Teachers to get HIV/AIDS training

JAKARTA: Counseling teachers from 75 high schools throughout the Greater Jakarta began training on Tuesday to educate students on HIV/AIDS prevention.

The material has been provided by the Coca-Cola Foundation Indonesia (CCFI) and the Indonesian Humanitarian Committee (KKI), who have also donated a grant of Rp 1 million (US$107) for each school.

"We found that some material provided by NGOs was too vulgar in the demonstration of injecting drugs and sexual relationships," said Titie Sadarini, the daily caretaker of CCFI.

Many parents have become resistant as the current information on HIV/AIDS has led students to ask questions that were unable to be answered by parents, she said.

According to KKI chairman, some 2 percent of the country's population of 210 million were addicted to drugs, while 70 percent of them were aged between 14 and 20-years-old. --JP