210 His Mission, Our Mission Br Damien says the teachers initially go through the same three-day camp as the youth to develop knowledge about AIDS and its problems. The next step is an intense three-day workshop where they actually practice giving training to their group as if they were doing the training with their students. The third step is a three-day camp with youth from schools, run by staff from the Centre with assistance from teachers. And the final step is a two day follow up with students in each of the 20 schools. “This year the teachers having gone through the process were involved during the five workshops with parents and caretakers,” Br Damien says. “Each group of about 60 people showed a lot of enthusiasm and participated well. “Our hope, of course, is to bring about a better knowledge of AIDS with the hope of a decrease in its spread.” Br Damien says the COVID-19 pandemic meant a later start to the program this year, but the training got underway in October and follow-up with the schools will continue in the New Year. The SVD Thailand District is part of the AUS Province.
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