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Why Hiv/AIds

Ethiopia is home to over 77 million people .Ethiopia is a sub- Saharan Africa's second most populous country.It's population is predominately young population comprising 44% of total population.

HIV/Aids has had a crippling effect on Ethiopia ,where 3.5 million people -representing the third highest infected population in the world -are living with the virus.It has also orphaned a million children,and hit the community by killing large number of the country's most productive age group those between 15-49.
The significant proportion of young population is at high risk of HIV infection because of young people 's participation into risky factor that put them at risk of HIV infection.
Most 7young people participate in many high risky behavior that put them at a great danger of hiv infection.Young people in Ethiopia particularely those living in large urban center use various substance such as alchole,druge,tobacco, and more improtantely the local stimulant substance such as "Khatt""hashis" etc that make them more vulnerable to HIV infection.
My project target young people residing in Addis Ababa particularly in my community where I live and my work place.
It try to solve the problem of lack of awareness in young people relating to HIV risky behavior by various awareness raising means such as peer group ,work place discussion,written and audio material about the problem and its possible solution,family and friend network etc. Try to point by doing a small sample survey the most important risky behavior young people engaged and recommend the possible solution to solve these problems.

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Marcee
October 21, 2009 | 8:12 AM

Your idea is great. Educating young minds regarding the things that may cause them harm in the future is good point. But since you are leaning towards something that they are fond of doing (or things they used to do), you must also think of alternative actions that may take.. Let's say drugs.. Why did those people take drugs? and what is a good alternative that will make them leave that.. :)

Wajahat Nassar
October 21, 2009 | 2:03 PM

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Your idea is good. But needs a bit of more work as in how you aim to stop the future spread of HIV.

CreativeNative
October 21, 2009 | 3:52 PM

Just wanted to bring this to your interest...
Have you seen these documentories?

The Origin of Aids:
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http://www.documentary-film.net/search/watch-now.php?&ref=5

The truth about Aids:
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http://video.google.at/videoplay?docid=-1349285080949254539&hl=de&emb=1#

I am interested in your opinion...

Seek the truth...and the truth will set you free!

Amanda LaBoucane
October 22, 2009 | 2:00 AM

This may be slightly off topic, but I had a question:

In terms of the stigma affiliated with HIV/AIDS...
- How strongly does this exist in Addis Ababa? and...
- What will you do to get around the stigma to target the youth?

Valbor7
October 23, 2009 | 9:17 AM

Keep working
The idea is very interesting and you have a good approach but if possible you would include VCT campaigns as they have been proven to be among effective methods used to create awareness on HIV/AIDS. Thinking also about Stigma against those living with the virus is an other way to approach the problem. An help about this issue you can ask! I am among the Rwandan youth involved in such campaigns.

Mehpara Javed
October 24, 2009 | 10:28 AM

Helpful link:
http://www.unicef.org/lifeskills/index_documents.html

Good luck!

Nadine Ibrahim
October 26, 2009 | 11:53 AM

Small steps in the right direction
With Ethiopia being the third highest infected population in the world, means that as big of a problem as it is, the bigger the task is to have a positive effect on the people of Ethiopia. Your project is a small step in the right direction, and a much-need step for that matter. Throughout the process of developing your project, I hope you reach a formulation of how you will be approaching the targeted people, and how you will create campaigns that will reach them and speak to them.

Keep taking those steps forward
- Nadine

Ronald
November 9, 2009 | 5:28 AM

Great idea!
This sounds great Dawit!

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