Brazil faces the challenge of engaging and integrating the educational systems and the civil society in themes related to preventive education on HIV and Aids and the promotion of health in schools.

The Brazilian experience in the field of HIV and AIDS has become an international reference. Non-formal preventive education is still a mark of the success of this experience, as it has been sensitive to the regional, cultural and social diversities that characterize the country.

The strategy adopted was based on the coordinated action of the various sectors that have interacted for the establishment of continuous and renewed educational initiatives in target social sectors.

Study results reinforce the importance of involving the school community in the elaboration and development of educational activities, allowing the school to become a privileged space in which to build a healthier society through the integral development of the citizen.

• HIV and AIDS Clearinghouse