AIDS: At the door step of our schools!

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Dear friends,

When Parivartan started the AIDS prevention campaign, specifically amongst the

adolescents, in 1995, the adults and the educators thought AIDS as a distant

possibility (many still like to think that way). People need to see to believe.

In 1999, during the teachers' training, some teachers shared their anguish of

losing very near and dear relatives such as cousins and sister-in-law's brother

of AIDS. Though the status was known to them only after the death of the person.

In 2001, I met one of the principals, who had in the past undertaken the

training that we regularly conduct as part of the AIDS prevention campaign. His

health I found deteriorated much since I last met him. It was due to Diabetes

and diarrhoea he informed. Every time I met him thereafter, he looked thinner

and weaker.

In 2002, I met another teacher from the same school, who informed me that the

principal is in sick leave since last few months. In between he was admitted to

the hospital and very secretive about the nature of his illness. He has quitely

left the city to be with his sister and at present not even in position to leave

the bed.

This teacher wanted to know whether it is AIDS?

Arati Samajpati

Director

Parivartan

E-mail: <parivartan@...>

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