Education Sector Responses to HIV and AIDS : Learning from good practices in Africa

This document reviews the background and the proceedings of the Africa regional workshop which was organized jointly by the Commonwealth Secretariat and ADEA on 12-14 September 2006 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the workshop was to provide a forum for sharing and reviewing HIV/AIDS good practices in the education sector. The report looks at HIV/AIDS in schools and the impact on teachers and pupils. It reviews the responses made by education and community programs. Recommendations emanating from the workshop apply to teaching and learning materials, curriculum development approaches, teacher training, as well as educational approaches to out of school youth, and community responses to orphans and vulnerable children