“I Want to, I Can" prevent HIV/AIDS,” is the slogan behind the Instituto Mexicano de Investigación de Familia y Población (IMIFAP) HIV prevention programs, which mobilize citizens to raise neighborhood HIV/AIDS awareness in Mexico.

Johnson & Johnson supports an educational program for youth that utilizes the existing national network of middle schools to teach students about HIV prevention before they become sexually active, increasing the likelihood that these adolescents will practice safe sex in the future. IMIFAP engages all levels of the community from the Ministries of Health and Education, to the school administrators and local politicians, to the teachers and students.

The program includes teacher training, a software program, and Web site support. The 10,400 schools in Mexico with Internet access bring this program to more than 300,000 students. For those schools without Internet access, IMIFAP trains teachers and students to run the program, and has partnered with UNETE, a member of The Resource Fund, to raise educational levels using technology to distribute the program in more rural and remote areas.