Social, religious and cultural issues impact heavily on how disease is viewed and combated in global communities. The Breaking the Silence Project opens the doors for discussion by students on the prevention of infectious diseases through vaccination and preventative behaviours. Student privacy will be protected if requested. The project will serve to provide a venue where victims of disease can share their stories anonymously and gain support from the wider global community. It is planned to set up a special database linked to the project website where commonly asked questions will be answered by an advisory doctor to the project. Pending funding, material from this website will be published into a booklet and distributed globally to participating schools. A special discussion forum on video conferencing will be conducted during the year allowing interested participants to meet and discuss issues face to face. Outside organisations will be linked to the project to provide online advice and assistance to students.

Facilitated by: Jo Tate in Australia

Ages: P-12

Dates: Ongoing

Language(s): English but other languages most welcome.

Project Participants have created a webpage of their work: click here

Contact: For more information about participating in this or other iEARN projects, write to iearn@iearn.org