All over the world ACET staff and volunteers
are educating, training and spreading the word
about how to stop the spread of HIV.
Their words, seminars and education
programmes are literally saving thousands of
lives. We all know how terrible HIV/AIDS is, but
we want you to know that your support has
resulted in people’s lives being saved, changed
and transformed.
“I liked lessons very much. I’m happy that those lessons encouraged and
supported me in my opinions about life.” (teenager in Togliatti)
“My opinions about choosing my life partner have changed.” (teenager in
Togliatti)
“I knew a lot of new information about myself and I began to think
seriously about my future. I recognized that we are responsible for not being
infected by HIV. I would like to hear more talks about such topics.” (teenager
in Chelyabinsk) |
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ACET organisations are
leading providers
of sex education in secondary schools in the
England, Scotland and in several
other countries, including Uganda, Czech Republic,
Slovakia and Ireland.
With eighteen years' experience in the field, more than a million pupils attending sex education and lifeskills sessions, more than 1.3 million booklets distributed, 50,000 free books and half a million online AIDS resources downloaded, we are
well placed to meet the challenge of health promotion for young people in a wide variety of cultural settings
SEE AIDS Crisis - facts and graphs |
- Most young people are ignorant about the more common infections.
Several are on the increase, including some of the more dangerous
ones such as Chlamydia.
- About 50% of teenagers have their first sexual encounter under
the influence of alcohol.
- The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe, and
the highest rate of teenage abortions.
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England profile: In England, Oasis Esteem provides education and training in HIV/AIDS and
sexual health, working within government guidelines and current
knowledge of best practice in the field of sex education. The
work has been recognised at the highest level. Formerly known as ACET England, the team has hosted two
international conferences and is a member of the national Sex Education
Forum as well as the Pregnancy Advisory Forum.
The UK has been hit by an explosive rise in sexually transmitted infections with syphilis cases up by more than 700% in five years, and 1 in 10 women below the age of 25 carrying
chlamydia. Effective sexual health education
in today's world is more important than ever, because the threat
from sexually transmitted infections has never been greater. Both
in the UK and particularly overseas, ignorance of the dangers remains
rife and denial is widespread.
Sex education - international issues - presentation
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