Comic workshop (17-18.05.2014)

RROMA continued with the annual comic workshop in frame of the MTV SAF project. The youngsters that participated in the workshop worked in creating comics with a very simple message "AIDS doesn't know about discrimination...protect yourself!". Under the guidance of Dimitrij Mihajlovski, various interesting comics were created.

RROMA will published all comics and combine them with the already existing comics from the previous years. All the comics will be available online.

Informative meetings HIV/AIDS in Radovis and Strumica

Using the already established contacts, RROMA run two informative workshops yesterday as part of the MTV SAF project. Our informative meetings were lead by Urmeta and Edvin. The meetings  were interesting and interactive, with a lot of fun, shared information and condoms :)

HIV awareness is important, not only to protect yourself, but also those around yourself. As, we all know AIDS doesn't know about discrimination!

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Kicevo

The 25-th of April was very informative day for the youngsters of the high school "Mirko Mileski" in Kicevo. Sejhan Memedov and Gonul Aliova were the youngsters that organized the sixth informative meeting about HIV/AIDS awareness. The youngsters talked in front of a mixed group of over 30 students, presenting proper condom usage, HIV/AIDS protection and sharing information about different STD's.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Bitola

On the 18-th of April, two youngsters from the Regional Roma Educational Youth Association organized and run the fifth informative meeting about HIV/AIDS protection. The meeting was held in the high school "Taki Daskalo" in Bitola. Over 30 youngsters attended the meeting, listening to Juse Rustemov's and Gul Aliova's presentation and advises.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Prilep

On the 11-th of April in the High school “Gorce Petrov” in Prilep, the youth held the fourth informative meeting. This meeting was lead by Selina Mustafova and Emina Saliova, who did an excellent job. Selina and Emina informed the youngsters how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and STD’s and how to use a condom properly. Over 20 young people attended the meeting for 45 min.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Gevgelija

On the 21-st of February in the High school “Josif Josifovski” in Gevgelija, the youth held the third informative meeting. This meeting was lead by Melita Destanovska and Makfira Demirovska, who stepped in as replacement for one of the trainers. Melita and Makfira informed the youngsters how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and STD’s and how to use a condom properly. Over 30 young people attended the meeting.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Kavadarci

The second informative meeting about HIV/AIDS was organized in Kavadarci on the 28-th of January with the students from the High school “Dobri Daskalov”. Like in the previous meetings our youth had a lot of help from the director from the High school, they inform the students to attend our informative meeting. There was around 34 students who got inform how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and STD’s and how to use a condom properly. There was a good interaction and during the meeting, the facilitators (Nalan Memedova and Makfira Demirovska) delivered info materials to the youngsters.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Negotino

On the 26-th of December in the High school “Cyril and Methodius” in Negotino, the youth of RROMA held the first informative meeting in the frame of our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. Our facilitators, Elena Stojcevska and Seven Ashmedov were greeted by the Director of the school, who helped them in organizing the youth to attend the meeting. It was an interesting and interactive meeting, with a lot of shared information and condoms.

Резултати од новите истражувања!

Од Јуни 2012, РРОМА продолжи со кампањата „Сидата не знае да дискриминира ... Заштити се!“ во новите општини Прилеп, Битола, Кавадарци, Неготино, Гевгелија, Кичево и Струга. Младите членови на РРОМА истражуваа во средните училишта на овие општини, односно ги анкетираа своите врсници во областа на заштита од ХИВ/Сида и ППИ.

Резултатите се следниве:

Неготино

Битола

Гевгелија

Кавадарци

Кичево

Прилеп

Струга

Учесниците во истражувањето беа анкетирани од Едвин Салиов, Мерлин Јакупова, Урмета Арифовска, Моника Јакупова, Фетија Демировска и Игбал Алиова.

New research started!

The youth of RROMA have started the new researches in seven new municipalities: Bitola, Prilep, Kavadarci, Negotino, Struga, Kicevo and Gevgelija.

The research is to get data about the knowledge of the young people regarding HIV/AIDS. The survey tests the knowledge of the young people in 4 areas or categories.

1. Basic knowledge of the target group about HIV, AIDS and STD's;

2. Opinions about HIV + people;

3. Basic knowledge about transmission and infection of HIV;

4. Basic knowledge of the target group when it comes to protection.

The research will end this week and the data will be published soon on the blog.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Radovis

On the 23-th of May in the High school “Kosta Susinov” in Radovis was held sixth informative meeting in the frame of our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. Our facilitators, Anife Sakirova and Sendil Aliovski were greeted by the Psychologist of the school, who helped them in organizing the youth to attend the meeting. It was an interesting and interactive meeting, with a lot of shared information and condoms.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Strumica

The fifth informative meeting about HIV/AIDS was organize in Strumica on the 23-th of May with the students from the High school “Jane Sandanski”. Like in the others meetings our youth had a lot of help from the director from the High school, they inform the students to attend our informative meeting. There was around 25 students who got inform how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and STD’s and how to use a condom properly. There was a good interaction and during the meeting facilitators (Fetija Demirovska and Redifa Edipova) delivered info materials to the youngsters.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Stip

