The LIEBESLEBEN Join-In Project - A School Project on Sexual Health
In the context of LIEBESLEBEN BZgA developed a low-threshold, interactive service to help prevent HIV and
The Project
The project provides interactive, low-threshold, quality assured information on the topics of HIV and other
"LIEBESLEBEN - The Join-In Project" includes, in addition to the thematic stations, also a practice-oriented advanced training in which the teachers and specialists can learn about methods and materials of the new project and try them out for themselves. Following this training and the actual use of the course, each school receives a material case from the BZgA including the central methods and project materials for permanent use.
Project Goals
The subject of HIV and
Specific goals:
- schools and experts as well as teachers employed at schools possess different methods of communication about a variety of subjects, as well as relevant materials about preventing HIV and
STI s and promoting sexual health - students develop a self-confident, responsible form of conduct that respects boundaries for themselves and others by confronting different topics of sexual health and self-determination
- students, teachers, mothers, fathers, legal guardians and others authorized to care for young people lose any inhibitions they might have when it comes to communicating about sexuality-related sensitive and taboo subjects, and receive communication aids so they become (even) more able to talk about these matters and to nurture open communication quite generally
- students and teachers are sensitized to having a respectful, non-discriminatory attitude with solidarity towards people who are HIV positive and people with different identities and sexual orientations
Participation from the Outset
The Federal Centre for Health Education has not developed the new project just for the target groups described; the project has been developed with them from the outset and scientifically reviewed. We have included representatives of the target groups involved in the planning and implementation process from the start. At preparatory workshops, we discussed our initial thoughts in depth with representatives from the relevant ministries in the federal states, with parent-and-teacher organizations, with advice centres and competence centres working in HIV and
Project material for download
- A school project for sexual health (2 MB)
The introduction contains a description of all the methods used in LIEBESLEBEN - The Join-In Project. You will also find an example of an event using the methods as well as information on sexuality, HIV and other STIs.