Anthony BloomeAnthony Bloome

AIDSWEB Project ManagerAIDSWEB Project Manager

World Bank InstituteWorld Bank Institute

The AIDSWEB ProjectThe AIDSWEB Project

What can schools What can schools using information using information and communications and communications technology do about technology do about the spread of the spread of HIV/AIDS?HIV/AIDS?

Need for theNeed for the AIDSWEB project AIDSWEB project

While recognizing challenges of access, ICT can aid a multisectoral approach to the HIV/AIDS pandemic

ICT provides timely access to HIV/AIDS information and communication

Leverages use of ICT in everyday life

Complements current and planned Ministry of Education technology projects in several highly impacted HIV/AIDS countries

Promotes cultural unity and support through participation in international HIV/AIDS prevention and education activities

And because…

Youth DigYouth DigComputers!Computers!

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So let’s explore this interest for

awareness raising, peer education and behavior

change

AIDSWEBAIDSWEBProject PartnersProject Partners

World Bank Institute’s ICT for Education Program

World Bank Institute’s Leadership Program on AIDS

World Bank Africa Region (AFTQK)

World Links organization

Education Development Center

Rotary clubs

International Education Resource Network (I@EARN)

Family Health International’s YouthNet Project

AIDSWEB National Project Coordinators

Students and teachers – Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, U.S., Zimbabwe, Zambia - The Project Champions!

AIDSWEB Project - HistoryAIDSWEB Project - HistoryJanuary, 2000: project developed by World Bank’s ACT Africa Program and WorLD project with financial support from Wired magazine

In 2000 and 2001, schools in four African countries – Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe (200 participants)

In 2002, added four new countries – Botswana, Nigeria, United States, and Zambia (300 Participants)

AIDSWEB Project AIDSWEB Project ActivitiesActivities

Online Collaborative Project & Social Action Grants

Teachers’ Exchange Visits (Cape Town and Washington, D.C.)

HIV/AIDS and ICT Educational Material

Social Action Website Design Competition

HIV/AIDS NGOs and ICT

HIV/AIDS and Youth Livelihood

1000 youth, 100 teachers, 7 NGOs from

Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, U.S., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Online Project - ActivitiesOnline Project - ActivitiesIntroductory QuestionnairesCultural ExchangeBasic Facts on HIV/AIDS -- HIV/AIDS statistics, HIV/AIDS statistics, confronting common mythsconfronting common mythsThe Importance of HIV/AIDS -- gender; gender; influences of religion, culture, government influences of religion, culture, government and economics and economics The Challenge of HIV Prevention -- including including student interviews of church leaders, student interviews of church leaders, traditional healers, health workers, blood traditional healers, health workers, blood bank techniciansbank techniciansSocial Action -- Challenged each school to Challenged each school to design and HIV/AIDS Action Plan + provided design and HIV/AIDS Action Plan + provided grant support for plan developmentgrant support for plan developmentOne month for each discussion (facilitator)One month for each discussion (facilitator)

Social Action Grants Social Action Grants Nineteen Grants of US$500 – Ghana, So. Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

Campaign for Voluntary HIV Testing combined Campaign for Voluntary HIV Testing combined with village clean-up – covered by FM and with village clean-up – covered by FM and televisiontelevision (Chemu SS – Ghana)HIV/AIDS Poetry Contest for three primary HIV/AIDS Poetry Contest for three primary schoolsschools (Budo Kings College - Uganda)Peer Helpers Training WorkshopPeer Helpers Training Workshop - delivered by local NGO for 37 students to become peer helpers (Namilyango College - Uganda)Outreach to rural schoolsOutreach to rural schools – invited to spend 5 invited to spend 5 hours with AIDSWEB club and participate in hours with AIDSWEB club and participate in next AIDSWEB projectnext AIDSWEB project (Marondera-Zimbabwe)Fundraising project for AIDS orphansFundraising project for AIDS orphans (Mkoba 3 – Zimbabwe)

Online Project - ImpactOnline Project - Impact

AIDSWEB Teacher Feedback

Raises AwarenessEnhances Research SkillsIntegration of HIV/AIDS/life skills education in school curriculaCombination between HIV/AIDS education & ICT skills developmentRoles of teachers re-emphasized as facilitatorsPromotion of Peer EducationLinkage between schools, NGOs & communityStudents/parents education enhancement

Online Project - Online Project - EvaluationEvaluation

Recently concluded independent evaluation of AIDSWEB activities in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, So Africa, Zimbabwe

Increased Computer UsageBoys and Girls in the project twice as likely to have access to computer facilities compared to those in non-participating schools

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Transmission

AIDSWEB students were twice as likely to correctly identify all four methods of prevention and transmission

Social Action PlansAIDSWEB students more than twice as likely to develop social action plans for working with HIV/AIDS prevention activities in their communities

Teacher Exchange VisitsU.S. State Dept supported grant to AIDSWEB project U.S. State Dept supported grant to AIDSWEB project partnerspartners

July, 2001:July, 2001: HIV/AIDS Materials Development HIV/AIDS Materials Development WorkshopWorkshop in Cape Town, South Africain Cape Town, South Africa

Cultural exchange between African and U.S. Cultural exchange between African and U.S. teachersteachers

Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and ZimbabweZambia, and Zimbabwe

