The Deaf Peer's Education Manual

The Deaf Peer's Education Manual, developed in close collaboration with Sahaya International and Grassroots Alliance for Community Education (GRACE), can be downloaded freely for your use. Please note that this product is copyrighted. It can be used by you (and you can print or xerox it), but cannot be altered or used for commercial purposes (meaning, to make profit for yourself) without the written permission of Sahaya International. Please note: You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have Acrobat (or you have an older version), please download the latest version for free from Adobe firs t. (click here or on the cover of the manual to download the Deaf Peer's Education Manual) There are Accompanying Materials (African flipcharts, cartoons on reproductive anatomy) that will help you to implement the activities outlined in the manual. Please go to the educational materials page of Sahaya International to download those materials.

This manual has many participatory activities. An example of one activity is highlighted in this silent movie clip; the story line: the deaf students first introduce themselves as our body, the immune system, HIV and different diseases (that cause rash, headache); a strong immune system protects our body against many diseases, but when HIV comes in and weakens our immune system, these diseases can overwhelm our body.