Stepping Stones PLUS is a 140-page supplement to the Stepping Stones training manual, which was originally published in 1995. It consists of numerous new exercises and extra sessions to follow the completion of the original workshop. The original manual focused mainly on the issues of gender and generation, but Stepping Stones PLUS also focuses on additional issues, including safe motherhood with discordant couples, male circumcision, the female condom, voluntary and confidential counseling and testing, and other related issues.

The manual is designed to promote a whole-community response to the HIV epidemic through appropriate care and support, and the involvement of HIV-positive people in all aspects of the programme. Stepping Stones PLUS is designed to incorporate a comprehensive approach to the prevention of HIV infection in pregnant women, mothers, and their children advocated by the United Nations. The publishers state that it is not possible to use "Stepping Stones PLUS" without first using the original "Stepping Stones" manual.

Ordering Information
Stepping Stones PLUS is available only as a PDF file, either on CD or online, and is not available as a hard copy. To order, contact Teaching-Aids at Low Cost (TALC) or Strategies for Hope, details below.

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TALC website on March 12 2009.