Overview of track 4: Children affected by HIV and AIDS

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1 Overview of track 4: Children affected by HIV and AIDS Workshop and number Theme 6. Understanding HIV and AIDS Exploring what HIV and AIDS are, how and 7. Testing and where to get help where to get tested, what life is like living with 8. Living with HIV HIV (role model visit) and how HIV and AIDS 9. Our community and HIV and AIDS impact our communities. 10. Protecting ourselves from violence Exploring how children can protect themselves from violence, with particular focus on physical and sexual abuse. 11. My body is mine good touches and bad touches 12. My body is mine protecting ourselves from abuse 13. Protecting ourselves from abuse messages 14. Sexual abuse, grooming and perpetrators 1. Normal reactions to abnormal events Understanding feelings and reactions to the 16. Feelings change 17. Dealing with loss 18. Coping with fear challenges faced in communities with a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS, paying special attention to fear and the sadness in losing someone or something, and to coping with the fear. 19. Preventing discrimination Exploring discrimination and how to prevent 20. Helping families affected by HIV and AIDS this from taking place. Encouraging empathy and ideas for how to help families affected by HIV and AIDS. 21. Making good choices Talking about risky behaviour and what life choices keep children safe. 1

2 Workshop 6: Understanding HIV and AIDS Name of activity Aim of activity Time Resources needed Notes 6.1. Recap, feedback and To promote understanding of what HIV, AIDS and ARVs are What are HIV, AIDS and ARVs? 30 The HIV, AIDS and ARVs educational cards. Available in print and on the USB stick 6.3. Catch my finger To energise the children. 10 Space for a circle 6.4. How do you get HIV? To raise awareness and dispel myths on how you get HIV. 2 Flipchart paper and markers 6.. Swimmy To energise the children objects for bases 6.6. Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 6.7. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the Paper and writing faces 2

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4 Workshop 7: Testing and where to get help Name of activity Aim of activity Time Resources needed Notes 7.1. Recap, feedback and 7.2. HIV testing To explain to the children what happens at HIV testing facilities Do like me To get the children physically active and attentive 7.4. Who can help? To raise awareness of what to do and where to get help if someone tests positive for HIV. 7.. Preparing for the next workshop To give the children the opportunity to prepare questions to ask the visitor living with HIV who will join the next workshop Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 7.7. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 30 Information about local HIV testing procedures. Space for a circle and physical movement 30 List of organizations and people providing support to people living with or affected by HIV. 10 Paper and writing materials Paper and writing faces 4

5 8.1. Recap, feedback and Workshop 8: Living with HIV Name of activity Aim of activity Time Resources needed Notes 8.2. Blob tag To activate and energize the children Our visitor To give the children the opportunity to meet a role model who is living with HIV and to ask them questions Our song To end the day s activities with the group s chosen song 8.. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the List of questions the children prepared at the last workshop Paper and writing faces

6 Workshop 9: Our community and HIV and AIDS 9.1 Recap, feedback and 9.2 Follow the hand To encourage observation, concentration, flexibility and co-operation, and non-verbal communication. 9.3 The impact of HIV and AIDS on our lives To encourage the children to share their experiences of how HIV and AIDS have affected their lives. 9.4 Sculpture of strength To encourage a focus on strengths that the children have seen or experienced in relation to the impact of HIV and AIDS on their community. 9. Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 9.6 Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 10 4 Space for group work 20 Space for group work, materials to make a quick sculpture (sticks, fabric, paper etc) Paper and writing faces 6

7 Workshop 10: Protecting ourselves from violence Recap, feedback and intro evaluation and introduce the aim today s workshop Bodyguard To activate the children and prepare them for a discussion on child protection What is violence? To introduce and discuss the topic of violence and the occurrence of violence in the children s communities Happy endings To explore ways of preventing or protecting oneself from violence in the home Who can help? To raise the children s awareness of local organizations if they experience violence in their community Our song To end the day s activities with the group s Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 10 A soft ball. 30 Flipchart paper, markers, pens or pencils, card or paper for group work 20 Flipchart from activity Paper and pens/pencils, flipchart paper and marker, lists of organizations providing protective services and/or counselling services to children and families experiencing violence Paper and writing faces 7

8 Workshop 11: My body is mine good touches and bad touches Recap, feedback and Our bodies To explore what our bodies can do and discuss issues about the body Body drawing and good To raise awareness about body boundaries and bad touches and good touch and bad touch. 22. Brotherly and sisterly hugs To discuss expressions of affection, to give and receive affection Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 11.. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 30 Paper and coloured pens 3 Large pieces of paper, tape, coloured pens and markers 10 Space Paper and writing faces 8

9 Workshop 12: My body is mine - protecting ourselves from abuse Recap, feedback and Personal space To explore the concept of personal space. 10 Lots of space Protecting myself To raise awareness about self-protection. 10 Flipchart paper and marker Touch blue To energize children and engage them in physical activity TV show 1 To encourage awareness-raising about selfprotection Our song To end the day s activities with the groups Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the Music (using a musical instrument like a drum, or CD or DVD) 30 One cardboard box per group or other materials to make a play-television, scissors or knife, creative materials Paper and writing faces. 9

