. .
 

Towards Scaling Up Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention Interventions among Young people in Africa 

A Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Best Practices and lessons Learned. Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, 8-12 November 2004.

UNFPA’s Africa Division is organising a Region-wide Review Meeting for Knowledge Sharing and Capacity-Building on SRH & HIV Prevention among Young People in Nairobi, Kenya (08-12 November 2004). The meeting provides opportunity to share technical guidance, identify capacity-needs and share experience in the region in the area of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV prevention among Africa’s youth. The goal of the meeting is to increase SRH/HIV prevention interventions among young people in the implementation of UNFPA’s Africa Regional Strategy on Population and Development 2004-2015.

Over 140 participants representing 34 countries across Africa have come together to share lessons-learnt and best practices on the comprehensive multi-sectoral approach to SRH/HIV prevention among young people. With numerous UNAIDS Co-sponsor agencies and international NGO partners participating, the meeting also aims to strengthen interagency coordination and collaboration with UNFPA partners in the region.

Key outputs for the event include:
• Shared the Comprehensive multi-sectoral approach of the African Youth Alliance, including the development process, strategies, tools and lessons learned;
• Shared some of the approaches of regional and inter-regional youth programmes such as: the Belgian-funded ASRH/HIV prevention project, the UNFIP project
• Shared good practices and lessons learned from some projects within UNFPA country programmes
• Shared of pertinent experiences from other Inter-country Programme projects and Thematic presentations
• Consolidated report and recommendations to inform the SRH/HIV prevention strategy for ARS 2004-2015 implementation
• Finalised and established/strengthened youth Network for the Africa Region
• An informal Knowledge Asset on SRH/HIV prevention among youth in Africa
• A summary of regional and in-country ASRH/HIV prevention profiles with the lessons learned published
• Participants primed for UNFPA’s participation in 2005 ICASA –“HIV/AIDS and the Family”
• Jump-Started regional interagency coordination of UNAIDS co-sponsors interventions on HIV/AIDS and Young people in Africa...
November 2004 Towards Scaling Up Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention Interventions among Young people in Africa - Workshop Agenda

November 2004

Towards Scaling Up Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention Interventions among Young people in Africa - List of Participants

Date

 Presentations

Opening and Welcome - Session 1

8 November 2004

Stemming the Epidemic: The Challenges and Opportunities for SRH/HIV/AIDS Prevention among young people in Africa. Statement by Director, Africa Division UNFPA 

Overview of UNFPA's Global Policy & Responses - Session 2

8 November 2004 Purpose, Expected Outputs, Workshop Norms and Agenda.
Dr. Dairo Africa Division, UNFPA HQ
8 November 2004 Arguments to Strengthen Attention to Young People in Poverty Reduction Strategies and other Development Frameworks. Dr. Laski, Youth and Adolescent Cluster, UNFPA HQ
8 November 2004 Global Perspectives on Gender, Culture and Human Rights.
Ms. Toure, Culture, Gender and Human rights Branch, UNFPA HQ

Discussion Panel: Subregional Specificity on ASRH/HIV Prevention among Young People - Session 3

8 November 2004 Current Level of UNFPA Programme Responses in African Countries.
Dr. Dairo, Senior Programme Adviser Africa Division, UNFPA HQ

Multi Sectoral Strategies & Responses - Session 4

8 November 2004 ASRH/HIV Prevention among young people: Outcome of UNAIDS Co-sponsors Consultation on Health Services response to HIV/AIDS among young people. Dr. Dick, WHO Geneva
8 November 2004 Scaling Up Integrated Multi-Sectoral Strategies and Approaches to ASRH/HIV Prevention Among Young People: The AYA Experience.
Dr. Mohamud, AYA Senior ASRH/Policy Advocacy Specialist

Results Based Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation - Session 5
8 November 2004 Planning, Monitoring and Evalutuion of SRH/HIV Programmes for Young People.
Ms. Daniels AYA Deputy Programme Manager
8 November 2004 Strategy for Costing SRH/HIV Programmes for young people.
Mr. Chima, AYA Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Harare Zimbabwe

Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment for Progamming ASRH/HIV Prevention Among Young People - Session 6

9 November 2004 Review of AYA Policy and Advocacy Strategies and Approaches for Creating an Enabling Environment for SRH and HIV Prevention among young people.
Dr. Mohamud, AYA Senior ASRH Policy Advocacy Specialist.
9 November 2004 Development of Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy - Case of Kenya. UNFPA CO Kenya/FPAK

