P.E.T CDS

PEER EDUCATION TRAINERS (P.E.T) 

Leader

     Peer education trainers (P.E.T) is a group of well-trained and motivated young people  who undertake informal or organized educational activities with their peers (those similar to themselves in age, background or interests) over a period of time, aimed at developing their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and skills and enabling them to be responsible for and protect their own health.

         Peer education is also a way to empower young people: it offers them the opportunity to participate in activities that affect them and to access the information and services they need to protect their health. .
         Peer education can be used with many populations and age groups for various goals. Recently, peer education has been used extensively in HIV/AIDS prevent reproductive health programmes around the world..


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CDS GROUP MEMBERS

A peer is a person who belongs to the same social group as another person or group. The social group may be based on age, sex, sexual orientation, occupation, socioeconomic and/or health status, etc. Education refers to the development of a person’s knowledge, attitudes, beliefs or behavior resulting from the learning process.