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Interagency Youth Working Group

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Resources On Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

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Global Information Sharing of 
"Youth Deliver the Future" Conference 
June 23, 2008
Washington, DC

The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) organized this half-day meeting to discuss key messages and technical topics covered at the international youth conference, “Youth Deliver the Future: Investing in Young People’s Health and Development: Research that Improves Policies and Programs,” held in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 27-29, 2008. This meeting was co-sponsored with The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The objectives of the meeting were:  

  1. To summarize the purpose and key messages of the “Youth Deliver the Future” conference in terms of global youth research results and program experiences.
  2. To discuss the main points of key topic areas as presented at the conference and implications for research, programs, and policies.

The agenda (see below) included introductory presentations and roundtable sessions on many of the conference’s key technical areas. Handouts were provided at each roundtable that listed presentations from the “Youth Deliver the Future” conference relevant to the roundtable topic. To learn more about the IYWG’s involvement in this conference click here. 

8:30 – 9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast 

9:00 – 9:10: Welcome and Overview of Nigeria Conference
Presenter: Jenny Truong, USAID

9:10 – 9:30: Messages from Abuja — for a slide presentation, click here (2008, PDF, 827 KB)
Presenter: Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

9:30 – 9:40: Abuja Call to Action — for a slide presentation, click here (2008, PDF, 169 KB)
Presenter: Adesegun Fatusi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Click here to see the Abuja Call to Action document.

9:40 – 10:00: Discussion
Facilitator: Jenny Truong, USAID  

10:00 – 10:15: Break

10:15 – 12:00: Roundtable Sessions — Linking Research, Programs, and Policies   

  1. Early Marriage Risks for Youth (2008, PDF, 82 KB)
    Led by Oladosu Ojengbede, University of Ibadan
  2. Gender and Cultural Influences on Sexual Behavior (2008, PDF, 84 KB)
    Led by Margaret Greene, International Center for Research on Women
  3. The Role of Schools (2008, PDF, 70 KB)
    Led by Wendy Baldwin, Population Council
  4. Youth Friendly Health Services (2008, PDF, 81 KB)
    Led by Gwyn Hainsworth, Pathfinder
  5. Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Innovations (2008, PDF, 78 KB)
    Led by Maryanne Pribila, Family Health International/Kenya
  6. HIV Prevention (2008, PDF, 74 KB)
    Led by Shanti Conly, USAID/Office of HIV/AIDS 
  7. Most at Risk Groups: Domestic Workers, Displaced and Homeless Youth (2008, PDF, 67 KB)
    Led by Karah Fazekas, Family Health International

 

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