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May 13, 2005: Headlines: COS - Ghana: AIDS: HIV: AIDS Education: Bicycles: Sports: Accra Mail: The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps Ghana will end in Jirapa tomorrow Saturday May 15, 2005.
The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps Ghana will end in Jirapa tomorrow Saturday May 15, 2005.
The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps Ghana will end in Jirapa tomorrow Saturday May 15, 2005.
Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride Ends Tomorrow
Source: Public Affairs Section
US Embassy Accra | Posted: Friday, May 13, 2005
The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps Ghana which began Tuesday, May 10, 2005 will end in Jirapa tomorrow Saturday May 15, 2005.
More than 50 Volunteers would have given educational HIV/AIDS presentations in more than 50 remote rural communities along the 125-mile route, making stops in Gwollu, Zini, Bubuoo and many others.
The goal of the HIV/AIDS Bike Ride is to provide broad HIV/AIDS education to rural communities and to introduce methods and skills that can be used to reduce HIV transmission and increase care for those living with HIV/AIDS.
The outreach program preformed in each community will include an informative discussion, Life Skills activities, Journey of Hope presentation (developed by Johns Hopkins University), condom demonstrations, and a question and answer period. Facilitators will conduct or translate all activities in local languages.
In January 2005, the 4th Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride was held in the Ashanti Region, where 7,800 people in 27 communities participated in the program. The previous year's Bike Ride, in the Western Region, reached nearly 7,000 people in 23 communities, while the one before that in the Volta Region benefited 3,410 people in 14 communities.
The first HIV/AIDS Bike Ride in 2000 reached more than 500 people in 9 communities in the Eastern Region. Other smaller-scale Bike Rides have carried HIV/AIDS education to communities in the Brong Ahafo, Upper West, Upper East, and Central Regions.
This year's event was planned with support from ActionAid Ghana and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
Peace Corps Ghana responds to community needs by using varied and innovative methods to educate community members about HIV/AIDS, reduce stigma directed toward people living with HIV/AIDS, and encourage healthy behaviors.
This event is possible thanks to the support of the following organizations: Sissala East District Assembly, Jirapa/Lambussie District Assembly, ASUDEV, CEDI, Green Sahara, PAWLA, YARO, Rural Aid Action Programme, and IMCC.
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