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“I would not trade I ACT for anything. I ACT helps people see that they are victors not victims” – I ACT Facilitator
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I ACT offers a highly participatory curriculum for open and closed group
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The core curriculum has been adapted to serve children, adolescents and offenders and staff members in correctional facilities. All I ACT programmes strive to:
Read more about I ACT in the Programme Overview >
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The I ACT core curriculum includes detailed lesson plans, group discussion topics and other highly participative activities on 6, 2-hour meeting topics.
Please LOGIN before downloading the I ACT core syllabus and facilitator training manuals. The I ACT curriculum was also adapted to suit the needs of children, adolescents and offenders and staff members in correctional facilities.
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Lead partner, Zoë-Life, together with the National Department of Health, recently adapted a module of KidzAlive to include I ACT for Kidz, a facilitated intervention for children ages 4 – 11, in particular children who are at risk of HIV or living with HIV. The intention of KidzAlive is to increase HIV testing, treatment, prevention and the long-term survival of children affected by HIV. Components of the KidzAlive programme include:
For more information see KidzAlive >
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Adolescents comprise 30% of the South African population and are among the most at-risk to experience a high burden of HIV disease. |
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Adolescents are largely under-served in the health sector and are typically a hard to reach population with very distinctive needs.
In response, experts from Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute adapted I ACT’s core curriculum to create the I ACT Adolescents Programme.
Read an interview with Shenaaz Pahad, Technical Specialist Psychologist at Wits and Editor for the I ACT Adolescent curriculum.
I ACT for Adolescents offers a comprehensive curriculum for 7 group meeting topics:
Please LOGIN before downloading the I ACT Adolescents syllabus and facilitator training manuals.
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South Africa has more than 158,000 offenders who are at great risk for HIV and related infections. In 2012 and in partnership with the Department of Correctional Services, South Africa Partners adapted the core I ACT curriculum to create STEPS, a prevention strategy that helps offenders and staff members in correctional services facilities overcome stigma, get tested and stop the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases.
Read more about how to develop STEPS programmes in our Implementation Guide >
STEPS serves offenders and staff members of correctional service centres through educational sessions and facilitated group meetings on 6 topics:
Please LOGIN before downloading the complete STEPS syllabus and facilitator training manuals.
STEPS also offers Ubuntu Community Theatre, an interactive drama performed by peer educators who are trained as to act out health issues and promote a dialogue with the audience.
Read more about Ubuntu Community Theatre in the Guide for Theatre Troupes and Troupe Managers > |