MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia

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MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth
and Sport, Cambodia

• HIV/AIDS in the Education Sector in Cambodia
• The 7th Meeting of WGEFA, UNESCO Paris, 19-21
  July 2006
  
• Presentation by H.E. Im Sethy
• Secretary of State and Vice Chair of the National
  EFA Commission
  

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Why is HIV/AIDS Education Important in Cambodia?

• Tragic history The country cant loose another
  generation.
  
• Highest prevalent rate (1.9) of the region,
• 50 of pop. is less than 20 years old and have
  new risks and temptations,
  
• 30 of the population (15-year old) is
  illiterate and not always have access to
  information on HIV/AIDS
  
• Over 10,000 Street Children in Phnom Penh,
• 58 of girls drop out of school after grade 5
  (57 for boys)
  

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Estimated number of people aged 15-49
living with HIV/AIDS, 1990-2003, Cambodia
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HIV/AIDS is a priority for the Royal Government
of Cambodia

• The Government needs to continue to rebuilt the
  society and ensuring proper education and health
  services,
  
• Cambodian youth is increasingly exposed to
  HIV/AIDS and to new social temptation and risks.
  
• In this context, MoEYS is implementing a
  National programme to deliver HIV/AIDS education
  in public school as well as reaching out to the
  most vulnerable children who do not yet have
  access to education.

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What are the Legal Instruments?

• The National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan 2006-2010
• To reduce new infections of HIV/AIDS
• To provide care and support to people living with
  and affected by HIV/AIDS
  
• To alleviate the socio-economic human impact of
  AIDS on the individual, family, community
  society.
  
• The National Law on HIV/AIDS mentions that MoEYS
  is responsible for
  
• Integrating HIV/AIDS education in school
  curriculum
  
• Focusing on In and Out-of-School Youth
• Training Teachers
• Cooperating with the civil society and NGOs.

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Why is it important for MoEYS to fight HIV/AIDS ?

• At least 3 reasons
• MoEYS is responsible for the Cambodian youth (in
  and out of school),
  
• MoEYS is responsible for protecting its labor
  force from HIV/AIDS (over 100,000 staff),
  
• MoEYS needs to develop new teaching methodologies
  and address new sensitive topics such as
  reproductive health and drug abuses.
  

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What will happen if HIV/AIDS infections increase ?

• The enrolment will fall,
• Skilled teachers could die,
• Drop outs will increase,
• The quality of education will decrease,
• The financial resources allocated to education
  could be reduced to cover health.
  

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How is the MoEYS organized to fight HIV/AIDS?

• The Interdepartmental Committee for HIV/AIDS
  (ICHA) was created in 1999 and is chaired by a
  Secretary of State,
  
• ICHA is composed of 15 MoEYS Departments,
• ICHA has a Strategic Plan and Annual Work Plans,
  supported by bilateral and multilateral donors,
  
• ICHA 2006 annual budget is over USD 1,3 million.
• DFID is providing a budget of USD 5 million

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ICHA s Top Priorities

• Develop HIV/AIDS policies and systems,
• Develop HIV/AIDS curriculum and textbooks,
• Train teachers (Pre and In-Service),
• National preventive education program for
  (approx. 6 million Cambodian youth),
  
• Raise awareness of the MoEYS staff,
• Reduce stigma and discrimination,
• Progressively address sensitive topics and issues
  (Reproductive health, Drugs, Street Children).
  

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The Ministrys main achievements

• HIV/AIDS is integrated in the Curriculum in grade
  6,7,8 and 9,
  
• A Life Skills Policy is implemented,
• HIV/AIDS is part of the National Examination
  Plans,
  
• HIV/AIDS textbooks and IEC are produced,
• Pre and In-Service Teacher Trainings are
  progressively implemented across the country.
  
• A Donor Coordination mechanism is established.

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Integrating HIV/AIDS in the Education Reform
Program

• Educational Plans (EFA, ESP and a related ESSP)
  have included measures to address a number of
  cross-cutting issues, including ICT and HIV/AIDS
  
• Develop an effective partnership and to
  decentralize the planning and management of
  HIV/AIDS awareness programs
  
• Need to put in place sustainable financing
  systems for HIV/AIDS awareness program delivery
  

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Longer Term HIV/AIDS Planning in Education

• Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is not a sufficient
  condition for HIV/AIDS related behavior change
  
• Adopt a long term and inter-generational view of
  HIV/AIDS prevention, involving grandparents,
  parents, young people and students
  
• Continue to concentrate our efforts on rebuilding
  the society and ensuring proper education and
  health services to our population
  

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Conclusion

• Inclusive and universal schooling is designed to
  optimize the effectiveness and coverage of
  specific HIV/AIDS education programs
  
• Improve opportunities to attend school as a key
  strategy in reducing the vulnerability of
  Cambodias young people to HIV/AIDS
  

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Welcome information on MoEYS website
www.moeys.gov.kh

• Thank You.