ZIMTA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have entered into a partnership in order to implement intervention strategies and activities to help curb the spread of HIV and AIDS among teachers in Zimbabwe. The focus of the ZIMTA/AFT HIV/AIDS project is on education, awareness, and prevention. The goal of ZIMTA/AFT is to create a learning environment for both students and educators in which lifestyle choice and low-risk behaviour can be taught and sustained. In addition to targeting teachers, ZIMTA/AFT carves out a crucial role for school principals at all levels in making schools low- rather than high-risk environments. This approach involves helping principals to recognise the problem and communicate its gravity, both among themselves and to teachers and students.