Comprised of representatives from WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, UNFPA, UNDCP and UNDP, the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV/AIDS and Education was created to: (1) enhance advocacy on life skills and HIV/AIDS prevention in schools, especially through documentation, and (2) to facilitate training on life skills and HIV/AIDS prevention in schools. The IATT has expanded its focus to provide leadership for addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Education Sector and improving the quality of HIV/AIDS prevention in the Education Sector. It focuses on operationalising global priorities such as CRC, ICPD+5 and EFA. Specific mechanisms for achieving these include the frameworks of Child-Friendly Schools, FRESH, Health-Promoting Schools, and skills-based health education which is a component of FRESH.
Child Friendly Schools - the vision of what schools should be.
FRESH - the vision of the "healthy" part of a child-friendly school.
Health-Promoting Schools - a strategy for realizing the vision of FRESH, and contributing to child-friendly schools.
Strategy Framework
HIV/AIDS is a priority globally and the IATT has developed a Strategy Framework to stimulate discussion and action for an expanded response to HIV/AIDS through the education sector. The Strategy Framework provides ideas for strengthening what can be done through and with educational systems to address HIV/AIDS and the needs of children and young people in terms of reducing risk, vulnerability and the impact of HIV/AIDS.
DocumentsStrategy Framework
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Strategy Framework Powerpoint Presentation
View a Powerpoint presentation summarising the purpose, goals and key actions outlined in the Strategy Framework.
Rapid Assessment Tool
As a first step in mobilizing the education sector to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, this Rapid Assessment Tool developed by Carol Coombe (University of Pretoria Faculty of Education) can help determine what needs to be done.
Strategy Framework
[PDF]
Strategy Framework Powerpoint Presentation
View a Powerpoint presentation summarising the purpose, goals and key actions outlined in the Strategy Framework.
Rapid Assessment Tool
As a first step in mobilizing the education sector to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, this Rapid Assessment Tool developed by Carol Coombe (University of Pretoria Faculty of Education) can help determine what needs to be done.
