MADISON, Wis. -
The next step for these peer leaders is to train five selected peer educators from the CU's membership in order to receive certification as an HIV/AIDS peer leader from the JHPIEGO Corp., the non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.
The training course, implemented by Johns Hopkins, includes segments on presentation skills, as well as basic facts about HIV/AIDS, comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and prevention, assessing HIV/AIDS risk and behavior change.
The Mwalimu SACCO was a natural choice to participate in the Peer-to-Peer education program, with its membership being made up of 45,000 secondary teachers throughout Kenya, the World Council said. Both peer leaders and peer educators will be responsible for disseminating information.
