See our TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE section. Give everyone in your office or work environment one of the question sheets and then compare answers from the answer sheet and see who wins this.
MONTHLY COMPETITIONS
Run a monthy competition - asking an HIV/AIDS related question and have a draw at the end of the month with a prize for the WINNER. Above is one of our monthly winners at Mercedes Benz South Africa. He walked off with a R100 prize. But hey, it does not have to be a hectic prize - a cake or a chocolate or a gift voucher.......anything to spur people to enter a competition.
Here are some sample questions for competitions (True or False):
1. The HI virus multiplies within 3 months of entering the body. True or False?
2. TB is the most common opportunistic infection for those infected with HIV in Africa. True or False?
3. HIV & AIDS is the same thing. True or False?
4. The HI Virus only lives in semen, blood and vaginal fluid. True or False?
Come on.... you can think of some questions tooooo......... but make the questions a little challenging to spur people into finding out the correct answer. Nothing like creating a little confusion and forcing people to REALLY THINK HARD!!
HAVE A PEER EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH AWARD
Select the Peer Educator of the month
" TREE OF LIFE" - FOR WORLD AIDS DAY
No. 1
For World Aids Day - have a Tree of life where everyone can attach little messages to remember someone that has died from AIDS.This was successfully done at the MBSA, Zwartkop Peer Educators in December 2008 and the tree was thereafter planted in the grounds
No. 2
Here is another version on the one above. During December put up a tree with a box of little matchbox presents wrapped in a box which is marked, THE GIFT OF LIFE. Have a notice which says, "Give yourself, your family, your community and your country, the Gift of Life. You can do this by knowing your HIV status. If you know your status, please attach a present to the tree. We will count the number of presents at the end of the month.................
DOWNLOAD FREE POSTERS
Download our "Did you Know Series" and place behind the bathroom door- EVERYONE, including the CEO has to go to the "little house on the prairie" and, Unless they are squint, they have to look at the back of the door - and what do you know? There is an interesting , one sentence fact that they can't helpbut notice! And the likehood is very high that it will be a fact they do not know! There you have it!
PEER EDUCATORS COLLECTING FOOD PARCELS FOR MAMELODI HOSPICE IN PRETORIA
Collect food parcels to donote to some Hospice that looks after HIV/AIDS patients.This was done in 2008 by Peer educators at Zwartkop, MBSA
FUN AT LUNCH TIME, TEA TIME, DOWN TIME, TRAINING TIME..........
Play board game Choices and Consequences with your workmates... at lunch time... in the canteen... during training and see what fun you have!
"The posters(see "Did you Know Series") are also a great help. They are put up around the plant and we make 4 per page and do handouts. The statement on the poster we also put on the payslips. We are busy at the moment with “ TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE”. This is done by department during luch time they do the test.
Thank you so much" (21.7.2009)
RUBY MC CLOED
HR/PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
HIV/AIDS CO-ORDINATOR
Lear Corporation - East London
HOW ABOUT THAT! PUT THE MESSAGE ON PAYSLIPS!!!!
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE IDEAS. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS TO ADD TO OURS.....
