AIDS Badge Curriculum

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1. There are 17 million women and 18.7 million men between the ages of 15 and 49 living with HIV and AIDS.
2. Since 1985, the percentage of women among adults living with HIV and AIDS has risen from 35% to 48%.
3. Young women make up 60% of 15-24 year olds living with HIV and AIDS.
4. Globally, more than 80% of young women do not have sufficient knowledge about HIV and AIDS.
5. Girls who stay longer in school and receive education on life skills and sexuality are at a lower risk of contracting HIV and AIDS.

 The AIDS Badge Curriculum is an  important WAGGGS project, undertaken in partnership with ICASO and UNAIDS. The badge initiative adopts some of the ideas and concepts behind the WAGGGS/UNHCR Peace Badge and the Health of Adolescent Refugees Project.

A badge is available to all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. This badge can be earned through undertaking a number of activities that are aimed at the complete range of ages within Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting. 

The activities form a Challenge Pack that addresses the following aspects of HIV/AIDS awareness:

Prevention through change in behaviour

Girl Guides/Girl Scouts demonstrate that they understand some of the ways in which HIV is transmitted (and therefore can be prevented) and that they have disseminated that information successfully to their peers.

Discrimination

Girl Guides/Girl Scouts successfully complete a task that educates others as well as herself about the facts on HIV/AIDS, with the aim of eliminating discrimination.

Care and Support

Girl Guides/Girl Scouts learn how to care for and support members of their community who are living with HIV/AIDS. This will include caring for and supporting Girl Guides/Girl Scouts who are living with HIV/AIDS.

The Badge Partners 

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is a joint venture in the United Nations family. It works by pooling the experience, efforts and resources of seven organizations:

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Bank
• United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) 
• UNAIDS also collaborates with other partners, including NGOs, the private sector and religious organizations at global, regional and national levels.

UNAIDS is the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS working to prevent the transmission of HIV, provide care and support, reduce of the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS and alleviate the impact of the epidemic.

The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) works through a networking process that seeks to strengthen networking at a national level. Developing partnerships and collaborative initiatives between civil society organizations is essential to broaden the impact of our respective activities. ICASO has experience and expertise in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS programmes at the global level.