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Youth for Each Other Programme: Rapid Impact Assessment (Nepal)
Date Published: 1 January 2002 Price: $2.00 Document Type: Research Report Issue: Family Planning & Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Male Involvement, Youth Languages: English Country: Nepal Purchase Method: Download |
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The Youth for Each Other project, conducted by the Nepal Red Cross Society with CEDPA/ENABLE funding, was designed to educate young men aged 15–24 about the risks of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. In this six-month youth-led project, young men participated in Youth Action Groups, which organized public awareness events such as street drama, distributed condoms, and educated peers and community members about HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. A 2002 rapid impact assessment found that young men were better informed about HIV/AIDS and reproductive health and that a more supportive environment had been created in the community for discussion of HIV/AIDS prevention. Young men said that they were more likely to seek health care than before, although no changes in service use were detected. The study concluded that the project duration was too short to achieve major changes, although this approach was thought to show great promise.