‘Training of Trainers’ - Session on Living with HIV
November 5, 2009

The Centre for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC) and HIV Champions organised the “Training of Trainers” session on “Living with HIV programme” at SPJIMR campus, taking ahead the collaboration of SPJIMR and Standard Chartered. Training was conducted by HIV Champions of Standard Chartered. The session began and continued for more than four hours. The session was attended by 73 budding HIV Champions- 41 from SPJIMR and 32 from BCIDS (Bhavan's Centre for Inter-Disciplinary Studies), which according to Standard Chartered's executives was the highest they had seen in one session since the inception of this programmein India.

The session started with a small note from Prof. Nirja Mattoo, Chairperson - Centre for DOCC and began with an introduction to HIV and AIDS dispelling myths around it. Some hard facts regarding the reach, implication and the peril that HIV/AIDS poses to our society . Approximately 30 million people have died due to AIDS worldwide and 75 - 90% of people infected with HIV do not know that they are infected. Millions of left the audience astounded lives are at stake and if not checked, AIDS can set back the human growth that the modern era has seen. Standard Chartered and Clinton Global Initiative has taken a stupendous task of imparting education and awareness about HIV and AIDS to 1 million people by 2010.

The training emphasized on the means through which AIDS gets transmitted and stressed upon the QQR (Quality- Quantity-Route) theory. Many questions flew in this round and itwas made sure that no attendee goes with a doubt in his mind as this formed the core of HIV/AIDS awareness. The session also provided knowledge about the HIV testing procedures, precautions and the window period of the same.

At the end, all 73 attendees walked out as HIV Champions - enlightened about HIV and AIDS, and ready to take forward the initiative of ‘Living with HIV’ with health and safety.