My Assignment

Health Education Project
June 2008- August 2010

Project Purpose: To assist the Tanzanian government to improve the health of Tanzanians by promoting healthy behavior among community members, particularly teachers and students. This will be achieved by :
1) Empowering young people to make healthy decisions about their lives in order to protect themselves from becoming infected with HIV.

2) Increasing teachers' ability to make healthy life choices in order to protect themselves from becoming infected with HIV and to model responsible behavior to their students and in their communities.

3) Increasing teachers ability to integrate HIV/AIDS curriculum into their classrooms.

4) Healping communities access health information about disease prevention, esp. HIV/AIDS. Communities will increase their awareness of HIV/AIDS and actively participate in developing preventative strategies.