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All about HIV/AIDS

Romania. All about HIV/AIDS. www.sexdex.ro Innovative use of ICTs in fighting HIV/AIDS. Romania. The project. NGO executed by SECS Target group: 15-25 y.o., urban and rural Co financed by: UNDP UK Embassy USAID (parallel) Project team: project manager 3 medical counselors. Romania.

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All about HIV/AIDS

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  1. Romania All about HIV/AIDS www.sexdex.ro Innovative use of ICTs in fighting HIV/AIDS

  2. Romania The project • NGO executed by SECS • Target group: 15-25 y.o., urban and rural • Co financed by: • UNDP • UK Embassy • USAID (parallel) • Project team: • project manager • 3 medical counselors

  3. Romania Web-site content Content: information and counseling on: • HIV/AIDS • STIs • unwanted pregnancies • Divided in 2 major areas: • Information section; • Counseling services; OUR APROACH: We believe the best model for lifelong sexual education is the provision of educational information in ALL aspects of positive sexuality, including birth control, safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases, anatomy, diverse sexual orientation and identification, sexual and romantic relationships and communication.

  4. Launched on 21st March 2001 Initial target: 10,000 visitors for the first year Visitors: 2001 - 66,500; 2002 - 92,500; 2003 - 88,800; Q&A – 6,480 in 36 months Chat sessions ~ 1,400 in 26 months Romania Figures Visitors by age Visitors by quarters 2001 2002 2003 2004

  5. Romania SEXDEX Caravan Open-session in high-school TV interview

  6. Romania Factors of success • the popularity of the Medical Counselor • the Caravan; • Participation at national campaigns: • “Take Care not to Get Burn!” – summer campaign; • “Open your eyes, open your heart” – AIDS day campaign; • the Internet-based approach and the continuous development of web-site;

  7. Romania The layout of the CD-ROM CD-ROM photo session Video session – making off Current situation and planned developments • Research based on the interactive experience with teenagers via the web-site since 2001; • Multimedia CD-ROM to address informative gaps identified by research; • To be implemented: a virtual community of peer-educators that will change their role from clients to online counselors of their colleagues;

  8. Regional replication of the project • Assumptions (need research): • HIV/AIDS incidence/dynamics among the youth, sexually transmitted; • Internet penetration – key factor; • Target group – Internet-aware, has access to Internet • Romania CO ready to share experience, expertise, good practices; • Possible joint initiative of HIV/AIDS and ITCD practices at regional level; • Funding required (on average) ~$40,000 /country/ year (more the better), plus ~$15,000 – 20,000/year for regional networking, experience exchange, joint events

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