For pdf on CD-ROM: 10 UK pounds plus packing and postage; for pdf by email: 10 UK pounds

'Stepping Stones PLUS' (140 pages) consists of numerous new exercises for existing sessions, and new sessions to follow the completion of the original workshop. These are 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 programmes.

As with the original manual, 'Stepping Stones PLUS' addresses the issues of gender and generation, but also focuses on additional issues, including safe motherhood with discordant couples, male circumcision, the female condom, voluntary and confidential counselling and testing, and other related issues. It presents a comprehensive approach to both the containment of HIV and to love, care, treatment and support of everyone with HIV in a community.

'Stepping Stones PLUS' is available only as a pdf file, either on CD or by email; it is not available as a hard copy.  Click here to order the CD Version of 'Stepping Stones PLUS' from TALC online, at a cost of £10, or email info@talcuk.org. Click here to purchase the PDF version of 'Stepping Stones PLUS' online. The quality of the document on CD is higher than the version available by email.

Please note also that it is not possible to use 'Stepping Stones PLUS' without first using the original 'Stepping Stones' manual. This is available from TALC for £11.25 plus packing and postage.

Publication details

'Stepping Stones PLUS', by Alice Welbourn, Florence Kilonzo, TJ Mboya and Shoba Mohamed Liban; 140 pages; published 2008 by Strategies for Hope Trust; ISBN 978-1-905746-09-5.

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The Strategies for Hope Trust is pleased to announce that, thanks to a grant from a donor organisation, they are able to offer one free copy each of the 'Stepping Stones' training manual (in English, French or Portuguese) and the workshop video (in English or French) to organisations based in sub-Saharan Africa that cannot afford to purchase them but need them for their work with communities.   

To request free copies, please write to introduce your organisation, explaining in full your aims and objectives, describing the activities you carry out and specifying which sections of the community you work with.  Please inform The Strategies for Hope Trust about which information and training materials on HIV and gender issues you currently use.  Send details including your full postal address, and please specify also whether you are requesting a printed version of the manual, or a copy on CD. 

This offer of free copies applies only until the funds for this purpose have been spent.  It does not apply to Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the whole of Latin America, where 'Stepping Stones' is distributed by local partner organisations.