| In the first ever national event intended to | | | | with great stigma. The leaders of the movement |
| promote condom use, Indonesia is attempting to | | | | say that they don't want to force the Muslim |
| make it plain that condoms should always be used. | | | | leaders to promote condoms themselves and |
| In an attempt to curb unwanted pregnancies and | | | | endorse their use - but they do want to give the |
| sexually transmitted diseases, Jarkata and other | | | | medical arguments for condom use to these |
| communities in Indonesia are participating in a | | | | leaders, in hopes that they will understand for |
| condom campaign. | | | | themselves how important condoms are in this |
| National Condom Week will coincide with | | | | nation. There is also a belief that the safe sex |
| December 1st, which is World AIDS Day. The | | | | education itself is going to help curb the spread of |
| National Family Planning Board is overseeing the | | | | HIV. This comes after a the World Health |
| condom week, which is a groundbreaking event | | | | Organization announced in February that Indonesia |
| for Indonesia. It will involve the distribution of | | | | had one of the fastest growing populations with |
| condoms, the education of condom use, | | | | HIV in the entire world. |
| information about how to have sex safely, and | | | | By having Condom Week, the National Family |
| other events which are all aimed at trying to get | | | | Planning Board is hoping that more Indonesians will |
| rid of the stigma of condom use in Indonesia. | | | | become educated about what exactly safe sex |
| The problem with condoms in Indonesia is that | | | | means, and what danger is truly posed by the |
| thus far they have only been promoted as family | | | | spread of HIV and AIDS. There is a lot of |
| planning tools. The social environment in Indonesia | | | | knowledge that is not correct which many people |
| has been unsupportive of the use of condoms, | | | | learn from each other and even from doctor |
| and there is a great amount of ignorance as to | | | | figures. Helping educate the population about these |
| the other things that condoms can do. Along with | | | | diseases and prevent them is a tremendous |
| a general low awareness of safe sex and how | | | | milestone for this country. They are hoping that |
| important it is, these factors have led to condoms | | | | from the events that will be nation-wide during |
| only being used by one percent of those people | | | | that week, more people will learn the truth about |
| who want to prevent pregnancy. Their use for | | | | these diseases, and how easy they would be to |
| other reasons, such as stopping HIV and AIDS | | | | control if safe sex practices were better adopted |
| and other diseases is almost nonexistent. | | | | and more widely used. It is the hope of this board |
| The event is going to be aimed at making | | | | and the other people who are in support of the |
| condoms more popular, and at giving the people | | | | Condom Week that more people will recognize |
| their own tools to protect against getting | | | | condoms as being helpful and will hopefully begin |
| pregnant and getting diseases. In the world's most | | | | to use them more. |
| populous nation that is Muslim, this had been met | | | | |