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Support people with HIVCare and support for peopleliving with HIV is reflectedin one of the scoutingprinciples: duty to others.Scout law 3 and 5 encouragesscouts to be helpful andrespectful. Have you been

supportive to people living withHIV? In what way?

Through discussions, skits and role-plays, SV journalists said, peopleliving with HIV need love and care to beable to live positively with HIV andAIDS. Living positively meansaccepting your situation and takingcare of yourself to avoid re-infection.

Scouts said care andsupport involves: Talking and playing with them Being friends with them Donating extra items such as clothes

to those who are needy Helping them with work at home and

school Reminding those infected to take

their medicine Not discriminating them Not calling them names Giving them morale that they still

have a life Telling them to avoid drugs and

practice abstinence Offer them opportunities such as

being leaders at school Raise awareness to other people on

how they should be treated

Avoid stigmatizinglanguageStigma refers to saying or doing things

that make people feel bad. Somewords or phrases you use maystigmatise people living with HIV. Avoidsome of words when referring to them: HIV victim Casualty He/she looks positive

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MY POINT IS...Scouts Voice journalists debate on what to present during group work.This was during the Editorial workshop at Rowallan Scout Camp in Nairobi.

Uyu ni carrier Hatari Red wire

Two years ago I had fears about peoplewho are HIV positive. But now I havegot enough knowledge. I know HIV isnot transmitted by sitting near someonewith HIV, eating with them or beingwith them in the same class. Now I willtreat them as brothers and sisters. I will

also create awareness among otherpeople so that they can avoid HIV. Weshould help AIDS orphans with things

like clothes and school fees. We need tohelp these people because any of us canbe infected. If it is not you, and it notyour parents, it may be your relative,friend or neighbour.Mary Wanjiku,Class 8, 13, Maragi Pri. Sch,

Muranga district.

I used to fear people with HIV but now Idont. Even if I had someone with HIVin our class, I would not isolate her. I

will care for them because they needlove just like us.Naomi Wanjiku,12, Class 7, Myandarua Boarding

Pri. Sch.

JokesWewe ni mfupi hadi unafanyakarate kwastove.

A teacher asked a pupil, This isnot your handwriting, who wrotefor you? Of course I used mymothers pen to write.

Your brother was expelled fromheaven for seducing angels

You are too tall that people askfor short cuts to reach your head.

You are too dirty that the soapyou use complains.

You are too dark that when youwalk you leave black printsbehind.

You give your hen hot water thatit lays boiled eggs.

Additional Jokes by Mariba, 12,and Juliet 11, Kicoshep P/School.Funny jokes, arent they?Send in more jokes and

make SV interesting.

Club activityDifferent people have different viewson symptoms and signs of HIV.From the table below, tick or crossthe signs you think are correct. Arethere other signs you have heardof? Add them to the list. Discuss if

you ticked correctly and why?

SIGNS YES NO

Loss of weight

Cough

Continuous illness

Having TB

Diarrhoea

Loss of appetite

Rashes

Dry reddish lips

Mood swings

Fever

Herpesezoster

Mouth sores

AIDS PoemAIDS is a deadly killerIt spares no bodyIt affects everybodyIt spreads like fire during

dry seasonIt can wipe out a wholecommunityMy brother, my sister, takecareEveryday700 peopledie of AIDSBrothersand sister,take careThose whohave earsI beg you to hearChange your behaviour

AIDS is a monster

Canyou

tellthat

someone

hasHIVby

lookingat

them?

AWARE: SV journalist FredrickWamae advises scouts and non

scouts to read Scouts Voice and getfacts about HIV prevention.