SPEAK OUT

Project Kindle has an extensive community HIV/AIDS education and outreach program.  Through the peer-to-peer speakers bureau, SPEAK OUT, Project Kindle has educated thousands of students and adults across the nation and is building resources to continue to combat social stigma and improve the quality of life for all people living with HIV/AIDS through additional presentations.

SPEAK OUT stands for “Sharing Personal Experiences And Knowledge:  Our Unique Truths”.  The SPEAK OUT program uses a wide variety of young speakers that are either infected with HIV or affected by HIV to educate their peers.  The speakers are between the ages of 7 – 17 years old.  They share their personal stories about how HIV has changed their life and other important information pertaining to HIV/AIDS.  For many, this will be the first time ever meeting someone who is knowingly HIV-positive.  The speakers are matched to the demographics of the students at each school so the audience is best able to relate to the speakers.  The many similarities between the speakers and audience allow for a once-in-a-lifetime educational experience for thousands of students.

The first goal is to improve the health and quality of life of the participants by increasing their confidence, self-efficacy, and social support network.

The second goal is to improve the health of the audiences by increasing their knowledge about the severity of the disease, perception of personal risk, and intentions to implement self-protective behaviors to prevent HIV transmission. 

For more information contact AJ at 877-800-2267 ext. 707 or aj [at] projectkindle.org