CARIBBEAN: CIDA-funded project to educate youths to protect themselves from HIV infection

CIDA-funded project to educate youths to protect themselves from HIV 
infection

Dr. Tirbani P. Jagdeo, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Family 
Planning Affiliation (CFPA) is visiting the Guyana Responsible Parenthood 
Association  (GRPA) this week to discuss a project to fight AIDS through 
training and education among Guyanese youth.
The project entitled Fighting AIDS Through Education (FATE) is being 
implemented in eleven Caribbean countries including Guyana, Jamaica, Belize 
and the Eastern Caribbean, a GRPA release said.
During his visit, Dr. Jagdeo will discuss the project with the staff of the 
GRPA, members of the National AIDS Committee (NAC), school authorities in 
Berbice and other individuals and youth groups, the release informed.
The project aims to motivate young Guyanese to adopt attitudes and behaviours 
that would protect them from HIV infection. In addition, the release said, it 
also hopes to strengthen the capacity of health professionals to provide 
sensitive youth-friendly services to Guyanese youth.
The project is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 
which also supports a number of other projects in Guyana.  CIDA hopes to 
support this project for three years, the release added. 

Source: Stabroek News; 1 August 2003