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PROGRAM RESOURCES
1. A Parrot on Your Shoulder: A Guide for People Starting to Work with Orphans and Vulnerable Children
2. AIDS in Africa during the Nineties: Tanzania Youth Report
3. AIDS in Africa during the Nineties: Young People, Sex, and AIDS in Uganda
4. At the Crossroads: Accelerating Youth Access to HIV/AIDS Interventions
5. Building Blocks: Africa-Wide Briefing Notes
6. Child Marriage Briefs – Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia
7. Determining an Effective and Replicable Communication-Based Mechanism for Improving Young Couples' Access To and Use of Reproductive Health Information and Services in Nepal - An Operations Research Study
8. Franchised Youth Clinics Motivate Behavior Change in Madagascar
9. Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
10. HIV/AIDS and Young People: WHO Takes Action
11. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care among Especially Vulnerable Young People
12. Integrating Adolescent Livelihood Activities within a Reproductive Health Program for Urban Slum Dwellers in India
13. A Multi-Sectoral Approach to Providing Reproductive Health Information and Services to Young People in Western Kenya: Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project
14. National AIDS Programmes: A Guide to Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluating National HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes for Young People
15. Partnering with African Youth: Pathfinder International and the African Youth Alliance Experience
16. Post-Abortion Care for Adolescents: Results from Research in the Dominican Republic and Malawi
17. Protecting Young People from HIV and AIDS: The Role of Health Services
18. Sexual Behavior of Adolescents in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
19. Sexuality Education in Schools: The International Experience and Implications for Nigeria
20. State of the World's Children 2005
21. Steady Ready GO!
22. Working with Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality and to End Violence against Boys and Girls
23. Young People Speak Out – Meeting our Rights to HIV Prevention and CARE: Access for All
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PROGRAM RESOURCES
1. A Parrot on Your Shoulder: A Guide for People Starting to Work with Orphans and Vulnerable Children (PDF, 1.3MB)
From the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, this 69-page collection of participatory activities with engaging graphics provides valuable guidance on using group work, drama, icebreakers, drama, role plays, and other techniques for working with young adolescents.
Contact: mail@aidsalliance.org
2. AIDS in Africa during the Nineties: Tanzania Youth Report (PDF, 257K)
This 75-page report from the MEASURE project and the Government of Tanzania provides a review and analysis of trends in youth knowledge and behavior related to HIV as well as the implications of these findings.
Contact: measure@unc.edu
3. AIDS in Africa during the Nineties: Young People, Sex, and AIDS in Uganda (PDF, 467K)
This 86-page report from the Government of Uganda and the MEASURE project covers trends in youth knowledge and behavior related to HIV as well as the implications of these findings.
Contact: measure@unc.edu
4. At the Crossroads: Accelerating Youth Access to HIV/AIDS Interventions (PDF, 297K)
From the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Young People, this eight-page brief summarizes data and intervention approaches for youth.
Contact: hiv@unfpa.org
5. Building Blocks: Africa-Wide Briefing Notes (English, French, Portuguese)
From the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, these locally adaptable resources provide guidance to communities on supporting children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. They focus on education, health/nutrition, psychosocial support, economic strengthening, social inclusion, and supporting older caregivers.
Contact: mail@aidsalliance.org
6. Child Marriage Briefs – Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia
Ethiopia (PDF, 27K)
Mali (PDF, 28K)
Mozambique (PDF, 28K)
Nigeria (PDF, 29K)
Zambia (PDF, 27K)
Coordinated by the Population Council, these two-page briefs contain information about the status of child marriage, specific risks, and recommendations for action in the respective countries.
Contact: publications@popcouncil.org
7. Determining an Effective and Replicable Communication-Based Mechanism for Improving Young Couples' Access To and Use of Reproductive Health Information and Services in Nepal - An Operations Research Study (PDF, 2.5MB)
This paper summarizes the findings of a two-year operations research study by the Center for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities (CREPHA). The study sought to increase access to and use of reproductive health services by young married couples in Nepal through community-based interventions.
Contact: crehpa@crehpa.wlink.com.np
8. Franchised Youth Clinics Motivate Behavior Change in Madagascar (PDF, 167K)
This two-page research brief from Population Services International summarizes the impact of the Madagascar TOP Réseau network of franchised youth clinics. The program includes a communication campaign to promote the clinics as well as positive behaviors.
Contact: info@psi.org
9. Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries (PDF, 678K)
This pre-publication report summarizes a book that will be released in 2005 by the U.S. National Academies' National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. A panel of experts compiled the book, edited by Cynthia Lloyd of the Population Council. It is for purchase.
Contact: pubinfo@popcouncil.org
10. HIV/AIDS and Young People: WHO Takes Action (PDF, 145K)
This two-page brief presents the WHO strategy for addressing HIV/AIDS and youth.
