12-06-2016, 08:40 PM
Anna, Leah and a couple of her classmates received an award from the school and the mayor of town for their HIV / AIDS project last week.
South Africa has one of the highest HIV rates in the world and there are many false information about infection and prevention. This lack of information is much greater in South Africa than in other African countries. HIV positive people and their families are often affected by discrimination and persecution. It's a huge problem here and my kids are affected themselves because two of their adopted siblings are positive, too.
By the end of 2015, my daughters and their friends started a two-stage project. They have raised money for an orphanage for HIV positive children and also launched a HIV / AIDS education campaign at two township schools. The idea is that teenagers prefer to talk about sex to peers rather than adults (and because many adults in their environment have false information.) They have also succeeded in winning two HIV positive teenagers for their project, who share their experiences with the students. They have designed their own flyers in an extra "teenager language", convinced two medicines to join the project for medical support. And of course they won many sponsers, too.
It was a lot of hard work, but also a very successful first year. In 2017 they want to expand their project and work together with another school.
I'm really impressed with Anna, Leah and their friends. And, of course, very proud of my wonderful daughters!
Even if one of my wonderful daughters will get a school report with some bad grades and even worse comments about her attitude at school on Friday.
Obviously, she has used up her whole good attitude during the project.
South Africa has one of the highest HIV rates in the world and there are many false information about infection and prevention. This lack of information is much greater in South Africa than in other African countries. HIV positive people and their families are often affected by discrimination and persecution. It's a huge problem here and my kids are affected themselves because two of their adopted siblings are positive, too.
By the end of 2015, my daughters and their friends started a two-stage project. They have raised money for an orphanage for HIV positive children and also launched a HIV / AIDS education campaign at two township schools. The idea is that teenagers prefer to talk about sex to peers rather than adults (and because many adults in their environment have false information.) They have also succeeded in winning two HIV positive teenagers for their project, who share their experiences with the students. They have designed their own flyers in an extra "teenager language", convinced two medicines to join the project for medical support. And of course they won many sponsers, too.
It was a lot of hard work, but also a very successful first year. In 2017 they want to expand their project and work together with another school.
I'm really impressed with Anna, Leah and their friends. And, of course, very proud of my wonderful daughters!
Even if one of my wonderful daughters will get a school report with some bad grades and even worse comments about her attitude at school on Friday.
Obviously, she has used up her whole good attitude during the project.
ALEXANDER
Dad to 3 girls - Anna (22), Leah (20), Rose (15)
and 8 boys - Jacob (14), Isaac (13), Nathan (13), Samuel (9),
Elias (7), Asher (4), Micah (4) and Luke (2)
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Dad to 3 girls - Anna (22), Leah (20), Rose (15)
and 8 boys - Jacob (14), Isaac (13), Nathan (13), Samuel (9),
Elias (7), Asher (4), Micah (4) and Luke (2)
Click for My Introduction
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