Opportunities, Challenges & lessons Learned with Partnerships - Session 7
9 November 2004 Partnership with Religious and Cultural & Institutions - Uganda Case Study 
Mr. Namanya, AYA Policy Advocacy PTO, Uganda
9 November 2004 Partnership with Media: A Case of AYA Tanzania
Dr. Ndege AYA/UNFPA Tanzania
9 November 2004 Coordination of ASRH Programmes through decentralized Multisectoral Approaches. UNFPA CO Burkina Faso
9 November 2004 Institutional Capacity Building For ASRH Programme Interventions: The Case of Tanzania AYA/UNFPA Tanzania
Rethinking POPFLE/ASRH/HIV Prevention for Out of School Youth - Session 10
10 November 2004 Life planning skills and media support for out of school youth - Case study of Tanzania, AMREF Tanzania
10 November 2004 Coordination of ASRH programmes through decentralised multisectoral approaches - The case of Uganda, Lorna Tumwebaze, CC AYA, Uganda
Review of Experiences with Programming for Difficult to Reach Young People - Session 11
10 November 2004 Programming for Youth in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations. IDP's: Case of Liberia.
Ms. Priya Marwah
10 November 2004 Programming for Married Adolescent, POP COUNCIL Nairobi
10 November 2004 Programming for Very Young Adolescents - Dr Mensah, Country Coordinator of AYA - Ghana
10 November 2004 Summary of presentation on: Programming for Very Young Adolescents. Dr Mensah, Country Coordinator of AYA - Ghana
Access to Quality Youth Friendly Services - Session 12
11 November 2004 Securing YFS Commodity Logistics and Supplies. Dr. Ogbuagu, Adviser - RH Logistics, CST Addis Ababa
ASRH & HIV and Livelihood Development - Session 14
11 November 2004 Linkages between ASRH and Livelihood Programmes: Issues, Programs and Priorities. Dr. Mohamud, ASRH Policy and Advocacy, Specialist UNFPA/AYA
Partner Agency Strategies and Responses Towards ASRH/HIV Prevention Among Young People - Session 15
11 November 2004 Current Strategies and Responses for Increased Synergy in Africa - Richard Mabala: Project Officer, Youth Development and HIV/AIDS Prevention. UNICEF Kenya
11 November 2004 Current strategies and responses for Increased Synergy in Africa - Louise Thomas-Mapleh, Technical Officer HIV/AIDS, WHO/AFRO
11 November 2004 Current Strategies and responses for increased synergy in Africa - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Dr.Abdool, Drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, Adviser,Africa
11 November 2004 Current Strategies and Responses for Increased Synergy in Africa - World Bank
11 November 2004 Interagency Task Team on Young People: 2004-05 Priorities,Aurorita Mendoza, UNAIDS Secretariat
Development of Regional/Country Follow Up Actions - Session 16
12 November 2004 Benin - country experiences and Lessons learned on Monitoring and Evaluation - tools, developing strategic framework, indicators
12 November 2004 Planning for ICASA 2005 Nigeria
12 November 2004 Africa Regional Meeting on Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building on ASRH & HIV Prevention among Young People - Recommendations
12 November 2004 Senegal - Country experiences and lessons learned on monitoring and evaluation - tools, developing strategic framework, indicators
12 November 2004 UNFPA Lesson learned projection
Other
12 November 2004 Advocacy for the elimination of FGC and forced early marriage increases girls chances to acquire education in Kenya
12 November 2004
Presentation of Nigeria's Efforts in ASRH/HIV/AIDS. Dr. Kalada Green, UNFPA National Adviser, RH
12 November 2004 Life Skills Education Project - Tanzania. Dr. Nelly Iteba, UNFPA-Tanzania
12 November 2004 Travaux de Groupe adolescentes marriés Nairobi
12 November 2004 Renforcement des services sociaux et sanitaires pour satisfaire les besoins en santé sexuelle et de la reproduction des adolescentes

For more information contact:

Akinyele Dairo, Senior Programme Advisor, Africa Division, E-mail: dairo@unfpa.org
Mark B. Schreiner, Programme Specialist, Africa Division, Email: schreiner@unfpa.org
Angie Mills, Media and Advocacy Programme Officer, UNFPA RIACSO, E-mail: angelita.mills@wfp.org
or visit UNFPA Africa Division Website at http://www.unfpa.org/africa/index.htm
...

 - Close Window -

External and original contents opens in a new window. SAHIMS.net do not endorse external content, nor is responsible for their availability.

SAHIMS is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)