PTE volunteer Chris talking about the impact of HIV epidemic outside China
Red Wing projects is one of the best HIV/AIDS education projects organized by any student organization in China we’ve participated or observed. Every year since 2008, HIV/AIDS prevention being the main focus of the project, international Aiesecers as well as local Chinese members come together to study knowledge of HIV/AIDS and learn about teaching skills from PTE’s TTT workshops and then take specially designed curriculum to a dozen migrant schools scattered on the outskirts of Beijing. This year, their schools are also located in a few other big cities such as Shanghai.
Since 2005, PTE has been working with migrant schools and volunteers from universities to teach HIV/AIDS prevention courses to migrant children from grade 6 and above. Our intention is to help teach these children knowledge about and prevention against AIDS since many of them would get jobs immediately after 9-year commendatory education. And our course often serves as the only chance to tell them about HIV/AIDS, prevention and anti-discrimination.
Volunteers from AIESEC’s red wing projects are often career-driven and highly motivated students or newly graduates with a healthy dose of initiative. In the 2 consecutive years we’ve trained and taught them about HIV/AIDS and how to teach, they constantly impressed us with novel ideas and dedication to the program. After a week-long training, many among them are well prepared and ready. This year’s Red Wing project is expected to reach over 2000 children.