Life Skills Education Toolkit

24 • MODULE EIGHT: PREVENTING AND LIVING WITH HIV

Session Three: Living with HIV

Objectives

At the end of the session the children will learn to:

• Understand what universal precautions are and
  how they can protect themselves;


• Learn to be sensitive to the problems of children
  infected with and affected by HIV; and


• Find ways to empathize and care for children
  living with HIV/ AIDS.

Key Points

Caring for someone with HIV is safe if universal

precautions are followed. Children and families

living with HIV have the right to be treated with

dignity. If we care and love someone who is living

with HIV, we can help them and ourselves in many

ways. If we show compassion, others in the

community are likely to follow. The activities in

the module on “Coping with feelings” may be

useful here.

Life Skills Learned

Empathy, communication and critical thinking

Materials

Cards, markers, some gloves or plastic bags