Testimony of an Aunty

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Testimony of an Aunty
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Definition of testimony

• Narration of something one has witnessed,
  listened to, perceived or experienced so as to
  establish truth
• For Aunties / Uncles, to testify is to
• Attest the existence of early pregnancies
• Prove the truth
• Express and lets known the extend of a problem
• Show that you are a living example of that
  problem
• Testimony is to establish the truth

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Testimony

• Narration of something one has experienced so as
  to establish truth
• Proof of something
• Never force somebody to testify or do a testimony
  in their place

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Types of testimonies

• Testifying without being seen
• Mask or change of the voice
• Without changing the voice
• Written
• Testifying while being seen
• Covered face
• Uncovered face

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Where to testify

• For adolescents
• In front of them
• In a class
• Otherwhere else in the quartier or village
• For the public
• Radio
• Television
• Newpapers/magazines
• Pamplets /Brochures or booklets

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Quality of a good testimony

• True
• Natural
• Precise
• Concise
• Logical /cohérent
• Convincing, persuasive
• captivating
• Adapted
• Express feelings and emotions
• (Questions/discussion at the end)
• Carries a message /advice

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Impact of testimony

• On Aunties
• Free oneself from the choc and pains
• Confer importance in front of people who are
  listening attentively
• Makes one to be important, to feel useful
• On adolescents
• Listen actively and draw from your example to
  avoid mistakes
• Decision of delaying sexual activity
• Decision to abstain
• Aptitude to talk about sexuality
• On the Community
• Know and measure the extend of the problem
• Mobilise themselves for action

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Your own experience of testimony

• How do you feel personally?
• How do people react?
• Youth and adolescents
• Adults
• Your parents
• The father of your child or your current partner
• (Word to the Aunties)
• Projection of film Aunties in the City

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