On the 22-th of May in the High school “Dimitar Mirsaciev” in Stip the fourth informative meeting was held with the youngsters. This meeting was lead by Edvin Saliov and Vanesa Abdulova. For this meeting our youth had help from the vice-director of the school to organize the students. Edvin and Vanesa inform the youngsters how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and STD’s and how to use a condom properly. It was interesting when in the middle of the workshop vice-director showed-up in the class room and informs us that there is a group of students who weren’t invited for this meeting, they skipped class to hear more about this topic. During the meeting, info materials and condoms were delivered to the youngsters.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Sv. Nikole

The third informative meeting regarding HIV/AIDS prevention was held on the 15-th of May in the facilities of the High school “Koco Racin” in Sv. Nikole. The Director of the school greeted our facilitators and brought them in the class-room were the students had a biology class and the topic of that class was about STD’s. The RROMA youngsters Anife Sakirova and Emran Saidov had a really hard task, because the students had learnt about HIV/AIDS in previous class and they wanted to show to our facilitators that they have knowledge about that, but our facilitators made it easier for the teacher, by explaining to the students how to protect themselves from the STD’s. Anife and Emran delivered info materials about HIV/AIDS and condoms to the youngsters.

Informative HIV/AIDS meeting in Delcevo

On the 10-th of May in the High school Metodi Mitevski – Brico in Delcevo, RROMA held the second informative meeting in the frame of our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. Urmeta Arifovska and Igbal Aliova were facilitators of this meeting and they had a lot of help from the psychologist from the school that helped them to inform and organize the students. It was interesting that all of the students were girls and maybe that was one of the reasons to have a very open, positive and interactive discussion. The girls got the chance to get informed about HIV/AIDS and the STD’s, but also to learn about proper condom usage. They had a lot of questions to our facilitators and they gave them proper answers. Urmeta and Igbal delivered info materials about the AIDS/HIV and condoms to the girls. At the end, some of the students showed interest in how they can get involved in our activities.

New ToT in frame of the SAF project

In frame of the MTV SAF supported project, RROMA organized a new ToT from the 11-th till the 12-th of January 2012 in Hotel "San Niko"-Probistip.

14 members of RROMA were trained to lead the creative workshops in the High-schools of Kriva Palanka, Sveti Nikole, Delchevo Pehcevo, Strumica, Radovis and Stip. The majority of the participants were new members and were representing some of the new communities where RROMA started to work from June 2011.

Through various sessions lead by the elder members of RROMA (Merlin Jakupova and Miki Mitevski), who are also certificated trainers in these fields, the participants learned about HIV/AIDS, the different STI's, the process of infection and transmission and proper protection. The trainers, also used creative exercises to show them about proper condom usage, as well creative videos to get more familiar with the topic.

It is expected that all trainees will lead workshops in the new communities. After the workshops all of them will receive certificates and become trainers in this field.

Last year, RROMA organized its first ToT and 12 members got certificated. This year 14 were present and will receive certificates.

The dates for the workshops are below:

27.01.2012, Kriva Palanka;

25.01.2012, Sveti Nikole;

23.02.2012, Stip;

21.03.2012, Delcevo;

18.04.2012, Pehcevo;

25.04.2012, Radovis;

03.05.2012, Strumica.

A national competition for best poster/drawing among the High schools students with the theme “AIDS doesn’t know about discrimination” will be announced in February 2012. And Multicultural workshop for comic drawing with theme “AIDS and HIV prevention” will be held in March 2012.

Some of the members brought a birthday cake for RROMA and we used the opportunity to celebrate the 4-th Birthday of RROMA with the new and old members.

РРОМА истражување во Крива Паланка

Сидата не знае да Дискриминира....Заштитете се!!!

На 09.12.2011 година во средното училиште „Ѓорче Петров“ во Крива Паланка беше спроведена анкета за утврдување на познавањата на учениците од опасностите на ППИ и ХИВ/СИДА.

Анкетата и обработката на податоците беше направена од членовите на РРОМА, Мерлин Јакупова и Мики Митевски.

Во прилог се резултатите од истражувањето.

РРОМА истражување во Делчево

Сидата не знае да Дискриминира....Заштитете се!!!

На 09.12.2011 година во средното училиште „Методи Митевски-Брицо“ во Делчево беше спроведена анкета за утврдување на познавањата на учениците од опасностите на ППИ и ХИВ/СИДА.

Анкетата и обработката на податоците беше направена од членовите на РРОМА, Урмета Арифовска и Адиленка Алимановска.

Во прилог се резултатите од истражувањето.

РРОМА истражување во Штип

Сидата не знае да Дискриминира....Заштитете се!!!

На 07.12.2011 година во средното училиште „Славчо Стојменски“ во Штип беше спроведена анкета за утврдување на познавањата на учениците од опасностите на ППИ и ХИВ/СИДА.

Анкетата и обработката на податоците беше направена од членовите на РРОМА, Угур Дестановски и Ванеса Абдулова.

Во прилог се резултатите од истражувањето.

РРОМА истражување во Струмица

Сидата не знае да Дискриминира....Заштитете се!!!

На 09.12.2011 година во средното училиште „Јане Сандански“ во Струмица беше спроведена анкета за утврдување на познавањата на учениците од опасностите на ППИ и ХИВ/СИДА.

Анкетата и обработката на податоците беше направена од членовите на РРОМА, Моника Јакупова и Едвин Салиов.

Во прилог се резултатите од истражувањето.