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Performing Art and Guidance and Counselling on Psychosocial Support and HIV/AIDS with Orphan and Vulnerable Children. Introduction. Hi, my name is Leira D. Maldonado, my home town is Manati Puerto Rico, and now, I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Soroti, Uganda..

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  1. Performing Art and Guidance and Counselling on Psychosocial Support and HIV/AIDS with Orphan and Vulnerable Children

  2. Introduction • Hi, my name is Leira D. Maldonado, my home town is Manati Puerto Rico, and now, I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Soroti, Uganda.. • In 2003 the Lords Resistance Army, (LRA), invaded the Teso region of Uganda. Many people experienced brutal persecution and had to flee their homes. One of the aims of the LRA rebels was the abduction of children to use as soldiers. Once abducted, children were forced into the jungle where killings, rape, and sleep and food deprivation took place.

  3. Statement of the Problem • Some of the reasons are: • Inadequate training on guidance and counseling • Lack of knowledge on record keeping, rules and regulations. • Not enough community Integration • Inadequate planning time and structure • Some of the children that were abducted were rescued by the organization calledRACHLLE. They were provided with counselling and scholarships to continue their education. Once in school is up to the teachers to provide guidance and counselling to these children. Frankly, the reality is that is challenge for teachers to provide adequate guidance, counselling sessions and activities in school.

  4. Objectives

  5. Provide guidance, counselling and psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children, and train teachers to provide effectives and practical ways of counselling. Initiate school based (psycho) therapeutic activities that will help traumatized children to recover faster and promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Provide HIV/AIDS prevention, psychosocial trauma management and counselling skills for teachers and parents. Sensitize the community and teachers on HIV/AIDS, girls’ education and peace education.

  6. Methodology

  7. Methodology P4,P5 and P7 Two days workshops: • Peer Education and girls education • Facing Facts about HIV/AIDS and STDs • Communication Skills • Relationship Skills • Peace Education • Problem Solving and Goal Settings P1,P2,P3 and P4 In class and school’s clubs activities: • Personal Hygiene • Health seeking behaviour • Personal skills that enhance positive interaction • Study skills and good learner attitudes

  8. Methodology Community Outreach • The school will go out into the community to teach the message of HIV/AIDS prevention and the importance of education highlighting girls and peace education. In addition, they will motivate the community to support their children in the learning process and provide school requirements for their children learning. Some examples of these activities are as follow: • Performing Art activity in the community. • Providing Community Service. • Using the radio (a non-commercial process) Community Sensitization • The school will engage in activities that provide information to the community. There must be at least two community sensitization activities per term. Some examples of these activities are as follow: • School Open Day • Sensitize School Management Committee (SMC) and Parent Teachers Association (PTA) members about school programmes during meetings. • Encourage SMC and PTA to sensitize their communities. • Inviting Community members to the President Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to the Youth (PIASCY) assemblies. • Information resource materials

  9. Methodology Teachers Training • This part of the project is very important because is the one that will measure the sustainability of it. Some of these workshops are as follow: • The Practice of School – Based Child Guidance and Counselling and Record Keeping. • Life Skills Programs • Therapeutic Plays • How to organize and conduct outreach and sensitization community activities. • How to develop fundraising activities and Proposal Writing • How to use aComputer for record keeping and the Internet

  10. Needs Performing Art Groups Guidance and Counseling Program By appointing a professional counselor for two years and the proper equipment we will train the teachers and staff of these two schools on how to work as a team to run an effective guidance and counseling program in school. These program will emphasize HIV/AIDS awareness, Girls and Peace Education with a focus on Psycho Social Support . Budget of $8,125 • By providing the appropriate resources the students at Soroti Demonstration P.S. and Madera Boys P.S. along with their teachers will continue promoting HIV/AIDS, Girls and Peace education by performing to the community and talking about these issues. • Budget of $1,712

  11. For more information • About the children of Uganda: • Ministry of Education and Sports www.education.go.ug • Rachelle Rehabilitation Center in Lira http://www.childsoldiers.net • To contact Leira D. Maldonado and/or Anton Arabia e-mail us • leira1@yahoo.com • Peace Corps Uganda • www.peacecorps.gov • Goveia, Jeffrey jgoveia@ug.peacecorps.gov • Olinga, Mary Amali molinga@ug.peacecorps.gov

  12. Thank you for your attention and we hope you can help us, in any way, to achieve our objectives for this community

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