This is high risk for HIV;” on a yellow piece of paper write,
   “Think! This may have some risk of HIV;” and on a green piece of paper write, “Go! This activity has
   no HIV risk.” Paste them in different parts of the room.


2. Read the behavior and ask the children to stand under the sign they think is the best answer. Then
   ask them why they think the behavior is more risky or less risky. Make sure they use the “body
   fluid” and “door” to think whether this is possible or not. Go to the next question.

Examples to use:

Donating Blood Green

Having oral sex without condom Red

Eating food made by someone who is living with HIV Green

Hugging someone Green

No sex, abstinence (Emphasize- that this is the Green

only 100% method of eliminating sexual

transmission of HIV)

Using a public toilet Green

Kissing Yellow only if there is a sore, otherwise Green

Having sex without a condom (for children above 14) Red

Having anal sex without condom Red. The blood vessels inside the anal canal

(for children above 15) can easily tear allowing entry of HIV virus

Shaking hands with a person who has HIV Green

Getting pregnant when you have HIV Yellow. 30% chance that the baby will be

infected. Also ART drugs during pregnancy

are effective two-thirds of the time.

Being bitten by a mosquito Green

Sharing needles Red

Drinking alcohol Yellow