free booklet on Girls, HIV/AIDS and Education
00:34, 4 May 2005
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This free 32-page booklet by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) represents a project of The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, which provides evidence that links sexual knowledge/behaviour and educational levels among young people. It outlines three priorities that support schools in protecting girls and mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS: getting and keeping girls in school; proving life skills-based education; and protecting girls from gender-based school violence. This publication states that when it comes to HIV/AIDS "girls are at greater risk of contracting the disease, bear a disproportionate share of its burden and comprise the majority of new infections globally." It asserts that providing good quality, basic education and skills-based prevention education is fundamental to reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly for girls. According to this book, more than half of the 5 million infections in 2003 were among people under the age of 25, and the majority of these infections were among young women. Download it in English here (also available in other languages)
