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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

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@fhi.org 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.

Contact:
David Hock
Family Health International, http://www.fhi.org
e-mail: dhock@fhi.org

Also available from YouthNet:

HIV Counseling and Testing Manual for Youth, URL: http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/rhtrainmat/vctmanual.htm

About FHI: Improving lives, knowledge, and understanding

Formed in 1971, Family Health International (FHI) is among the largest and most established nonprofit organizations active in international public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in family health.

We manage research and field activities in more than 70 countries to meet the public health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people.

We work with a wide variety of partners including governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, community groups, and the private sector.

Through our global reach and local action we help countries and communities to:

• Prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections and care for those affected by them
• Improve people's access to quality reproductive health services, especially safe, effective, and affordable family planning methods
• Improve the health of women and children, especially those who live in resource-constrained settings

YouthNet is solely responsible for the contents of this press release. It has not been reviewed by the Horizon Scientific Review Board.