| Training and awareness |
| Cambodia Health Education Media Service (CHEMS), HG CYA, HG JYA* |
Background:
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon has been held in the Angkor ruins,
a world heritage site since 1996 with slogans such as "Provide prostheses
to antipersonnel land mine victims and Protect youth from HIV/AIDS."
HG has carried out HIV/AIDS prevention education in the Youth and Leader
Training through Sport since 2001. This year we had two activities on this
AIDS awareness as follows.
- Educational activity for preventing HIV/AIDS by having a booth at the AWHM
site.
- Educational activity for HIV/AIDS prevention through interchanges between junior high schools in Cambodia.
Dispatched persons:
Yoko Takamichi (Staff, Hearts of Gold Asia), Keo Sochetra (Staff, Hearts
of Gold Asia), HG C-JYA*(Univ./college students)
1st Educational activity for AIDS/HIV prevention, Dec. 2, 2006 （Panel presentation, brochure distribution & explanation in the site
of AWHM, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia)
- Participants in the marathon: 2,154 persons from 35 countries
- Total attendance to this marathon event: About 30,000
2nd Educational activity for AIDS/HIV prevention, Mar. 6-7, 2006 (At three junior high schools in Battambang province)
Schedule and program:
- 2007/03/6 13:30-17:15 Sorheu School
- 2007/03/7 07:30-11:15 Norea School
- 2007/03/7 13:30-17:15 Preknorin School
HG youth ambassador project consisting of Cambodian and Japanese university
students carried out the prevention education activity. This is a so-called
peer education which is widespread as an educational system by peer-to-peer
knowledge sharing. Participants are 11 in total (HG CYA: 6, HY JYA: 5)
 
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| The HIV/AIDS prevention is one of the urgent important programs in Cambodia.
The activity received high acclaim from local junior high schools because
the contents of the education are easy to understand for students. We will
continue this activity in 2007 to raise awareness more about AIDS/HIV and
to deepen international understanding of youths of both countries. We still
had the problem of the fund for this activity. |
| Donation from AWHM entrée fee, Johnson & Johnson Contribution Committee |
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