Prevention of Aids

HIV/AIDS is now globally a very fearful phenomenon. It is an extremely complicated social concern demanding an unparalleled response from all sectors of development effort. The latest statistics shows that 5 million adults and children were living with HIV/AIDS only in Asia in the end of 2007. If we consider all the socio-economic aspects comprising cultures and practices of the third world, it is the very worthy place for spread of HIV/AIDS. Most of the people of developing countries like Bangladesh are constantly experiencing poverty related social challenges within the unbearable cruel situation. They have not enough life-skill to cope with social disaster or epidemic like HIV/AIDS due to the curse of their impoverishment. If their livelihood development is not ensured they will be turned into a great burden to their own nation and country.

Lacking of life skill fuels poverty. On the contrary, poverty creates favorable environment that people do not get proper opportunity of having adequate access to knowledge, information and general health care as well. As a result, poor people’s life skill is not developed. So they are easily getting vulnerable to different social problem, for instance, being infected with HIV/AIDS and STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). If we want to turn this unskilled people into valuable human resources we have to provide them necessary life-skill through comprehensive and consecutive training. As per the findings of the research on life skill development of the people vulnerable to HIV/AIDS/STDs initiated by Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallayan Foundation in 2008, if life skill training is provided to target groups through peer education approach, 90% participants are able to change their behavior leaving bad practices in their daily lives, get aware of their health rights as well as gain confidence for facing any social challenges existed.

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