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Had three meeting with the OCP of the HIV/AIDS project, Miw, at Pui's place. things are going on smoothly albeit slow. better than nothing anyway. guess it's due that most of the members in Thailand are not really exposed to the work in AIESEC.
Initially i thought that the project will be exactly the same at what had been done in Malaysia. well.... not exactly for the case here. in malaysia, the concept was to focus on educating the youth on HIV/AIDS as the youths there are not exactly sure of the basic info. let alone talking about taboo issues like safe sex.
it's a different case here in thailand. the youths are actually educated on the issue in schools like during elemetary and high school. although it isnt exactly what you can say that they are expert in the fields, but at least they learned it constantly in school unlike malaysia. however, the uprising problem is that they are not really concern about it. or rather the tidak apa attitude that the youths have when in come to sexual relationships.
perhaps its the mindset that they think they will not get it. they have multiple partners to certain cases and practising safe sex doesnt seem to be like an importance. so for this project, the focus is on getting the youths to be more concern of the possibility of contracting HIV with unsafe sex. try to overcome the tidak apa mindset.
now.. that's gonna be hard. i mean, hey.... we malaysians have the tidak apa character when it come to being a civic-minded person in the society. but it boils down to the individual. we can tell them and with the hope to influence them. it's up to them to decide.
this weekend is the NPC. there will be a presentation to the members of the project and further changes and stuff before finalizing.project will kick off in the 2nd week of june. that's not much time. and i really hope the rest of the OCs will get the work done in time. there's also an issue among the members in thailand...due to the lack of exposure and yet to understand about AIESEC and retaining them. it is a challenge. but with the help of the MCs, hopefully things will work out.
communication is still a barrier of getting full cooperation from the 5 OC members. only Miw is able to work easier with.
i still cant imagine our own LC Malaysia members having meetings in places like Starbucks. that's what it's like here! man...all we can afford with the most noise is at mamaks!!!!
Initially i thought that the project will be exactly the same at what had been done in Malaysia. well.... not exactly for the case here. in malaysia, the concept was to focus on educating the youth on HIV/AIDS as the youths there are not exactly sure of the basic info. let alone talking about taboo issues like safe sex.
it's a different case here in thailand. the youths are actually educated on the issue in schools like during elemetary and high school. although it isnt exactly what you can say that they are expert in the fields, but at least they learned it constantly in school unlike malaysia. however, the uprising problem is that they are not really concern about it. or rather the tidak apa attitude that the youths have when in come to sexual relationships.
perhaps its the mindset that they think they will not get it. they have multiple partners to certain cases and practising safe sex doesnt seem to be like an importance. so for this project, the focus is on getting the youths to be more concern of the possibility of contracting HIV with unsafe sex. try to overcome the tidak apa mindset.
now.. that's gonna be hard. i mean, hey.... we malaysians have the tidak apa character when it come to being a civic-minded person in the society. but it boils down to the individual. we can tell them and with the hope to influence them. it's up to them to decide.
this weekend is the NPC. there will be a presentation to the members of the project and further changes and stuff before finalizing.project will kick off in the 2nd week of june. that's not much time. and i really hope the rest of the OCs will get the work done in time. there's also an issue among the members in thailand...due to the lack of exposure and yet to understand about AIESEC and retaining them. it is a challenge. but with the help of the MCs, hopefully things will work out.
communication is still a barrier of getting full cooperation from the 5 OC members. only Miw is able to work easier with.
i still cant imagine our own LC Malaysia members having meetings in places like Starbucks. that's what it's like here! man...all we can afford with the most noise is at mamaks!!!!
posted by ZJ at 5/18/2006 07:21:00 PM
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