In-school Guidance & Counselling

ACE provides in-school guidance and counselling and life skills training in its partner primary schools.

In partnership with the Ministry of Education, these sessions provide a safe and informal environment for children to learn about issues surrounding HIV/AIDS; ranging from sexual reproductive health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevention, teenage pregnancy and rape, substance abuse, dealing with adolescence, peer pressure and handling the presence of HIV/AIDS within the community. Children are encouraged to bring up issues that are affecting their lives and where appropriate are referred for counselling with the ACE counsellors.

Linking closely with the Child Rights Committees and CtC programme, the sessions have helped in the identification of vulnerable or abused children and improved their access to ACE and other support services.