Assessment, Planning, and Implementation. The Youth Participation Guide

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum Members,

First of all, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hock and I work

for an international NGO called Family Health International (FHI),whose mission

is to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in

family health.

Our main areas of focus are HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and reproductive

health/family planning. Among other things, we produce many publications on

those topics that are available at no cost to health professionals and others

working in developing countries. I am including below an announcement for the

latest publication from our YouthNet program, which seeks to improve

reproductive health and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among people 10 to 24

years old.

Looking to improve the quality of youth participation and leadership in your

organization or program? YouthNet, a program of Family Health International

(FHI), proudly announces the publication of Youth Participation Guide:

Assessment, Planning, and Implementation. The Youth Participation Guide seeks

to increase the level of meaningful youth participation in reproductive health

and HIV/AIDS programming at an institutional and programmatic level. This

multi-component resource includes:

* an institutional assessment and planning tool

* a youth-adult partnership training curriculum

* a conceptual overview on youth participation

* background handouts ...and more!

The target audience for the Guide includes senior and middle management, staff

involved in implementing reproductive health or HIV/AIDS prevention activities,

and youth engaged at all levels of an organization's work. The Guide can also

be adapted for use in other types of youth development programs.

To view the Guide online, please follow

http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/rhtrainmat/ypguide.htm

<http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/rhtrainmat/ypguide.htm> .

For hard-back printed copies in a three-ring spiral binder, please send a

request with an explanation of how you plan to use the Guide in actual training

activities. Limited copies are available and will be provided to those in the

best position to apply it to their programs.

For others, CD ROMs of the Guide are readily available to any developing country

health or educational organization at no cost. Please send all requests to

youthnetpubs@... <mailto:youthnetpubs@...> along with the following

information:

Description of how you plan to use the Guide:

Name and Title:

Organization:

Mailing address:

Phone number:

Email:

YouthNet is a five-year program funded by the U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) to improve reproductive health and prevent HIV among young

people. The YouthNet team is led by Family Health International (FHI) and

includes CARE USA and RTI International.

Hock

Family Health International

e-mail: dhock@... <mailto:dhock@...>