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Annual Report (
19 November 2007 )
 In 2006, the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) worked hand-in-hand with over 130 community organizations and other partners who shared our belief that women and girls are critical for advancing global development, democracy and progress. Together, we reached more than one million women and girls—and supportive men and boys—to give them the knowledge and tools to improve their lives and strengthen their communities. Read more about our work and financial information in our 2006 Annual Report.
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Annual Report (
15 August 2010 )
 In 2009, CEDPA headquarters and its four field offices—India, Nepal, Nigeria and South Africa—worked with 87 local partner organizations to implement projects in five priority areas: reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, girls’ education and youth development, gender and governance, policy and advocacy, and leadership and capacity building. In total, 684,905 individuals received direct services in these priority areas, with an additional 486,181 individuals participating in trainings and community mobilization events. Read more about our work in 2009.
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Annual Report (
14 November 2011 )
 For over three decades now, CEDPA has transformed lives and empowered women, and men, to take ownership of their lives and determine the outcome of the future for their families, organizations, communities and nations. In 2010, CEDPA's programs directly touched more than 314,000 individuals with services; built the capacity of and mobilized in excess of 300,000 people; and strengthened and partnered with over 30 organizations. Read more about our successful programs in 2010 and about some of the women and girls who participated in them.Note: Save file onto your computer to download publication. Opening directly in your internet browser will result in an unreadable file.
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Research Report (
1 January 2003 )
 This report presents findings from a baseline study conducted by CEDPA and the Ghana National Association of Teachers in support of a local sub-project, the GNAT Initiative under CEDPA's global ENABLE Project. Baseline data and information were gathered on the current sexual and reproductive health status of in-school and-out-of school adolescents and young teachers in Dodowa, Ghana. Some key findings include: 1) high-risk sexual activity among adolescents was common and reflected in casual, multiple partners, unprotected and forced sex within a wide sexual network; 2) teacher-student sexual relations were observed; 3) adolescent pregnancy, unsafe abortion and young unwed mothers are not uncommon in Dodowa; 4) although awareness about HIV/AIDS was high among adolescents, this knowledge seemed not to have been reflected in their sexual lifestyles.
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Research Report (
1 January 2002 )
 Benue State in central Nigeria has the highest HIV/AIDS sero-prevalence rate in the country. In response to this need, CEDPA/Nigeria supported the Vulnerable Children's Project. The project focused on providing emergency support services, building caregivers' capacity, and mobilizing the community. The baseline study shows that there is an urgent need for more aggressive adolescent sexual reproductive health interventions.
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Training Manual (
28 January 2011 )
 Advancing Women’s Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action is a four-year, Ford Foundation-funded initiative designed to equip and empower a cadre of women from around the world with the knowledge and skills to strengthen and lead the global response to AIDS. The initiative has aimed to build the leadership, advocacy and technical expertise of women working on the frontlines in the fight against HIV and AIDS, and to strengthen the capacity of their organizations to advocate for stronger HIV and AIDS policies, programs and resources that meet the distinct needs of women. This manual presents a scaled-down adaptation of the training curriculum used in the project’s workshops. CEDPA has prepared this training manual as a resource for its alumni and other trainers to build the leadership, advocacy and management skills of grassroots women leaders and others working in HIV. The curriculum is intensive and highly participatory, reflective of CEDPA’s training philosophy of creating a supportive learning environment that promotes the exchange of expertise and experience. Note: Save file onto your computer to download publication. Opening directly in your internet browser will result in an unreadable file.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
30 March 2006 )
 CEDPA's integrated and holistic approach to improving the lives of young people has been implemented successfully in a range of countries and contexts, using a diverse set of methodologies. Called the Better Life Options and Opportunities Model (or BLOOM), this approach has developed hundreds of thousands of empowered adolescents educated, healthy, gender-sensitive, and capable of making good decisions in life by exposing them to better life options to make choices and creating an enabling environment to help them translate their choices into action.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
1 August 2005 )
CEDPA/Nigeria mobilizes faith-based and community organizations to strengthen and expand the delivery of HIV/AIDS services as a partner in the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria (GHAIN) project. GHAIN is funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U.S. Agency for International Development. By 2009, GHAIN’s partners plan to treat 350,000 people living with HIV/AIDS with anti-retroviral drugs, prevent over a million new infections, and provide care and support to almost two million HIV-affected individuals. As a recognized expert in social mobilization, CEDPA/Nigeria works with local organizations to increase testing, treatment and care of people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
1 September 2005 )
Overview of CEDPA/India's projects.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
26 February 2010 )
 CEDPA has developed a new strategy that links family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS to provide comprehensive, integrated education and services to women and girls. Over our 35 years of work in developing countries, many gains have been made in improving access to family planning but the reproductive health of too many women and men remains poor, especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and the enormous investment in the AIDS response has not adequately been leveraged to improve other reproductive health outcomes. HIV/AIDS continues to devastate Africa. Maternal mortality and morbidity rates have not improved in these regions, though the strategies to make motherhood safer are well known. The CEDPA Reproductive Health and HIV Integration Strategy addresses these ongoing issues affecting women’s lives and wellbeing, and lays out recommendations for future action.