Content exchange of HIV/AIDS classroom material Content exchange of HIV/AIDS classroom material and experiencesand experiences

Preliminary HIV/AIDS Lesson Plan IntegrationPreliminary HIV/AIDS Lesson Plan Integration

February, 2002:February, 2002: African teachers’ visitAfrican teachers’ visit to to Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

Visits: USAID, Advocates for Youth, NIH, Whitman Visits: USAID, Advocates for Youth, NIH, Whitman Walker, 4 D.C. Schools, World BankWalker, 4 D.C. Schools, World Bank

HIV/AIDS Material and ICTIn 2000, began identifying HIV/AIDS In 2000, began identifying HIV/AIDS educational materials:educational materials:

AIDSWEB CD-ROMAIDSWEB CD-ROM: Low Bandwith : Low Bandwith SchoolsSchools

•existing web materials (existing web materials (Advocates for Youth, Advocates for Youth, Avert, CDC, US Census Bureau, WHO, UNAIDS, etc.)Avert, CDC, US Census Bureau, WHO, UNAIDS, etc.)

Electronic adaptation of locally Electronic adaptation of locally produced HIV/AIDS print-based produced HIV/AIDS print-based educational materialeducational material

•e.g.,Auntie Stella www.auntiestella.org – e.g.,Auntie Stella www.auntiestella.org – Zimbabwean NGO’s exemplary peer Zimbabwean NGO’s exemplary peer education materialeducation material

Social Action Website Social Action Website Design CompetitionDesign Competition

Contest to promote youth participation in HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities

Furthers ICT skills development through website design trainings

Participating youth from six African countries – Botswana, Ghana, So. Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia

60 schools participated in web design workshops - 36 website submissions

HIV/AIDS NGOs and ICTHIV/AIDS and School-based Telecenters HIV/AIDS and School-based Telecenters International Workshop (Kampala-September International Workshop (Kampala-September 2002)2002)

CCo-hosted by World Bank, EDC, Uganda AIDS Commission o-hosted by World Bank, EDC, Uganda AIDS Commission and Ministry of Education and Sport and Ministry of Education and Sport

Botswana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe repsBotswana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe reps

Designed to link school-based telecenter projects with Designed to link school-based telecenter projects with community-driven HIV/AIDS peer education and preventioncommunity-driven HIV/AIDS peer education and prevention

Local Project Development (Uganda)Local Project Development (Uganda)HIV/AIDS NGO and ICT Training MaterialHIV/AIDS NGO and ICT Training Material

Online Counseling (Straight Talk/SchoolNet-Uganda)Online Counseling (Straight Talk/SchoolNet-Uganda)

AIDS Orphans and Women – part of our AIDS Orphans and Women – part of our YouthIT Livelihood Development Project

HIV/AIDS and ICT International Workshop

24 – 26 September, 2002

Kampala, Uganda

Youth Livelihood and Youth Livelihood and HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Important link between economic Important link between economic vulnerability and HIV/AIDS susceptibility, vulnerability and HIV/AIDS susceptibility, particularly for womenparticularly for women

YouthITYouthIT Partnership Project between WB’s Partnership Project between WB’s ICT for Education Program, Rotary, MOE, ICT for Education Program, Rotary, MOE, Junior Achievement, and Local StakeholdersJunior Achievement, and Local Stakeholders

Links entrepreneurship education with ICT Links entrepreneurship education with ICT training and skills developmenttraining and skills development

Specific targets include women and out-of-Specific targets include women and out-of-school youth by providing employable skills school youth by providing employable skills and new microenterprise business and new microenterprise business opportunitiesopportunities

FY03 pilot support will target 500 young FY03 pilot support will target 500 young people in Ugandapeople in Uganda

Proposed New ProductsProposed New Products

HIV/AIDS Education and ICT HIV/AIDS Education and ICT International and National International and National WorkshopsWorkshops

HIV/AIDS Educational Media HIV/AIDS Educational Media Web PortalWeb Portal

HIV/AIDS Educational Media HIV/AIDS Educational Media Classroom PacketsClassroom Packets

Next StepsNext Steps

World Bank’s Quality Enhancement Review panel – World Bank’s Quality Enhancement Review panel – highly recommended early impact and innovation of highly recommended early impact and innovation of the project – recommended ongoing role as the project – recommended ongoing role as “incubator”, evaluator, and then scaling out “incubator”, evaluator, and then scaling out HIV/AIDS and ICT activities to other organizations HIV/AIDS and ICT activities to other organizations

Support Support other innovative HIV/AIDS and ICT other innovative HIV/AIDS and ICT education and prevention related activitieseducation and prevention related activities

Formally Formally link with ongoing Bank operational link with ongoing Bank operational activitiesactivities

ExploreExplore new regional opportunities (e.g., India) new regional opportunities (e.g., India)

Include Include other technology pilots (e.g., radio, other technology pilots (e.g., radio, television)television)

RaiseRaise adequate financial and human resources to adequate financial and human resources to support the abovesupport the above

For more information…For more information…

Anthony BloomeAnthony Bloome

AIDSWEB Project ManagerAIDSWEB Project Manager

World BankWorld Bank

202-473-2282202-473-2282

abloome@worldbank.orgabloome@worldbank.org

www.aidsweb.org