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New project to Pay Leaners For Good Grades and Abstinence
A new project designed to reduce new HIV/AIDS infections among learners in KwaZulu-Natal will pay learners who abstain. The payment is part of a scientific trial starting next year -which 3864 grade 9 and 10 learners from 14 high schools in KwaZulu-Natal’s Vulindlela district are expected to take part in. The trial is trying to determine whether cash incentives can help reduce new HIV infections among pupils.
Half of those taking part in the project, called Reducing HIV in Adolescents, will form part of the control group and will not receive any money. Reducing HIV in Adolescents is a joint partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department and Miet Africa, a non-profit organisation and is set to cost over R52-million.
Pupils will receive R150 after their mid-year exam and another R150 at the end of the year if they achieved 50% or more in the overall exams.
They will also receive R200 a year if they provide a letter from a clinic stating that they were tested for HIV.
In addition, they will receive R400 for participating in an after school programme geared towards uplifting the community.
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