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Research Report (
1 September 2004 )
This operations research study sought to determine an effective and replicable communication-based model for increasing the involvement of community-based groups in improving access to and use of reproductive health services and information by young married couples, ages 24 and under. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with two experimental and two non-equivalent control groups in the Udaypur district of Nepal where the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) had been implementing its Reaching and Enabling Women to Act on Reproductive Health Decision (REWARD) project with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and CEDPA. The two experimental models were the Youth Communication Action Group and the Mother’s Group. Researchers from the Center for Research on Environment, Health, and Population Activities (CREHPA) administered pre- and post-test surveys of young married women, ages 24 and under. The baseline survey, conducted in October 2000, covered a total sample of 1,000 respondents from the two experimental sites and 800 from the two control sites. The endline survey, conducted in October–November 2002, covered 744 respondents in the two experimental sites and 268 from one control site. A separate survey of 237 YCAG members was also conducted as a part of the endline study to assess the effectiveness of this model in enhancing the reproductive health knowledge and behavior of group members.
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Research Report (
30 July 2008 )
 Adolescent girls in Nepal face enormous social barriers accessing education, and health due to exclusionary socio-religious traditions and years of conflict. The program and study reported here address two issues that girls identified as critical to their well-being—HIV risk awareness and menstrual restrictions. Local NGOs developed a peer education program in three districts of Nepal that paired girls from different castes and different educational levels. The program sought to increase peer educators’ leadership and collective efficacy to inform peers and adults in the community about the effects these issues have on women and girls.
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Project Report (
1 January 2003 )
 In July 2000, CEDPA/Ghana, in partnership with the YWCA, embarked on a program with traditional community leaders, known as Queen Mothers and Magajias, to address the impact of HIV/AIDS in their communities. The main purpose of the initiative was to sensitize Queen Mothers and Magajias on the issue of HIV/AIDS, empower them to work with their communities to reduce stigmas surrounding people living with HIV/AIDS, and provide HIV/AIDS prevention messages. This paper describes the activities of the Queen Mothers and Magajias following the Women's Leadership Training and the ways that they implemented the action plan they had developed during the training.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
1 January 2003 )
The following “Highlights” are a series of two-page summaries that give a clear and concise outline of CEDPA’s Enabling Change for Women’s Reproductive Health (ENABLE) Project.
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Project Report (
1 August 2003 )
 The Enabling Change for Women’s Reproductive Health (ENABLE) Project, implemented during 1998-2003 in Ghana, India, Nepal, Nigeria and Senegal, aimed to strengthen women’s capabilities for informed and autonomous decision making to prevent unintended pregnancy and improve reproductive health. ENABLE worked to bring reproductive health services closer to isolated rural communities and urban slums by collaborating with community organizations to offer local services plus referrals to health facilities. In addition to assisting individuals, ENABLE worked to change the overall social and cultural climate that influences reproductive health decision making and limits access to health services. This final report summarizes the ENABLE Project’s key accomplishments and describes strategies that are suitable for replication.
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Research Report (
1 January 2003 )
 CEDPA supported Krishi Gramin Vikas Kendra, a non-governmental organization, to implement sustainable reproductive and child health services in Ranchi, Jharkand, India. The project focused on improving providers' skills, women's empowerment and initiating HIV/AIDS activities. Activities included social marketing of contraceptives, child immunizations, and cost recovery in the clinics. The project expanded the coverage of reproductive health services and trained local health workers. The evaluation indicates that project sustainability is possible, as people are willing to pay for quality services.
