Raising
Awareness and Education
58 Information and speaking events
that have reached approximately 11 000 people
who have been educated and informed in parishes/other
church denominations/organisations about
HIV/AIDS and related issues, needs of PWA's,
Diocesan projects and other AIDS organisations.
17 workshops in basic AIDS education and
spiritual, ethical and theological issues
relating to HIV/AIDS, reaching approximately
1 500 people.
19 HIV/AIDS workshops reaching 3600 young
people aged 10 to 30 years. Amongst these
were workshops which included the topics
of the basic facts of HIV/AIDS, sexuality,
sex education, reproductive health and sexually
transmitted infected. They were conducted
in the areas of Edenvale in 1998 and in
Tsakane in 2001 and 2003, both on the East
Rand, targeting Diocesan Youth; and young
people in the Eastern Highveld region of
Mpumalanga in the communities of Vukuzakhe
(1999), eThandukukhanye (1999), Tjakastad
(2000), Mayflower (2000), Fernie (2000),
Daggakraal (2001), Driefontein (2001), Dundonald
(2002), Bettiesgoed (2002).
A Diocesan Men's Indaba in Tsakane, East
Rand, on HIV/AIDS, cultural and gender
issues reaching 400 men (2002).
