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Performing Art and Guidance and Counselling on Psychosocial Support and HIV/AIDS with Orphan and Vulnerable Children. Introduction. Hi, my name is Leira D. Maldonado, my home town is Manati Puerto Rico, and now, I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Soroti, Uganda.. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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• Hi, my name is Leira D. Maldonado, my home town is Manati Puerto Rico, and now, I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Soroti, Uganda..

• In 2003 the Lords Resistance Army, (LRA), invaded the Teso region of Uganda. Many people experienced brutal persecution and had to flee their homes. One of the aims of the LRA rebels was the abduction of children to use as soldiers. Once abducted, children were forced into the jungle where killings, rape, and sleep and food deprivation took place.

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Some of the reasons are:

Inadequate training on guidance and counseling

Lack of knowledge on record keeping, rules and regulations.

Not enough community Integration

Inadequate planning time and structure

Some of the children that were abducted were rescued by the organization called RACHLLE. They were provided with counselling and scholarships to continue their education. Once in school is up to the teachers to provide guidance and counselling to these children. Frankly, the reality is that is challenge for teachers to provide adequate guidance, counselling sessions and activities in school.

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• Provide guidance, counselling and psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children, and train teachers to provide effectives and practical ways of counselling.

• Initiate school based (psycho) therapeutic activities that will help traumatized children to recover faster and promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

• Provide HIV/AIDS prevention, psychosocial trauma management and counselling skills for teachers and parents.

• Sensitize the community and teachers on HIV/AIDS, girls’ education and peace education.

• Provide guidance, counselling and psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children, and train teachers to provide effectives and practical ways of counselling.

• Initiate school based (psycho) therapeutic activities that will help traumatized children to recover faster and promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

• Provide HIV/AIDS prevention, psychosocial trauma management and counselling skills for teachers and parents.

• Sensitize the community and teachers on HIV/AIDS, girls’ education and peace education.

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• By providing the appropriate resources the students at Soroti Demonstration P.S. and Madera Boys P.S. along with their teachers will continue promoting HIV/AIDS, Girls and Peace education by performing to the community and talking about these issues.

• Budget of $1,712

• By appointing a professional counselor for two years and the proper equipment we will train the teachers and staff of these two schools on how to work as a team to run an effective guidance and counseling program in school. These program will emphasize HIV/AIDS awareness, Girls and Peace Education with a focus on Psycho Social Support .

• Budget of $8,125

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For more information About the children of

Uganda:o Ministry of Education

and Sportswww.education.go.ugo Rachelle

Rehabilitation Center in Lira

http://www.childsoldiers.net

To contact Leira D. Maldonado and/or Anton Arabia e-mail us

[email protected] Peace Corps Uganda • www.peacecorps.gov• Goveia, Jeffrey

[email protected] • Olinga, Mary Amali

[email protected]

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Thank you for your attention and we hope you can help us, in any way, to achieve our

objectives for this community