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CBW provides a range of services to child victims of natural and man-made disasters through several programs. Services meet the educational, recreational, and sanitation and housing needs of refugee children and youth.

HIV/AIDS
Project Overview
The HIV/ AIDS programme works to educate the population of Buduburam camp about HIV/ AIDS, STDs and teenage pregnancy and offers care and support to those living with HIV/ AIDS. The programme has been in operation for nearly 4 years.

Activities of project
The HIV/ AIDS team conduct five main activities in camp:

1. School visits - taking weekly classes in local schools to educate teenagers on HIV/ AIDS, STDs and teenage pregnancy.
2. Community outreach - holding small discussion groups with community members (5-10 people) twice a week in order to spread knowledge about HIV / AIDS throughout the camp.
3. Care and support visits - visiting those living with HIV/ AIDS, providing counselling and helping them with daily chores. This is essential as sufferers are usually abandoned by family and friends and there is still great stigma attached to the disease.
4. Drama club - a group of students from the CBW school meets twice weekly to rehearse an HIV drama which it is hoped will be performed as part of an evening outreach scheme.
5. Workshops - 3 annual workshops providing HIV/ AIDS education and targetting churches, schools and local businesses.

Local volunteers involved in programme
Supervisor: Victoria
Assistant supervisor: Abenego
Secretary: Beatrice Member: Thata

Programme timetable (this is subject to variations)
Monday
8.00 - 10.15: School visit teaching 3 classes at VICA school
9.00: Community outreach

Tuesday
9.00: Community outreach
11.00 - 11.40: School visit teaching 1 class at SGCS school
17.30 - 18.30: Drama club

Wednesday
9.00: Community outreach

Thursday
9.00 - 10.25: School visit teaching 3 classes at SGCS school
12.15 - 13.00: School visit teaching 3 classes at RBS school

Friday
12.15 - 13.00: School visit teaching 3 classes at Domica school

Each local volunteer has an individual timetable for care and support visits.

Long term aims of HIV/ AIDS programme
The HIV/ AIDS programme aims to reach as many people as possible within the camp with the highest possible quality of HIV/ AIDS education, and to support those affected by the disease.

International volunteers in HIV/ AIDS programme
International volunteers assist local volunteers with all of their activities. Specifically, there is scope for them to:

1. Teach HIV/ AIDS education in schools.
2. Assist with small discussion groups on HIV / AIDS with community members and answering their questions.
3. Visit HIV/ AIDS sufferers and offer counselling and care.
4. Help run the drama club and develop this into an evening outreach programme.
5. Help organise and run HIV/ AIDS awareness workshops.
6. Create resources to support the work of the HIV/ AIDS programme.
7. Developing and implementing new methods to tackle the problem of the stigma attached to HIV in the community.
8. Help to devise new fundraising methods to support the care and support activities of the programme.

There are no specific qualifications required to work with the HIV/ AIDS programme: international volunteers will be dealing with sensitive issues and therefore the most important qualities that they can bring are compassion and commitment. Experience in the fields of HIV/ AIDS or a background in counselling or teaching are beneficial but not required.

It is important to read the handover notes of previous volunteers on the HIV/ AIDS programme to ensure continuity between volunteers.

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