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Aids – the current Situation We are more than halfway towards the UN Millennium goals of 2015. It is time to reflect on how far we have come already, especially when we consider the goals surrounding the AIDS pandemic. In fact there are two targets set by the UN. By 2015 we should have halted and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS By 2010 (just two years from now), there should be universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it These are some of the questions we need to consider: • How many people are still being infected by AIDS each year? How many are dying each year – and how many lives are being saved through treatment? • How many pregnant women contract HIV/AIDS worldwide each year? What percentage of these women has access to ARV treatment during pregnancy to prevent AIDS spreading to their child? • How many children are infected worldwide? What percentage has access to free or affordable drugs? What kinds of research are currently being done in the world to find a cure or a vaccine? • What do you think needs to happen between now and 2015 to reach the Millennium Goals to eradicate Aids in the world? • What extra measures, scenarios and priorities have to be implemented to actually realise these goals? The Oleanworld Foundation believes that students around the world can make very practical contributions to achieving these goals. The efforts start by having a conversation about AIDS. This is the best way to discuss the taboos that surround the disease and the way it infects people. The dialogue between students and learners aims to discuss their preferred futures. The aim is not to dictate what needs to be done, but, by giving them access to background information, see whether the learners can come up with their own suggestions as to what needs be done. How do they want to live in the world in 2050? What priorities should be set to really create a better future? The city of The Hague in the Netherlands is also involved in this important global conversation. As the host city for the International Criminal Court and the Peace Palace, the Hague represents a global centre for Peace, Justice and Security. The teams working on this site are made up of learners from South Africa and the Netherlands. Each team has members from both schools, so this is not a competition between schools, but between teams in both countries. They are challenged to discuss scenarios between them and write the best proposal for AIDS prevention schemes that need to happen in the near future and eventually long term. The proposals and scenarios will be judged by an independent jury.The 2008 competition is being organised between selected high schools in South Africa and The Netherlands. For the moment, this is a closed-user group while we experiment with the software and with different methods of linking students together. In 2009, we hope to expand the scheme to include schools in other parts of the world. If you’re interested in joining us, please contact us via the e mail - \n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
