Strengthening the Education Sector : Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

UNESCO ; World Bank

Washington, DC : World Bank

关键词: ABSENTEEISM;    ACCESS TO CONDOMS;    ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME;    ACTIVE LEARNING;    ADULT EDUCATION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-7476-4
RP-ID  :  42536

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report the findings and outcomes ofthe three joint UNESCO/World Bank missions to Guyana,Jamaica, and St. Lucia, and elaborates on next stepsidentified for action at both national and regional levels.The report also sets these findings and next steps withinthe broader context of the Caribbean plan for action andpresents in its appendixes sample resources to guide thedevelopment of a comprehensive response to HumanImmunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune DeficiencySyndrome (HIV&AIDS) by the education sector. Thepriority placed on the education sector's response isbased on evidence that education contributes towards theknowledge and personal skills essential for the preventionof HIV, and protects individuals, families, communities,institutions, and nations from the impact of AIDS. Educationhelps to overcome the conditions that facilitate the spreadof HIV and can create the understanding and tolerance thatcontribute to reduced stigma and discrimination againstvulnerable and marginalized communities and people livingwith HIV. The CARICOM regional body in the Caribbean, aswell as leadership at the national level, has demonstratedcommitment to accelerating the education sector response toHIV&AIDS. To fully maximize efforts at the national andregional levels, including (i) information and research;(ii) capacity building for planning, decision- making andcoordination; (iii) strengthening teacher education andlearning materials; and (iv) stigma, discrimination andhuman rights, including attention to cultural differences,will be addressed more systematically.