Our response - Fighting HIV/AIDS
(continued from Overview - Fighting HIV/AIDS) UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS program aims to promote education and prevention both among general and at-risk young people through a variety of channels, such as schools, religious institutions, clubs and youth groups. Primary prevention targets women and their partners. Reduction of stigma and discrimination are central to UNICEF’s program and will be tackled in part through advocacy and education. The program also aims to ensure a gender-sensitive response to HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The program operates nationally and is multi-faceted, attacking HIV/AIDS on all fronts through advocacy, policy dialogue, resource mobilization, materials development, quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation. With support from UNICEF, the Government of Indonesia has been taking important steps to prevent and reduce the spread of HIV transmission among young people, pregnant women and vulnerable children. This includes HIV prevention efforts among young people both in and out of school through the government’s Life Skills Education and Peer Education initiatives, which promote safer sexual behavior and use of condoms among high-risk groups. The projects also provide training and support to teachers. UNICEF supports the government’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission program that targets women of reproductive age and their partners. Also with the Government of Indonesia, UNICEF is a partner in the program for Care and Support of HIV-Infected and Affected Children and Families, which generates policy and advocacy on care, treatment and support for children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
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