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Training Manual (
27 September 2007 )
 This French curriculum educates trainers and peer educators to address the contrast between the high level of young people's knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the persistence of high risk behaviors in Senegal. The non-formal education tool provides a model to educate young people in life skills based on religious and traditional values of Senegal and equips them with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS. The goal is to empower boys and girls to make better decisions with regards to risky behaviors and to relay the information throughout their communities. The manual includes six modules, covering three-to-six two-hour sessions each.
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Project Report (
19 October 2009 )
 Expanding the Voluntary Use of Contraception in the Central Terai Family Future Project was designed to increase the use of voluntary family planning for married women of reproductive age from poor and marginalized communities in the Central Terai. Funded by USAID in partnership with World Learning, the program was implemented in three districts, Bara, Rautahat and Sarlahi, where more than 90 percent of the project population was from marginalized communities. The project selected and trained young educated men and women as peer health educators to lead discussions with their peers on family planning, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. Using CEDPA’s Choose a Future! manual, peer health educators led discussion sessions related to puberty, sexual and reproductive health, family planning and goal setting. CEDPA staff also trained adult volunteers, family future supporters, to provide commodities at the doorstep, counsel men and women on contraceptive methods, and explain how to access family planning for couples interested in contraception. This report provides a detailed explanation of the project and its results.
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Training Manual (
1 June 2003 )
 This manual is Volume II of the Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs & CBOs series. It provides an overview to religious leaders and church groups about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well as issues and challenges faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. The curriculum offers relevant education on public health and reproductive health, helps identify cultural and social factors that contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS, and offers faith-based institutions and organizations options for action.
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Training Manual (
1 June 2003 )
 This manual is Volume I of the Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs & CBOs series. It provides both non-governmental organizational staff and communities at large with a deeper understanding of the dynamics and impact of HIV/AIDS. It also sensitizes participants to the issues and challenges faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. Topics include modes of transmission and prevention, cultural and social factors contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS, health issues of the immune system and disease progression, and strategies for coping and living with HIV/AIDS.
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Training Manual (
1 August 2003 )
 This manual provides a two-day curriculum demonstrating how to incorporate the female condom and dual protection into existing community health worker programs. Using two family planning methods simultaneously enhances the degree of protection against both unintended pregnancy and STIs. With this two-pronged approach, this manual contains activities designed to introduce the female condom, provide strategies to bring about behavior change to ensure dual protection, and reintroduce the use of the male condom.
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Special Booklet (
31 July 2006 )
 This two-page publication catalog lists all of CEDPA’s relevant HIV/AIDS resources. Many of these publications are available for download in PDF format free of charge.
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Training Manual (
1 June 2003 )
 This manual is Volume III of the Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs & CBOs series. The curriculum provided in this manual seeks to empower family and community members with knowledge about living healthy with HIV/AIDS, providing care and support, and dealing with death and dying. Community members are urged to work together to find solutions to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS.
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Research Report (
1 January 2003 )
 In September 2001, CEDPA initiated a 16-month pilot project on "Adolescent-Friendly Reproductive Health Services" with four non-governmental organizations in India. This study assessed the project's impact in increasing adolescents' knowledge of puberty, family planning and HIV/AIDS. Significant changes were found among all age groups and educational levels."
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Research Report (
4 December 2006 )
 In Africa, research has shown that adolescents learn about sex and reproductive health through their friends and the media, but they would prefer to receive the information from their parents. In 2005, the Population Council’s FRONTIERS in Reproductive Health Program, in collaboration with the Centre for Development and Population Activities, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth in Senegal, conducted a research project aimed at improving parent-child communication about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. The study was designed to focus on parents/guardians and adolescent youth living in urban and rural Senegal and gain better understanding of interventions designed specifically to reduce risks to adolescent reproductive health. (This final report is written in both English and French.)
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Training Manual (
1 June 1995 )
.gif) A five-day, 13-session training workshop to broaden family planning programs to meet additional reproductive health needs, field-tested in Kenya by more than 60 health care managers and community-based distributors. Topics include attitudes about STDs and HIV/AIDS, approaches to motivating behavior change, cultural and gender issues in counseling, communication and counseling skills and content and confidentiality issues.
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Research Report (
1 January 2003 )
 This study examines awareness and behaviors related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among truckers in Jharkhand, India. The study found that more than four in five respondents had heard of HIV/AIDS, but only one in five knew that HIV/AIDS is incurable. Most respondents stated that they would use the services of a male clinic if such a facility were opened. They listed treatment for minor illnesses, screening for HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and family planning as the most desired services.
