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• Guidelines
Education of life is a way to prevent from AIDS. It based on Youth education through a set of human and spiritual values. Is also consists of dealing with current sexual problems, met by youth.
4 main lines:
- Psychological
- Anthropological
- Sociological
- Cultural
- Psychological
Based on Dr G. Egan's work whose main subject is addictive behaviours (drugs, alcohol and abusive sex).
- Anthropological
The program consists of behaviour change. The young person will become someone new, without any addiction.
- Sociological
Youth Alive Club is a friendly place for young person decided not to have sex before wedding and to be faithful to his/her partner.
- Cultural
This program was created in Sub-Saharan. It has been fit to African culture.
• HistoricalThree main facts:
1. 1988 Kalungu, Masaka (Uganda). Some students called ou to Dr Kay Lawlor: "If behaviour change is the safest way not to get AIDS, show us how to change !". This made Kay think about applying Egan's work to his students, without denying their culture and values.
2. December 1991, Dakar (Senegal): During the PanAfrican conference about AIDS, a group made a "Conviction Declaration": "We believe in individuals and communities abilities to change their behaviour... This is our duty to recognize it, to look for it and to support it". In consequence, a program of Education for life, based on Kay Lawlor's work, was created.
3. 1993 Mengo-Kamwokya (Kampala). Some young people needed belong to a club: Creation of Youth Alive Club
• DescriptionThe main tool to communicate Behaviour Change principles is the "Counselling Camp". It lasts 6 days and consists of 3 stages: open young people eyes on life; realize that a behaviour change is possible; finally do it. These 6 days are full of conferences (nurses, doctors, counsellors...), role plays, songs, and discussions. At this stage, no agreement is made. Every teenager goes back to his/her family. There, he or she can evaluate his/her abilities to change his/her behaviour. However, he or she can go to meetings during week-ends, and then decide to join the Club.
• Efficiency : AIDS prevention in Uganda.In Uganda, Education for life spread efficiently thanks to the actions of local communities, youth groups for all religions, and also government and schools.
Soon, behavior indicators made UNAIDS realize that a behaviour change was going on. "The average age for young gril having sex for the fist time has gone from 15.9 years old in 1989 to 16.5 in 1995.[...] The use of condoms has become more and more common." Nevertheless, "the most important factor has been behaviour change for all these years: an older ago to have sex for the first time." (Dr Asimwe-Okiror). In a matter of fact, the seropositive curve has significantly decreased: from 15% in 1990 to 5% in late 2001. (UNAIDS supported by the ministry of health & epidemiological Institute in human reproduction, Geneva)
Above all, the efforts from everyone (government, school, religious communities) to fight against AIDS have been crucial.
Other African countries (Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia) have also met success in prevention. Note that wherever AIDS decreased, government has showed a strong will to fight the problems.