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 Europe has been relatively unaffected by the spread of HIV and AIDS so far. However, rates are rising fast in many European countries, spread by rapidly changing life styles and drug abuse. ACET is active in 8 countries, including the United Kingdom, where members of the ACET International Alliance work in a number of regions.
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 In the Czech Republic ACET, led by Frantisek Krampota, offers health education focused on young people - those most at risk from unplanned pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. This project works in partnership with the Czech Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education. In 2008, ACET visited nearly 850 schools and spoke to over 70,000 students. In total, since 1994, 868,000 Czech students have heard ACET volunteers.
For more information see the ACET Czech Republic web site.
ACET trainers are also being called on by government and other organisations to support their prevention work and demand from schools keeps on growing as the country realises the threat from HIV and AIDS.
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ACET Ireland is an interdenominational Christian agency providing education, training and care to those in need in the Republic of Ireland.
There has been a significant increase in the rate of HIV infections, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and drug misuse across Ireland in recent years. ACET is currently providing more than 450 community based Health Education and Training sessions per annum.
Working in youth clubs, community groups, schools, colleges, universities, homeless hostels, personal development groups, recovery groups, caring professions, churches, industry and conferences, ACET provides training and education in issues around HIV and AIDS.
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ACET Ukraine, led by Anatoliy Evdoschyk, offers education for HIV prevention through the 'Facts for Life' programme in this vast country.
Through 400 ACET volunteers working with churches and local education authorities, 160,000 secondary age pupils hear sex and relationship education each year, helping them to make wise and safe choices in a society in which many of the old certainties are breaking down
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ACET Slovenia, led by Drago Sukic and founded in 2004, has a growing programme in schools through the 'Facts for Life' programme of HIV prevention.
As well as presenting sex and relationship education to allow young people to make safe and informed choices, ACET volunteers also work with school councils and have a growing programme of 'parent schools'.
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ACET Slovakia, led by Deniska Soltesova, has trained more than 6,000 head teachers and sexual health teachers as well as many volunteer educators, and has worked closely with the Slovakian government to develop the national sex education syllabus. More than half of all high school pupils will see an ACET educator at least once before they leave school through the 'Facts for Life' programme. Many ACET educators are university students or church youth workers speaking to their younger peers. 'Facts for Life' reaches around 22,000 young people each year in lessons averaging about 30 pupils a time and is growing fast.
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ACET Russia, led by Marek Slansky, offers education and training in this vast country where rates of HIV are rising rapidly, often spread by drug abuse and risky life styles.
ACET Russia trains church leaders and offers resources to all the major denominations in the country. In addition, church members from around Russia are being trained to offer HIV prevention education in schools, orphanages, youth groups and prisons.
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With nearly 80,000 HIV positive people in the UK and 7,000 new infections a year, the problem of HIV and AIDS cannot be ignored.
ACET UK, based in London, offers technical and fundraising support to the whole ACET International Alliance but, in addition, there are a number of members of the Alliance working in the UK in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
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ACET Croatia, led by Jiri Pitzmos, concentrates on HIV prevention through lectures and lessons in schools. Whilst numbers of AIDS patients in Croatia are low, there are worrying levels of new HIV infections and ACET is committed to offering relevant education through the 'Facts for Life' programme.
The small team of volunteers have reached over 2,500 people in 2008 and are also developing prison visiting for HIV positive prisoners.
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ACET Belarus was formally registered in 2007, led by Alexander Zibrik. He and his group of volunteer educators work in HIV prevention in locak schools in a growing number of towns and cities across the country.. Although the numbers with HIV are very low - maybe 15,000 among the 10 million population - neighbouring Russia has seen the explosive spread of HIV and Belarus is at risk of going the same way, particularly through drug abuse..
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