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Interagency Youth Working Group

© 2003 Sean Hawkey, Courtesy of Photoshare© 2001 Jim Stipe/Lutheran World Relief, Courtesy of Photoshare© 2001 Jennifer Knox/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare© 2006 Jane Koehler/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare© 2005 Esther Braud, Courtesy of Photoshare

Resources On Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

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International Planned Parenthood Federation/
Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR)


IPPF/WHR is composed of 46 member associations in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Youth is one of its strategy areas, with a focus on clinical services, information and advocacy materials, gender, HIV, and other issues. It publishes two serial publications and produces occasional monographs and tools on key youth issues.

Effective Strategies in Reproductive Health Programs for Young People (PDF, 3.16 MB)
International Planned Parenthood/Western Hemisphere Region, along with eight other organizations, evaluated their youth programs to identify best practices for working with youth. This document synthesizes the strategies that proved to be effective. Each organization's project and evaluation results are discussed, along with key lessons and questions that emerged during the process of implementing, documenting, and evaluating these programs. The document offers strategic recommendations for organizations that work with youth. It is also available in Spanish (PDF, 3.18 MB). (2007)

Every Woman's Right: Recommendations for Improving Knowledge and Access to Emergency Contraception (PDF)
Based on the lessons learned from a two-year project to improve knowledge and access to emergency contraception in five countries, this publication offers a step-by-step guide for project planning, recommendations on issues including youth involvement and respecting client rights, and highlights of the project from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. (2006)
 
HIV Counseling and Testing for Youth: A Manual for Providers (Spanish, PDF)
This is a Spanish language version of the English manual developed by Family Health International. The manual provides guidelines for counseling youth, HIV testing, sexually transmitted infections, preventing pregnancy, life skills, and creating a referral network. (2006)
 
IPPF/WHR Spotlight on Youth
This newsletter profiles successful programmatic approaches used by member associations on various topics. (2001-present)
 
Peer to Peer: Creating Successful Peer Education Programs (PDF)
This guide describes the necessary steps to plan, implement, and evaluate a program to train youth to teach their peers about sexual and reproductive health (SRH). It contains adaptable tools to support program activities, as well as examples of SRH projects from IPPF/WHR member associations in Latin America and the Caribbean. (2004)
 
Youth and Technology: IPPF/WHR Experiences to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health (PDF)
This 36-page report evaluates the experience of IPPF/WHR member associations in the development of programs that use computer technologies to reach young people with sexual and reproductive health information. It identifies key issues for youth-and-technology projects and makes strategic recommendations for future development. (2004)
 
 
 

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