As part of their training, three students in BTS animal production, international mobility at the Thére high school, in Pont-Hébert (Manche), chose to talk about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ), as part of their initiative and communication project (PIC).
Clovis Chazal, Serena Dougoud and Clarisse Sainseaux have been working on this project since September 2024 and have created games around STIs for high school learners.
Support from the HIV’Gilance association
“First of all, Tuesday evening December 17, 2024, with final year students, we set up four workshops, including three with games around prevention, how to protect yourself, find out about different infections, know how they are spreading, how to get tested, and a workshop with the creation of humorous posters to emphasize the use of condoms”, explains Clovis Chazal.
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Thursday, December 19, these three young people invited the HIV'Gilance association from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, whose president is an HIV carrier and who will speak to a final year class and launch the debate around HIV. Listening, supporting, guiding, accompanying, preventing, raising awareness are the foundations of the association. Then, a video entitled “we can live with it” was broadcast.
“It’s sometimes a taboo subject”
The students also planned a poster campaign within the EPLFPA (local public agricultural education and training establishment), high school, CFA (apprentice training center), farm, CFPPA, (apprenticeship training center). professional training and agricultural promotion), technological hall of Saint-Lô, staff, apprentices and teaching staff. The posters are displayed in the corridors, notice boards, foyer, catering area, staff room, in order to engage readers.
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“This subject touches us and unfortunately, it is sometimes a taboo subject. We must dare to talk about it, insist the three students. Adolescents are the most affected and we must therefore raise awareness among them through our project. We also want to make them aware of the new measures taken by the government, in September 2024. From now on, it is possible to do STI screening, free for those under 26, in the laboratory and without a prescription,” they specify.
