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Equally important is the fact that HIV\/AIDS-related stigma is recognized to be a major obstacle to successfully control the spread of this disease. We devised a pilot project (titled \u201cMy friend with HIV remains a friend\u201d) to fight the HIV\/AIDS stigmatization through educating secondary school students by openly HIV-positive teachers. In a first step, we have measured the amount and type of stigma felt by the PLWHIV in Buea\/Cameroon using the \u201cThe people living with HIV Stigma Index\u201d from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS. Gossiping and verbal insults were experienced by 90% of the interviewees, while 9% have experienced physical assaults. Using these data and material from the \u201cToolkit for action\u201d from the \u201cInternational Centre for the Research on Women,\u201d the teachers educated the students on multiple aspects of HIV\/AIDS and stigma. 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