This DVD explores the impact of HIV and AIDS on seven school friends in rural Malawi. The supplementary teaching kit uses age-appropriate activities to help learners understand how AIDS affects children. This resource includes activities, lesson plans, and assessment tools. Click here to read about a Canadian teacher's personal experience with the children from this resource. Click here to download the study guide.

Breaking the Silence
Educational tool kit and additional resources
Grades: 7 to 12
Price: Free

This tool kit includes hands-on activities and presentation ideas to teach students about the silence and stigma that accompany HIV and AIDS as well as the need to break this silence. 

Christian Tool Kit
This version of the educational tool kit includes suggestions for Christian reflection.

Presentation Slide Show
This slide show examines the impact of HIV and AIDS, how World Vision's Hope Initiative addresses this issue, and ways to take action. Also available in French .

The Impact of AIDS: A Photo Essay
View this three-minute Flash animation that supports activities in the tool kit. Also available in French .

AIDS: Picture Change
Educational guide
Grades: 7 to 12
Price: Free

This educational guide includes activities, discussion questions, and pictures about the global reality of young people living with AIDS. Use this guide with a photo exhibit on HIV and AIDS.

HIV/AIDS and Development
Reference material and lesson plans
Grades: 7 to 12
Price: Free

Lesson and Activity Guide
This lesson and activity guide includes detailed lesson plans for any audience, as well as faith-based reflections and activities for Christian youth groups.

HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Taking Up the Struggle
Video with study guide
Grades: 7 to 12
Price: $19.99 (school price); $149.99 (school board price)

This 15-minute video explores the impact of HIV and AIDS on individuals and communities in northern Tanzania. The footage provides an inside look at the challenges facing development practitioners as well as the community strategies needed to turn the tide on this deadly disease. This video comes with a study guide.

Strength to Strength
DVD with study guide
Grades: 9 to 12
Price: $19.99 (school price); $149.99 (school board price)

This new video resource examines the impact of HIV and AIDS on youths, their families, and their communities. Youths from Malawi and Romania tell their personal stories. The accompanying study guide focuses on how young people are rising to the challenges of living with AIDS.

Emergency Response and Community Development / Global Citizenship /
HIV and AIDS / Human Rights / Hunger and Poverty