10 Workshop 13: Protecting ourselves from abuse messages Recap, feedback and TV show 2 To continue the creative expression of selfprotection messages from the previous workshop My island Space, chalk or plastic rings or long pieces of rope (about 4m long) Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 13.. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the One cardboard box per group or other materials to make a play-television, scissors or knife, creative materials 10 Paper and writing faces. 10

11 14.1. Recap, feedback and Workshop 14: Sexual abuse, grooming and perpetrators What is sexual abuse? To raise awareness on sexual abuse. 20 Flipchart and marker Who are the abusers? To raise awareness about abusers. 20 Flipchart with quiz Grooming To raise awareness on grooming and selfprotection. 2 Flipchart and marker 14.. Mirror in a box To enhance self-confidence and selfrespect. 10 A cardboard box with a mirror glued to the Our song To end the day s activities with the group s Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the bottom Paper and writing flip chart prepared with smiley faces. 11

12 Workshop 1: Normal reactions to abnormal events 1.1 Recap, feedback and 1.2 Find the leader To enhance concentration and energise the children. 1.3 Normal reactions to To help children understand that reactions abnormal events to difficult experiences are normal 1.4 Establishing a safe place reactions to abnormal events. To give the children a tool to deal with intrusive memories or negative thoughts. 1. Feeling the mood To assess the mood of the children and to (Hop on the bus) energise them. 1.6 Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 1.7 Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the Flipcharts paper and markers 20 Space where noises or other people walking around will not disturb the children. Paper and writing faces. 12

13 Workshop 16: Feelings change Name of activity Aim of activity Time Resources needed Notes 16.1 Recap, feedback and 16.2 Snake To activate the children and encourage cooperation between them 16.3 Our feelings To encourage the children to talk about the many different feelings that can arise from experiences of abuse or violence. To share associations of colours with feelings Feelings change To help children understand that feelings change. 16. Show me how you look when you feel To get to know one s feelings and how feelings can be expressed, to encourage motor co-ordination Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 16.7 Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the A lot of space for the children to run around 30 Paper, pens or pencils for each participant, flipchart paper, colouring crayons or paints, copies of Colour your feelings for each participant 10 A large balloon 20 Ball Paper and writing flipchart with smiley faces. 13

14 17.1. Recap, feedback and Workshop 17: Dealing with loss Dealing with loss To encourage discussion and sharing of what losses the children have experienced. 4 Paper, writing material, creative materials (drawing, painting), old magazines or newspapers, glue, tape, flipchart paper, large box The train of silly walks To energize the children. 10 Space to move Our song To end the day s activities with the group s 17.. Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the around Paper and writing faces. 14

15 18.1. Recap, feedback and Workshop 18: Coping with fear Trick ball To activate and energise the children. Ball Coping with fear To identify different feelings. To explore the feeling of fear and different ways of coping with it Crossing the river To raise energy levels and encourage cooperation and collaboration Our song To end the day s activities with the group s Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 60 Flipchart paper, cards, box for cards 10 Space, paper Paper and writing faces. 1

16 Workshop 19: Preventing discrimination Recap, feedback and Meeting different people Preventing discrimination evaluation and introduce the aim today s workshop. To encourage discussion on issues and experiences of discrimination. To promote respect and acceptance of differences. To encourage thoughts and ideas on what the children can do to help prevent discrimination in their community The human knot To activate the children and encourage cooperation between them Our song To end the day s activities with the group s Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 3 Space for the children to move around. Flip chart and marker 30 Space for group work and role-plays 10 Space Paper and writing faces. 16

17 Workshop 20: Helping families affected by HIV Recap, feedback and Life with HIV To raise awareness of feelings and practical changes in a family affected by HIV Lifeboats To activate the children physically and give them energy Helping each other To encourage empathy and ideas of how others can help families affected by AIDS Our song To end the day s activities with the group s chosen song Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 40 Space for group work, flipcharts and markers, space to display 3 flipcharts Space 30 Space to sit in a circle, a ball, someone to record children s ideas Paper and writing faces 17

18 21.1. Recap, feedback and Workshop 21: Making good choices Name of activity Aim of activity Time Resources needed Notes Stating our strengths To make the children feel good about themselves and encourage respect from others Risky behaviour in our community To raise awareness of and discuss behaviour that places the children s wellbeing and their future at risk Who can help - recap To remind the children of where they can access different kinds of support in their community The blind snake To activate and energise the children Our song To end the day s activities with the group s Workshop evaluation To assess how the children felt about the 10 0 Flipcharts and markers 10 From workshops 7 and 10: Lists of organizations and people that provide support to people living with or affected by HIV, and that provide protective services and/or counselling services to children and families experiencing violence. Paper and writing flipchart with smiley faces. 18

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