For those who have been participating in an
event during your internship, you should probably know how exciting it is! Where
I am working, we do several sessions of prevention about HIV and Aids and I
went with the team for this activity.
HIV is not
equal to AIDS!
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| HIV is not AIDS |
Before working at this NGO, HIV and Aids were
the same for me thus as you surely concluded, it was impossible for me to go
for prevention session without being correctly informed about the subject! I often
interchange the terms when talking without knowing that these two concepts are
different from each other. If you want to know more about it, this link will help you to understand the difference between HIV and Aids.
Get ready
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| Brochures used for the prevention |
The week before the activity, I received a
training session to know more about HIV & Aids and the methods of
transmission. The course was very interesting not only because it was
interactive but also because it helped me to broaden my knowledge on the virus instead
of basing myself on the ideas shared by the society. One week before, we
counted and organized the brochures and other materials that will be used for
the prevention. The responsible for the prevention session, brief me and
another volunteer and showed to us how to do the different games that will help
people know more about HIV & Aids.
THE day
We arrived on the spot at least one hour before,
and started organizing all brochures, placing the games and the banner and preparing
software to projecting videos. After setting up everything, people came to
visit us and it was time for me, to go towards them and to ensure that they
learn the more possible about HIV and Aids. Even if it was the first time that I
was doing this kind of prevention, I must say that I really enjoyed it and it
made me be more confident about myself. I found it very innovative and
interesting to instruct people through games since it was the element that was
attracting people to us. At the end of the day, we needed to count and update
our list of assets when we reach the office.
Future choices
Through this beautiful experience: meeting new
people, interacting with them and raising awareness about the presence of HIV
and Aids in the society made me remember that I would like to work in an
environment where we are moving, meeting new people and not remain constantly
in an office. This internship is inciting me to think more about what I would
like to do afterwards.
Thank you for taking time to read my post.
Estelle.
