The Strategies for Hope Trust is delighted to announce the availability of 'Stepping Stones PLUS', a supplement to the 'Stepping Stones' workshop manual originally published in 1995 and now in use in over 150 countries.
'Stepping Stones PLUS' is designed to be used only after the original 'Stepping Stones' workshop manual has been completed. It consists of numerous new exercises for existing sessions, and new sessions to follow the completion of the original workshop. These are designed to promote a whole-community response to the HIV epidemic through appropriate care and support, and the involvement of HIV-positive people in all aspects of programmes.
As with the original manual, 'Stepping Stones PLUS' addresses the issues of gender and generation, but also focuses on additional issues, including safe motherhood with discordant couples, male circumcision, the female condom, voluntary and confidential counselling and testing, and other related issues. It presents a comprehensive approach to both the containment of HIV and to love, care, treatment and support of everyone with HIV in a community.
'Stepping Stones PLUS' is available only as a pdf file, either on CD or by email; it is not available as a hard copy. It can be ordered, at a cost of £10, from TALC either online (www.talcuk.org) or by email (info@talcuk.org).
Organisations in developing countries that cannot afford to purchase 'Stepping Stones PLUS' may request free copies from the Strategies for Hope Trust (sfh@stratshope.org). Please write to introduce your organisation, giving your full postal address. Please describe your activities, the groups with whom you work and how you plan to use 'Stepping Stones PLUS'. Please mention also which information and training materials (for example, the original 'Stepping Stones' manual) on HIV, gender and related issues you currently use. Requests that do not contain this information will not receive a favourable response.
Publication details: 'Stepping Stones PLUS', by Alice Welbourn, Florence Kilonzo, TJ Mboya and Shoba Mohamed Liban; 140 pages; published 2008 by Strategies for Hope Trust; ISBN 978-1-905746-09-5.
Glen Williams
Series Editor
Strategies for Hope Trust
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