Educational programmes for young people
Aware - The Crusaid media kit
The Crusaid Media Kit is a pioneering HIV and AIDS education resource designed for the classrooms of every secondary school in England. For the first time since AIDS was discovered, pupils will learn about the dangers of the pandemic as part of their compulsory Media Studies work within the English curriculum.
The activities teach children how to conceive and compile a media advertising campaign, whilst augmenting their sexual health knowledge at the same time.
Walk for Life
Crusaid’s Walk for Life has been the key fundraising date in the organisation’s calendar for 17 years, raising in excess of £1,000,000 in the last four alone. The 2006 Walk started at a special event village in Hyde Park, and the route took in all the great sights of London, including Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. More than 2,600 people took part; ensuring Crusaid can continue its UK and African project work.
The African Pulse
In South Africa, primary school pupils are now learning about the risks and truths surrounding HIV and AIDS from a tailor-made, CD-Rom-based, story book, which was developed by The African Pulse group with backing from Crusaid. The prevention programme leads 10 – 14 year-olds through an interactive cartoon, helping them to make responsible choices for a safer, healthier future.
MADaboutART
The objectives of the organisation are to unite children around the world in understanding and fighting HIV and AIDS through art and education. Theatrecares, the theatrical fundraising arm of Crusaid, has supported Madaboutart in its expansion of learning facilities including a computer resource centre, community reference library and multi-purpose theatre space.
Namibian – Kiosks-in-schools
Crusaid supports Namibia’s Southern Youth Development Organisation (SYDO) in delivering its education and community support programme, whereby young people can meet to gain HIV and AIDS awareness within their own learning centres. The Kiosks have become gathering spots where children are empowered to discuss their HIV and AIDS concerns openly and become peer educators themselves. A “safe book” scheme operates from the Kiosks, which allows pupils to jot-down (and staff to act on) concerns about someone in their community, who they know to be sick and living in extreme poverty.