ART HIV/AIDS PROJECT

OUR BRIEF

Human mind responds to stimulation. A mind stimulant is any influence that will either temporarily or permanently, increases the vibration of thought or channeled into creativity or innovation. There are about ten of them, the first eight are natural and constructive other two are destructive.

-The desire for sex expression / urge for sex
-Love
-A burning desire for fame, power, financial gain/ money
-Music
-Friendship between either those of the same sex or those of the opposite sex
-A master mind alliance based upon the harmony of two or more people who ally themselves for spiritual or temporal advancement
-Mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted
-Autosuggestion
-Fear
-Narcotics and alcohol

The desire for sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling of all the human emotions. For this reason this desire when harnessed and transmuted into action other than that of physical expression may raise one to the status of a genius.

When a teenager is asked to abstain from sex till when she/he makes the marriage vow which is the best way to quell the spread of HIV/AIDS. It is not to be ignorance of the fact that the desire for sexual expression will always be there but to be strong enough to make a positive response towards her/his sexual craving and channel the emotion into productive activities.

The emotion of sex is an irresistible force, against which no such opposition as IMMOVABLE BODY exists. When driven by this emotion, men became gifted with a super power for action. The emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability. SEX energy is the CREATIVE energy of all geniuses and it should be harnessed by getting them involved in the Art.

What we shall offer them is the platform for practical experience in creative art as a means to transmute their desire for sexual expression into creative activity other than that of physical expression. The best way to help them curtail the sexual drive is by getting them busy with activities that are more rewarding and brings self fulfillment.

Our brief is to create a course for young people to fuel those passions, youthful and exuberant energies.

We would equally give qualitative Sex Education. The idea is not to give them the knowledge of contraceptives or condoms for protected sex but to provide constructive and comprehensive education on issue of sex and how it affects their future life and career.
During adolescence, teenagers experience sexual changes, sexual desires, and sexual demands. If their responses to these physiological and emotional changes are not channeled into socially responsible and acceptable behaviour, they end up getting involved in activities that are harmful to them and lack of guidance leads them into early sexual experimentation.
Early sexual experience could lead to unwanted pregnancies, risk of contacting the sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV/AIDS) that can permanently damage normal reproduction. Teenagers often go for abortion due to the social stigma, education concerns, and lack of financial and moral support and fear.

Oftentimes, teenagers are given rules without explanation. But if consequences of engaging in sexual act outside marriage were made known to them they would be able to take the right decision, which is ABSTENENCE.

Parents however are reluctant to talk to their wards about sex, which open chance for some adult to take advantage of their innocence.
ART-HIV/AIDS-PROJECT

ABOUT US

Our NATURE
ART-HIV/AIDS-PROJECT is a non-profit, non-political, non-government organization. It is Art education and Aids awareness fusion, targeted at combating the spread of HIV/AIDS through Art.

Our GOAL
To discover, harness, and develop individual’s God given potential and ensure those talents, their youthful and exuberant energies are properly channeled and positively affect their world.

Our VALUE
We are committed to individual’s potentials development, innovation, creativity and productivity.

Our ROLE
Is to educate and provide services, skills and support needed by young ones to develop safe behaviour and ability to make informed choices in their career and sexual life. By this we contribute to the development of our community and enhance the economic growth of the nation.

Our CORE WORK
We create a platform that fuel individual’s imagination for creativity, experimentation and innovation through which we organize contest and exhibition about sexual responsibility and HIV/AIDS prevention awareness.

SLOGAN
We create a course for young people to fuel their passion.

OUR BRAND

SLOGAN
We create a course for young people to fuel their passion.

The logo is an embodiment of facts about HIV/AIDS prevention and basic Art education.
The logo comprises of seven colours, viz. blue, yellow, red, violet, green, orange, and white.
The colours at the centre of the circle are PRIMARY COLOURS, viz. blue, yellow and red.

The outer circle is made up of SECONDARY COLOURS. Secondary colour is mixture of two primary colours.
GREEN; blue + yellow
ORANGE; yellow + red
VIOLET; red + blue
At the background is white; white is a NEUTRAL COLOUR so as black.

The caption part of the logo educates about basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention.
FLUID (yellow); encodes the carriers of the germ, HIV, which are blood, breast milk, saliva, sperm, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, sweat.
DOOR (red); encodes the risky means, chances of contracting and routes of transmission of HIV which are through unprotected sex, sex work, oral sex, blow job, cultism, wife inheritance.
SAFE ZONE (blue); the following are regarded as safe zone as AIDS can not be contracted through ordinary social contacts with AIDS patient, such as holding hands, eating together, sharing plates, sleeping together, hugging, touching, or caring for the infected.

NEED FOR ART EDUCATION

Participation in the Arts develops positive life skills that spill over in many ways. Participation in the arts allows us to discover and nurture strength in kids that would otherwise lie dormant or be channelled into negative behaviours. The arts open doors to self-discovery.
The arts elevate the educational experience and encourage the development of life skills, including discipline, creative problem-solving, analytical thinking, compassion, listening skills and tolerance among others. The arts open kids’ hearts and minds, and studies show that arts actually enhance kids’ success in math, language and science.

Art provides platform for creativity, fuel their imagination and help produce dynamic, talented individuals our economy needs. At home it would do of a great benefit to turn kids’ playtime into creative activities which will open them to exploration, critical thinking and practical creative skill acquisition.

Art education helps prepare young ones to communicate and express their understanding in myriad of ways, kinaesthetic, visual, auditory, verbal and written modes. The complexity of that engagement develops other set of skills, and abilities, such as commitment to hard work, disciplined attention to detail, being able to imagine solutions and recognizing ways to turn failure to success.

NEED FOR SEX EDUCATION

During the adolescence, teenagers experience sexual changes, sexual desires, and sexual demands. If their responses to these physiological and emotional changes are not properly channelled into socially responsible and acceptable behaviour, they end up getting involved in activities that are harmful to them and lack of guidance leads them into early sexual experimentation.

Honest discussion of sex with the kids, letting them knows that sexual feelings are natural part of growing up. Young people have a choice about whether to show their sexual feelings and in what way. Some could express their sexual feelings through sexual intercourse which comes with a lot of risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, like HIV and a girl can get pregnant. Sexual intercourse is when a man’s penis enters or penetrates into a woman’s vagina. Some could express their through kissing and hugging. It is advisable for young ones to abstain from all sexual acts that can leads to sexual intercourse and avoid premarital sex. They could choose to express their sexual feelings with no action, and this will cause no harm to both parties.

Premarital sex is simply sex that precedes marriage. That is any form of sexual activity that is done in teenage years, before maturity and before marriage. The youth should know that sexual activity is a special gift preserved for married people. Young ones should tread the path of abstinence instead of believing in safe sex.

Early sexual experience could lead to unwanted pregnancies, risk of contracting the sexual transmitted diseases such as HIV.