Contact: cah@who.int
11. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care among Especially Vulnerable Young People (PDF, 320K)
This collaboration between the WHO and the DFID-sponsored Safe Passages to Adulthood program focuses on the needs of especially vulnerable youth including migrants and refugees, sex workers, and injecting drug users.
Contact: cshr@socsci.soton.ac.uk
12. Integrating Adolescent Livelihood Activities within a Reproductive Health Program for Urban Slum Dwellers in India (PDF, 2.1MB)
This report describes an Operation Research study being conducted by the FRONTIERS program and CARE India. The document covers the feasibility and impact of including livelihood activities in a reproductive health project. At midline, the study found positive changes in reproductive health knowledge, skill use, time use, gender roles, and aspirations.
Contact: publications@popcouncil.org
13. A Multi-Sectoral Approach to Providing Reproductive Health Information and Services to Young People in Western Kenya: Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project (PDF, 1.5MB)
This document summarizes the impact and cost of interventions in the community, schools, and health-care facilities with a goal of increasing reproductive health knowledge, delaying onset of sexual activity, and decreasing risky behaviors among sexually active youth. The Population Council, PATH, and the Government of Kenya collaborated on the project.
Contact: publications@popcouncil.org
14. National AIDS Programmes: A Guide to Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluating National HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes for Young People (PDF, 1.5MB)
Developed through a collaborative process by UN agencies, this guide refines existing indicators used in UNAIDS monitoring and evaluation publications and proposes new ones that are in early development and use.
Contact: cah@who.int
15. Partnering with African Youth: Pathfinder International and the African Youth Alliance Experience (PDF, 682K)
This 40-page report from Pathfinder International provides insights on project implementation challenges, focusing on the technical areas of youth-friendly services and institutional capacity building. The project involved multiple international agencies working with local partners in four countries (Botswana, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda).
Contact: information@pathfind.org
16. Post-Abortion Care for Adolescents: Results from Research in the Dominican Republic and Malawi (PDF, 516K)
With less access to medical services than adults, adolescents are more likely to face complications of abortion. This summary of studies in Malawi and the Dominican Republic discusses how hospitals can provide better post-abortion care to adolescents.
Contact: info@engenderhealth.org
17. Protecting Young People from HIV and AIDS: The Role of Health Services (PDF, 736K)
This 40-page report is based on a consultation between WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, and YouthNet and is aimed at policy-makers and programmers. It outlines key health services activities and strategies in terms of information and counseling; the diagnosis, treatment, and care of HIV/AIDS and STIs; and risk reduction.
Contact: cah@who.int
18. Sexual Behavior of Adolescents in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
This collection of 10 essays on adolescent sexuality in Africa is organized into three themes: determinants of risky behavior; HIV, contraception, modernization, and sex; and kinship, nationality, and sexuality. The essays address adolescent behavior in Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. It is available only for purchase; inquire about discounts.
Contact: http://www.mellenpress.com/mellenpress.cfm?pc=26
19. Sexuality Education in Schools: The International Experience and Implications for Nigeria (PDF, 161K)
This working paper from the POLICY Project reviews the international experience with sexuality education, including evidence-based findings, policy issues, and other critical concerns as they apply to one country. The global context provides a valuable overview of issues facing any country in scaling up sexuality education in schools.
Contact: http://www.policyproject.com/contact.cfm
20. State of the World's Children 2005 (English, French, Spanish)
The annual report from UNICEF focuses this year on poverty, conflict, and HIV/AIDS as a threat to the idea of childhood. Features cover issues important for adolescents, including free education for those orphaned by HIV/AIDS and fighting sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Contact: pubdoc@unicef.org
21. Steady Ready GO! (PDF, 229K)
This eight-page brief provides an overview of a May 2004 consultation of experts assembled by UN agencies and other partners to assess the evidence of youth HIV/AIDS intervention models and to provide guidance on what interventions are most effective.
Contact: cah@who.int
22. Working with Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality and to End Violence against Boys and Girls (Microsoft Word, 100K)
The International Save the Children Alliance prepared this report following a workshop in Nepal. It focuses on theories and experiences of working with men and boys in South and Central Asia to decrease gender-based violence and identifies gaps and opportunities for future action.
Contact: ravikarkara@savechildren.org.np
23. Young People Speak Out – Meeting our Rights to HIV Prevention and CARE: Access for All (PDF, 299K)
This report from UNICEF summarizes ideas from 15 consultations held with youth around the world in preparation for the XV International AIDS Conference held in Thailand in July 2004. The findings focus on the needs from young people's perspectives on access to information, services, and support.
Contact: arsh@unescobkk.org
