YouthNet Briefs is a new series of two-page summaries highlighting YouthNet's global impact by focusing on YouthNet research results, country projects, and technical leadership.
To request printed copies of any YouthNet Brief send an email to youthnetpubs@fhi.org.
No. 18. Youth Peer Education Toolkit Provides New Resources for Programs. (PDF, 143 KB) The Y-PEER program provided a springboard for developing a series of training, assessment, and management tools that programs can use globally.
No. 17. HIV Counseling and Testing Manual for Youth Provides Valuable Tool. (PDF, 131 KB) YouthNet developed this tool to provide guidance on counseling youth, approaches to HIV counseling and testing, information on other STIs and contraception, and other resources.
No. 16. Internet Tool Supports Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Policy Development and Implementation. (PDF, 131 KB) The Youth Policy Web site provides a database of policies, plus many more resources such as fact sheets and other information on policy and youth.
No. 15. National Youth Week in Tanzania Offers Opportunity for HIV Education. (PDF, 126 KB) YouthNet and partners sponsor competitions, performances, and materials on abstinence and faithfulness to reach tens of thousands during this national week-long celebration.
No. 14. Si Mchezo! Magazine Educates and Entertains Rural Tanzanian Youth. (PDF, 142 KB) This magazine in Tanzania targets rural, out-of-school youth with articles featuring youth and their stories written in simple, direct Swahili, which appeal to youth as well as other community members.
No. 13. Christian Family Life Education Program in Namibia. (PDF, 126 KB) Churches in Namibia are now approaching taboo subjects about sexuality using a new family life education curriculum through workshops, parent-youth activities, pastor forums, and other activities.
No. 12. Services for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT). (PDF, 129 KB) A YouthNet research study conducted in 2004 assessed use patterns of PMTCT services by adolescents compared to older youth, as well as content of PMTCT services, factors affecting use of these services by youth, and other issues.
No. 11. School-Based Peer Education Programs Popular in Ghana. (PDF, 128 KB) A YouthNet research study compared knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors between two sets of schools, focusing on the impact of a peer education program.
No. 10. Youth Survey Provides Wealth of Data on Behavior to Inform Intervention Strategies. (PDF, 130 KB) This population-ased survey in the Iringa region of Tanzania conducted by YouthNet provides a comprehensive picture of youth's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV and reproductive health.
No. 9. Assessing Youth Needs and Identifying Program Opportunities. (PDF, 102 KB) YouthNet's formal assessments in seven countries identified common themes needing attention including gender and contextual factors, sex education, fragmented services, and medical barriers.
No. 8. Participatory Learning and Action: A Powerful Approach with Youth. (PDF, 103 KB) Participatory approaches led by youth can enhance youth and community involvement, as shown through YouthNet projects in Ethiopia, Namibia, and Tanzania.
No. 7. New Tool Offers Skills Building for Youth Participation. (PDF, 129 KB) YouthNet's Youth Participation Guide helps youth and adults achieve meaningful youth involvement.
No. 6. Faith Groups Turn to Reproductive Health and HIV Issues. (PDF, 98 KB) Youth and faith leaders, both Christian and Muslim, joined forces as community trainers, leading to new HIV prevention projects.
No. 5. Using Radio to Keep Young People in School. (PDF, 101 KB) A community-based model in Zambia is making reproductive health and HIV/AIDS part of this growing, national initiative.
No. 4. Football Teams Offer Competition and Education on HIV/AIDS. (PDF, 101 KB) Struggling youth find new beginnings and help with HIV prevention through 700 football teams in one region of Tanzania.
No. 3. Youth Need HIV Counseling When Seeking Reproductive Health Services. (PDF, 98 KB) A research study in Tanzania found large differences between actual and perceived risk for HIV infection among young reproductive health clients.
No. 2. MTV's Staying Alive 2002 HIV Prevention Campaign. (PDF, 103 KB) Research on campaign exposure in three countries shows the campaign reached substantial numbers of youth and had significant impact on interpersonal communications about HIV/AIDS and some social norms.
No. 1. Use of Maternal and Child Health Services by Adolescents in Developing Countries. (PDF, 105 KB) The lower use of maternal and child health services by adolescents, compared with older women, is mainly found in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia.
