Two-day online training of teachers under Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) was conducted by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) in coordination with Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) on August 25 and August 27.
In a press release, NSACS informed that the training was conducted with the aim to enhance the understanding and skills of teachers to effectively address the adolescents at schools and empower them to make healthy choices.
The resource persons were consultant (IEC & MST), NACO, New Delhi, Sonal Walia; joint director (IEC), NSACS, Metevinuo Sakhrie; deputy director (IEC) NSACS, Thejangunuo Theunuo; deputy director (SPM) NSACS, Ainato Yeptho and assistant director (MM), Chongkoi Khaming. The two-day sessions were comprised of different topics such as; HIV & AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), growing up and adolescence reproductive sexual health, current HIV scenario and prevalence in Nagaland, overview of AEP in India and some best practices in other states, mental health and substance abuse, life skills for HIV prevention.
On the first day, the welcome address was delivered by NBSE secretary Rangumbuing Nsarangbe and on the last day, the concluding remarks and vote of thanks was delivered by NBSE chairman, Asano Sekhose.
The moderator for the sessions was AD (youth affairs) NSACS, Puthenhenmei. The programme was attended by around 600 teachers of high schools and higher secondary schools from all the district of Nagaland.