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Talk Time I: HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe Today

Author: CDC Zimbabwe

Publication Date: 2003

Target Audience: Young people between the ages of 15 and 29

Language: English, Shona, Ndebele

Format: Facilitator's Guide and Informational Brochures

Included on Toolkit: Complete tool

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Description:

Talk Time I is a guide for facilitating group discussions about HIV/AIDS. It can be used in communities, churches, workplaces, and among friends and family. There are ten sessions in Talk Time I, and each one is designed to last approximately one hour. Talk Time I will assist people to reflect more deeply on the problem of HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe. The discussion guide addresses basic HIV/AIDS information and common myths. It also covers stigma, barriers, and ways to prevent the spread of HIV. Talk Time I will help individuals learn how to protect themselves and their families, and change the course of the epidemic.

The Facilitator’s Guide provides tips, discussion questions, and activities for groups and to take home. Seven brochures are also included:

  • HIV and AIDS: Some Questions Answered addresses the basics of HIV/AIDS. Topics include what HIV/AIDS is, how it is spread, and how to protect yourself from contracting HIV.
  • HIV/AIDS Fact or Nonsense, Let's Face it! is a quiz to help assess participants’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS.
  • Risky Business & Protective Action measures personal HIV risk and protective factors.
  • I Can Say No! helps participants learn to effectively say no to sex by listing common pressure lines and strong responses.
  • Weighing it Up shares a true story of making a decision about HIV testing.  It lists reasons for and against testing, and gives ideas for living positively with or without HIV/AIDS.
  • My Personal Fight against HIV/AIDS measures the personal level of struggle against HIV/AIDS.
  • My Community’s Fight against HIV and AIDS measures community communication about HIV/AIDS.  It also promotes protective behaviour and testing.

Click on the following links to view the Talk Time I materials in three languages:

English

Shona

Ndebele

Use the contact information to the left to obtain copies of Talk Time I .

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Talk Time I Testimonial

The Banket Salvation Army Youth Group in Zimbabwe began Talk Time I groups in 2004. A prevention worker introduced the church-based group to Talk Time I, and 33 young people ages 16 to 35 signed up to participate. Six volunteers were trained as facilitators and held in-depth discussions of the situations and issues presented in Talk Time I. After the discussions, the participants reported an increased understanding of HIV/AIDS and both youth participants and church elders expressed their enthusiasm for the program.

In the Mutasa District of Zimbabwe, young people from Talk Time I groups reported that their behaviour had changed since getting involved with the program. One 17 year-old boy said the groups helped him connect with new people at his church and build a group of friends that also wanted to delay their initiation of sex. A 28 year-old woman reported that the role plays in Talk Time I helped her understand how to talk with her husband about the STDs she had contracted from him. Some 19 year-old girls said Talk Time I taught them how to refuse sex, and encouraged them to begin volunteering to help members of their community who were ill. All participants said they had so much fun in the groups that they hardly realized they were learning!

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