The association won the tender in the Northern Province, the Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Free State and Eastern Cape. In the other four provinces, the association got the tender in a consortium with other non-governmental organisations. It also provides education about sexually transmitted diseases, contraceptives, HIV and Aids, and substance abuse. Foster says the major hurdles are that the training is value laden, and some teachers and nurses are not nearly as comfortable with their bodies as the trainers would like them to be. The teachers, many of whom are guidance teachers, are selected by the schools.
Trainees have to deal with issues like homosexuality, masturbation and abortion.
Some teachers have walked out of training. There are those who are not even open to discussing gender sensitive issues. But on the whole she says the teachers' response has been positive. The training programme should have finished by the end of October but the education in high schools will only begin next year. It may take years before it shows any impact on the behaviour of young people.