Below is a list of major projects related to HIV & AIDS, Adolescent Reproductive and School Health in Asia and the Pacific and implemented by UNESCO Bangkok office.
2010 -2011
- Love and Sex - Healthy Sexuality and HIV Prevention Exhibition and Tour - phase III
New modalities for sex, relationships and HIV education must be created that are both formal and non-formal, and that are by and for the target audience. Using science museums is one such new modality. Phase I & II completed 2009. Phase III: on-going M & E and adaptation, development of scaled-down versions to travel around Thailand, caravan road shows, and regional outreach to S & T and Ed ministries to adopt and adapt the exhibition to their own cultures.
This is a continuation of a 3-year project that will see a primary exhibit for one year at Nat’l Science Museum (NSM), scaled-down versions to 12 science centers, and Road Show Caravans for more remote communities (language and culture specific).
- The strengthening of HIV/AIDS education in national and regional responses, increasing access to high quality standardized HIV/AIDS education for MSM
This project will review an existing standardized peer-education reference manual on HIV and sexual health for men who have sex with men (MSM) and continue the promotion of this tool in multiple languages, mostly funded by other agencies. In addition it aims to standardize an MSM peer education training curriculum in Asian languages, to complement the reference tool. This will help strengthen implementing agencies to facilitate HIV education for MSM according to commonly agreed standards. Technical support and advocacy will be provided to ensure that these standards are integrated into national and regional HIV/AIDS responses for MSM.
This project is built on the success of the peer-education reference manual on HIV/AIDS for MSM in Asian languages and the training manual for HIV/AIDS prevention for MSM.
2008 - 2009
- Expanding the Provision of HIV/AIDS Lifeskills and Prevention Education for Pre-service and In-service Teachers in the Asia-Pacific Region through ICT (2006-2008)
Related link: Building knowledge about HIV and AIDS: an interactive course for educator - Initiating Interactive Lesson Plans on HIV and AIDS (2007-2008)
Related link: Lesson Plans for Life Competition - Strengthening the Response to HIV and AIDS at the School Level (2008-2009)
Related link: HIV Preventive Education Information Kit for School Teachers - Love and Sex - Healthy Sexuality and HIV Prevention Exhibition and Tour - phase II
- Reducing HIV/STIs transmission and Improving the Sexual Health of MSM in Asia and the Pacific through a Joint UN Approach
2006-2007
- Strengthening and Expanding the Provision of HIV/AIDS Lifeskills and Prevention Education in Pre-service Teacher Training Colleges in Four Asian Countries
- Strengthening the Community through School-based Approach to Mitigate Problems of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
- Advocacy for HIV/AIDS and Education at the School Level
- Improving Access to Education for Children Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS (OVCs)
- Enhancing Educators’ Capacity to Access and to Make Effective Use of Quality HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Information
- HIV/AIDS Vulnerability and Risk Reduction among Ethnic Minority Groups through Communication Strategies in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Mitigation of HIV/AIDS Crisis in Asia through Education (OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project)
Partner: The OPEC Fund for International Development - Development of an HIV/AIDS Advocacy Toolkit
- Strengthening and Expanding the Provision of HIV/AIDS Lifeskills and Prevention Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training Colleagues in Selected Asian Countries
- Strengthening HIV Preventive Education Interventions for Men Who Have Sex with Men in Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam
Partner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2004-2005 - ICT and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Cross-border Areas of Greater Mekong Sub-region Partners: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organizations (SEAMEO)