Anthony Bloome

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The AIDSWEB Project

• Anthony Bloome
• AIDSWEB Project Manager
• World Bank Institute

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What can schools using information and
communications technology do about the spread of
HIV/AIDS?
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Need for the AIDSWEB project
While recognizing challenges of access, ICT can
aid a multisectoral approach to the HIV/AIDS
pandemic ICT provides timely access to HIV/AIDS
information and communication Leverages use of IC
T in everyday life Complements current and planne
d Ministry of Education technology projects in
several highly impacted HIV/AIDS countries
Promotes cultural unity and support through
participation in international HIV/AIDS
prevention and education activities And because
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Youth DigComputers!

So lets explore this interest for awareness
raising, peer education and behavior change
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AIDSWEBProject Partners
World Bank Institutes ICT for Education Program
World Bank Institutes Leadership Program on
AIDS World Bank Africa Region (AFTQK) World Lin
ks organization Education Development Center Rot
ary clubs International Education Resource Networ
k (I_at_EARN) Family Health Internationals YouthNet
Project AIDSWEB National Project Coordinators S
tudents and teachers Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria,
South Africa, Uganda, U.S., Zimbabwe, Zambia -
The Project Champions!
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AIDSWEB Project - History
January, 2000 project developed by World Banks
ACT Africa Program and WorLD project with
financial support from Wired magazine
In 2000 and 2001, schools in four African countr
ies Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
(200 participants) In 2002, added four new coun
tries Botswana, Nigeria, United States, and
Zambia (300 Participants)
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AIDSWEB Project Activities
Online Collaborative Project Social Action
Grants Teachers Exchange Visits (Cape Town and W
ashington, D.C.) HIV/AIDS and ICT Educational Ma
terial Social Action Website Design Competition
HIV/AIDS NGOs and ICT HIV/AIDS and Youth
Livelihood 1000 youth, 100 teachers, 7 NGOs f
rom Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Ugan
da, U.S., Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Online Project - Activities
Introductory Questionnaires Cultural Exchange Ba
sic Facts on HIV/AIDS -- HIV/AIDS statistics,
confronting common myths The Importance of HIV/AI
DS -- gender influences of religion, culture,
government and economics The Challenge of HIV Pr
evention -- including student interviews of
church leaders, traditional healers, health
workers, blood bank technicians
Social Action -- Challenged each school to design
and HIV/AIDS Action Plan provided grant support
for plan development One month for each discussio
n (facilitator)
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Social Action Grants
Nineteen Grants of US500 Ghana, So. Africa,
Uganda, and Zimbabwe Campaign for Voluntary HIV
Testing combined with village clean-up covered
by FM and television (Chemu SS Ghana)
HIV/AIDS Poetry Contest for three primary schools
(Budo Kings College - Uganda) Peer Helpers Traini
ng Workshop - delivered by local NGO for 37
students to become peer helpers (Namilyango
College - Uganda) Outreach to rural schools inv
ited to spend 5 hours with AIDSWEB club and
participate in next AIDSWEB project
(Marondera-Zimbabwe) Fundraising project for AIDS
orphans (Mkoba 3 Zimbabwe)
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Online Project - Impact
AIDSWEB Teacher Feedback
Raises Awareness Enhan
ces Research Skills Integration of HIV/AIDS/life
skills education in school curricula
Combination between HIV/AIDS education ICT
skills development Roles of teachers re-emphasize
d as facilitators Promotion of Peer Education Li
nkage between schools, NGOs community
Students/parents education enhancement
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Online Project - Evaluation
Recently concluded independent evaluation of
AIDSWEB activities in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, So
Africa, Zimbabwe
Increased Computer Usage Boys
and Girls in the project twice as likely to have
access to computer facilities compared to those
in non-participating schools Knowledge of HIV/AID
S Prevention and Transmission AIDSWEB students we
re twice as likely to correctly identify all four
methods of prevention and transmission
Social Action Plans AIDSWEB students more than tw
ice as likely to develop social action plans for
working with HIV/AIDS prevention activities in
their communities
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Teacher Exchange Visits
U.S. State Dept supported grant to AIDSWEB
project partners July, 2001 HIV/AIDS Materials D
evelopment Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa
Cultural exchange between African and U.S.
teachers Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South A
frica, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Content exchange of H
IV/AIDS classroom material and experiences
Preliminary HIV/AIDS Lesson Plan Integration
February, 2002 African teachers visit to
Washington, D.C. Visits USAID, Advocates for You
th, NIH, Whitman Walker, 4 D.C. Schools, World
Bank
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HIV/AIDS Material and ICT
In 2000, began identifying HIV/AIDS educational
materials AIDSWEB CD-ROM Low Bandwith Schools
existing web materials (Advocates for Youth,
Avert, CDC, US Census Bureau, WHO, UNAIDS, etc.)
Electronic adaptation of locally produced
HIV/AIDS print-based educational material
e.g.,Auntie Stella www.auntiestella.org
Zimbabwean NGOs exemplary peer education
material
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Social Action Website Design Competition
Contest to promote youth participation in
HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities
Furthers ICT skills development through website
design trainings Participating youth from six Afr
ican countries Botswana, Ghana, So. Africa,
Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia 60 schools participa
ted in web design workshops - 36 website
submissions
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HIV/AIDS NGOs and ICT
HIV/AIDS and School-based Telecenters Internatio
nal Workshop (Kampala-September 2002)
Co-hosted by World Bank, EDC, Uganda AIDS
Commission and Ministry of Education and Sport
Botswana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe reps
Designed to link school-based telecenter projects
with community-driven HIV/AIDS peer education and
prevention Local Project Development (Uganda) HI
V/AIDS NGO and ICT Training Material
Online Counseling (Straight Talk/SchoolNet-Uganda)
AIDS Orphans and Women part of our YouthIT Liv
elihood Development Project
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HIV/AIDS and ICT International Workshop
24 26 September, 2002
Kampala, Uganda
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Important link between economic vulnerability and
HIV/AIDS susceptibility, particularly for women
YouthIT Partnership Project between WBs ICT for
Education Program, Rotary, MOE, Junior
Achievement, and Local Stakeholders
Links entrepreneurship education with ICT
training and skills development
Specific targets include women and out-of-school
youth by providing employable skills and new
microenterprise business opportunities
FY03 pilot support will target 500 young people
in Uganda
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HIV/AIDS Education and ICT International and
National Workshops HIV/AIDS Educational Media Web
Portal HIV/AIDS Educational Media Classroom Pack
ets
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World Banks Quality Enhancement Review panel
highly recommended early impact and innovation of
the project recommended ongoing role as
incubator, evaluator, and then scaling out
HIV/AIDS and ICT activities to other
organizations Support other innovative HIV/AIDS
and ICT education and prevention related
activities Formally link with ongoing Bank operat
ional activities Explore new regional opportuniti
es (e.g., India) Include other technology pilots
(e.g., radio, television) Raise adequate financia
l and human resources to support the above
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For more information
Anthony Bloome AIDSWEB Project Manager World Ban
k 202-473-2282 abloome_at_worldbank.org www.aidswe
b.org