"Yesterday"
As you all might know by now,
there are three groups in our school that is involved
in the Star For Life - project. One of the groups
in third, wanted to create a opportunity for the 1st graders
to dig in to what the project is, and what we are doing in school.
So, a theme day was a great way to do it.
The day was planned in stations and groups.
The classes was divided into smaller groups (boys/boys and girls/girls)
They were to go around and visit all the stations during the day.
Station 1 : Prejudice
On this station, my station, the students were to draw a picture
of a person where one half was supposed to be South African
and the other half swedish. Most of the students draw a poor, starved
person as south african and a rich, white and edjucated person as
swedish.
It is not unusal for people in our part of the world to look upon
the differences like this. We usually learn that "Africa" is more
of a country than it is a continent, which make us think of "africans"
as ONE people, when it is really the same as saying europeans are ONE.
But I could not see myself as of the same culture as someone from Greece
or Italy for that matter.
Station 2: Letters for Masibonisani
On this station the students got write letters about our daily life
to our fellow students in South Africa. We came up with ideas of
subjects earlier and I think it was intresting to see how the students
came up with things to write.
If I remember it right, the subjects were:
Station 3: Value
On this station we planned for everyone to really think about
how we all look upon people that are infected with HIV.
Everyone got a small piece of paper on which their new personality
was explained. Some was south afriacan and some were swedish.
Some were HIV-infected and some were not. Then they were to
answer questions by taking steps forward. Those who felt
that they had been treated badly in their life stood in the back
and those who did not feel like that, stood in the front.
This showed that almost all people belive that those who are HIV-infected
are poor and that they have been having a long hard life.
This is not reality. There are both poor and rich HIV-infected.
And some have a good life, where they get help, and medicin.
And THAT is what we were trying to show.
Station 4 : Dream books
Here is one of the stations I was the most exited about.
The students were to write their own dream books,
just like they do at the Star For Life Schools.
For Star For Life to be the "mental vaccination" that it is,
and to work as a program that is helping students mentally -
this is an important part of their work.
The students write down their dreams and hopes for the future
and this is just to make them belive in an AIDS-free life.
It was a fun experience doing this yourself
and I actually felt a bit happier leaving the room
then I was entering it.
Station 5 : HB3
On this station we had two people talking about
prejudice when it comes to sex, and sexuality
but also, who to practice safe sex.
I did not personally go to this station since I was handling
station 1 most of the time. But the once I talked to who went,
seemed positive. And that, I think, is the most important thing.
Yesterday
Imagine a dry scenary but somewhat green, barbed wire, and a long road.
You soon see a character, no, there are two.
One is long and the other seems to be a child.
As they come closer you can see that they are mother and child walking somewhere.
This woman is Yesterday and she is on the way to the only clinic around.
After coming back a couple of time because the clinic could not take enough people in
she is diagnosed with HIV.
From that moment on, her life becomes a struggle.
All the things she usually did is not as easy to do anymore.
Her husband who is working in Johannesburg is not willing to accept
that he and his wife are infected and are going to die.
But she just won't stop fighting...
Over and Out
AIDS-free that's me!
Take that HIV-test!
// Frida
there are three groups in our school that is involved
in the Star For Life - project. One of the groups
in third, wanted to create a opportunity for the 1st graders
to dig in to what the project is, and what we are doing in school.
So, a theme day was a great way to do it.
The day was planned in stations and groups.
The classes was divided into smaller groups (boys/boys and girls/girls)
They were to go around and visit all the stations during the day.
Station 1 : Prejudice
On this station, my station, the students were to draw a picture
of a person where one half was supposed to be South African
and the other half swedish. Most of the students draw a poor, starved
person as south african and a rich, white and edjucated person as
swedish.
It is not unusal for people in our part of the world to look upon
the differences like this. We usually learn that "Africa" is more
of a country than it is a continent, which make us think of "africans"
as ONE people, when it is really the same as saying europeans are ONE.
But I could not see myself as of the same culture as someone from Greece
or Italy for that matter.
Station 2: Letters for Masibonisani
On this station the students got write letters about our daily life
to our fellow students in South Africa. We came up with ideas of
subjects earlier and I think it was intresting to see how the students
came up with things to write.
If I remember it right, the subjects were:
- Culture and holidays (Christmas, Easter, New Years etc)
- Helsingborg and JHG (Our School)
- Hopes and Dreams for the future
- Sweden
- A day in a life of a swede
Station 3: Value
On this station we planned for everyone to really think about
how we all look upon people that are infected with HIV.
Everyone got a small piece of paper on which their new personality
was explained. Some was south afriacan and some were swedish.
Some were HIV-infected and some were not. Then they were to
answer questions by taking steps forward. Those who felt
that they had been treated badly in their life stood in the back
and those who did not feel like that, stood in the front.
This showed that almost all people belive that those who are HIV-infected
are poor and that they have been having a long hard life.
This is not reality. There are both poor and rich HIV-infected.
And some have a good life, where they get help, and medicin.
And THAT is what we were trying to show.
Station 4 : Dream books
Here is one of the stations I was the most exited about.
The students were to write their own dream books,
just like they do at the Star For Life Schools.
For Star For Life to be the "mental vaccination" that it is,
and to work as a program that is helping students mentally -
this is an important part of their work.
The students write down their dreams and hopes for the future
and this is just to make them belive in an AIDS-free life.
It was a fun experience doing this yourself
and I actually felt a bit happier leaving the room
then I was entering it.
Station 5 : HB3
On this station we had two people talking about
prejudice when it comes to sex, and sexuality
but also, who to practice safe sex.
I did not personally go to this station since I was handling
station 1 most of the time. But the once I talked to who went,
seemed positive. And that, I think, is the most important thing.
Yesterday
Imagine a dry scenary but somewhat green, barbed wire, and a long road.
You soon see a character, no, there are two.
One is long and the other seems to be a child.
As they come closer you can see that they are mother and child walking somewhere.
This woman is Yesterday and she is on the way to the only clinic around.
After coming back a couple of time because the clinic could not take enough people in
she is diagnosed with HIV.
From that moment on, her life becomes a struggle.
All the things she usually did is not as easy to do anymore.
Her husband who is working in Johannesburg is not willing to accept
that he and his wife are infected and are going to die.
But she just won't stop fighting...
Over and Out
AIDS-free that's me!
Take that HIV-test!
// Frida
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Postat av: Anonym
Hejje. Kul att konserten gick bra och jag hörde att det var mycket folk.
Mamma hade en så fin liten stjärna dom nyckelring. Finns det fler så vill jag gärna ha två.
kram kram
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