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