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"HIV/AIDS keeps teachers from their classrooms"
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005
Liz Clarke and Angela Bolowana. 09 June 2005. The Mercury. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
A "blistering" report highlighting the disease burden facing education in South Africa shows that between 10 000 and 23 000 teachers now require treatment for HIV/AIDS to save their lives.
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National HIV/AIDS conference warned to scale up efforts
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005
08 June 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
South Africa's response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic still leaves much to be desired, delegates heard on Wednesday at the 2nd South African AIDS Conference in Durban.
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Initiative launched to alleviate the effect of HIV/AIDS on the education sector
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005
07 April 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
A group of eight South African and international NGOs are collaborating on a new programme to tackle the impact of HIV/AIDS on the education sector, after recent research showed that the pandemic was claiming the lives of 11 teachers daily.
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Learning Together for the Future - WCRP/HIVAN Youth Forum, March 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Judith King. HIVAN Media. March 2005.
In the knowledge that empowering youth has become a pivotal goal in all programmes focused on HIV/AIDS and social change, the partnership between the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) and the Centre for HIV and AIDS Networking (HIVAN) has introduced a new track of Youth Forum sessions for 2005, themed as: €œLearning Together for the Future€.
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New ways of combating HIV/AIDS bear fruit
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005
20 May 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
As young people continue to bear the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a pilot project in South Africa's province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is working with families to teach children how to reduce risky behaviour before they reach puberty.
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Young, rural teachers most at risk
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Posted: Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Health-E News. 01 April 2005. Health-E News. Republished courtesy of Health-E News Service.
Thousands of teachers have been lost to HIV/AIDS. An HSRC study has revealed the extent of the epidemic among educators and has called for 10 000 to be placed on anti-retroviral treatment with immediate effect.
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Eleven teachers a day die of HIV/AIDS
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Posted: Friday, April 01, 2005
Ndivhuwo Khangale. 01 April 2005. The Star. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
More than 4 000 South African teachers died of HIV/AIDS-related complications last year, while 45 000 more - 12,7 percent of the teacher workforce - are HIV-positive.
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The Three Amigos increase presence in South Africa
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2005
The Three Amigos Press Release. 05 May 2005.
The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) multi-award wining Public Service Announcements (PSA€™s) designed to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, have found a new home on SABC 2. Already playing on SABC 1 and 3, the PSA€™s are now going to be played on SABC 2 in Sotho and Afrikaans. The animated PSA€™s star three comedic animated characters to deliver a serious message encouraging the principle that condoms are our friends or amigos.
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Sensitising programme delivers positive results
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Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
11 March 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
A groundbreaking programme aimed at preparing children to cope with the impact of HIV/AIDS will soon be implemented in four of South Africa's nine provinces.
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The Three Amigos win Cine Golden Eagle award
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Posted: Friday, January 07, 2005
05 January 2005. The Three Amigos Press Release.
The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) world-class animated Public Service Announcements (PSA€™s) designed to entrench the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the world, has been awarded a CINE Golden Eagle.
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