School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. Lessons from “Child - Friendly Community Schools” approach Implemented by The Life Skills Development Foundation Supported by UNAIDS/ UNICEF

TLSDF-PPT2 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 1 n To raise awareness of school and community on Child Rights including HIV infected and affected children n Intervention 1 n Implement participatory child rights sensitization process involving children, parents, community leaders, teachers and stakeholders in community

TLSDF-PPT3 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 2 n Involve children, adults, community leaders, teachers in local generation of criteria/indicators for child-friendliness n Intervention 2 n Conduct school&community self - assessment process to establish planning and action system for continuous support for HIV affected children

TLSDF-PPT4 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 3 n Enhance the capability of teachers and parents/guardians to interact with children including those affected by AIDS n Intervention 3 n Conduct teacher training on active learning, how to support children’s self-esteem and dealing with depression from daily life situations

TLSDF-PPT5 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 4 n Determine local priorities for specific positive development and preventive life skills education for HIV affected children n Intervention 4 n Infuse life skills lessons in relevant subjects n Integrated life skills lessons with relevant subjects as a thematic approach n Specific life skills lessons for parents /guardians

TLSDF-PPT6 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 5 n Develop learning exchange networks of teachers, parents/guardians and multi- sector stakeholders whom interact with HIV affected children n Intervention 5 n Create networks to promote and model supportive behaviors and nurturing ways to interact with children in distress and HIV affected children

TLSDF-PPT7 School and community interventions and strategies that aim to improve the access and quality of education for AIDS affected children. n Strategy 6 n Support continual feedback communication systems regarding HIV affected childrens situations n Intervention 6 n Conduct regular participatory monitoring and evaluation for children, teachers, principals, parent/guardians community leaders and stakeholders at community level

TLSDF-PPT8 The Life Skills Development Foundation n 159/26 Anusarn Villa, n Chiangmai - Hod Road., n A.Maung Chiangmai 50100, n Thailand n Tel:(66-53) n