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Training Manual (
1 July 2003 )
 This collection of stories developed by the POLICY Project highlights some of the key advocacy moments of our time as told from the unique perspective of those who are engaged in advocacy work in communities around the world. Despite the availability of several excellent guides to advocacy, no group or individual has developed a manual that offers a tapestry of stories as a practical resource for advocacy training, reflective learning, and strategic planning. This manual begins a process of documenting HIV/AIDS policy advocacy stories as a means of preserving them and making them available to others as more and more people become involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy issues. Also available in French and Spanish. To request a free hard copy of this publication, please visit the Policy Project.
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Project Report (
31 October 2006 )
 With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the POLICY I and II projects strengthened advocacy of civil society organizations and networks to promote and sustain access to high-quality family planning/reproductive health, HIV and maternal health services. This poster highlights approaches and successes of advocacy campaigns in eleven differenct countries (Ghana, Guatemala, India, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Uganda, Ukraine, and Turkey).
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Training Manual (
1 June 2003 )
 This is Volume IV of the Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs & CBOsseries. Based on CEDPA's experience in Nepal, this manual promotes social mobilization as a means for communities to increase local participation and women's empowerment in addressing HIV/AIDS. The five-day curriculum imparts skills in advocacy, behavior change communication and social marketing at national and grassroots levels. Although it was developed specifically for Nepal, the lessons are applicable to a variety of contexts.
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Project Report (
1 January 2003 )
 In the newly established state of Jharkhand, India, CEDPA partnered with Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK), a local organization, to provide integrated services for reproductive and child health and infectious diseases. Through the USAID-supported ENABLE project, the project assisted KGVK’s hospital and 13 health centers to provide a package of health services. Health workers and Village Health Committees educated community members about reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases through health talks, home visits, street plays and special sessions for youth. In just one year KGVK expanded health care coverage from 19 villages to 40 villages. The proportion of women using modern contraceptives increased from 35 percent to 41 percent. Prenatal care visits, deliveries in health facilities, and child immunization rates also rose. This report presents an example of how organizations can expand their services in a cost-effective manner that will complement public-sector services and result in partnerships that create enabling environments for decision making and use of health facilities.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
1 January 2004 )
 The profiles introduce ten alumni from CEDPA's leadership training program working on four continents for women's equality and empowerment. From Afghanistan to Guatemala to Ghana to Russia, these inspiring women leaders are making a difference in the lives of women and their families by playing leadership roles in local organizations committed to reproductive health, women's rights, HIV/AIDS prevention, youth activism and refugee assistance. CEDPA alumnae are true catalysts for change at all levels of society. Also available in French and Spanish.
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Annual Report (
30 October 2006 )
 This publication details 30 years of CEDPA's experience in advancing girls' education and youth development, increasing access to lifesaving reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services, and building women's leadership worldwide. It includes detailed descriptions of successful strategies and approaches to improve the lives of women and girls.
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Special Booklet (
22 February 2011 )
 While the number of women infected and affected by HIV grows, the response to the epidemic has not responded accordingly. In 2006, the Advancing Women’s Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action initiative was launched to equip and empower a cadre of women from around the world with the knowledge and skills to strengthen and lead the global response to AIDS. The Ford Foundation-funded initiative was implemented by a consortium led by the Centre for Development and Population Activities and including the International Center for Research on Women, the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS and the National Minority AIDS Council. The initiative consisted of six global, regional and national workshops designed to enhance participants’ confidence and self-efficacy, strengthen their program management skills and expand their professional networks. Redistributing Power: Stories from Women Leading the Fight Against AIDS profiles seven extraordinary women who passed through the program. From civil war-torn northern Uganda to the edge of the Rocky Mountains in the United States, these women leaders share their struggles, their evolution and the passion they have for empowering those around them. Note: Save file onto your computer to download publication. Opening directly in your internet browser will result in an unreadable file.
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Project Report (
1 January 2003 )
 The USAID-funded Reproductive Health for Youth in Mali Project (RHYM), conducted from 1997 to 2003 in five regions, reached approximately 633,000 young persons aged 10–24. RHYM trained 2,000 volunteer peer educators in reproductive health information, education and communication skills specific to youth, as well as maternal and child health and survival. According to evaluation survey findings, use of modern contraceptives among targeted youth in the project area increased from a baseline of 29 percent in 1999 to 52 percent by the final evaluation, and the percentage of assisted births for women under 19 years of age increased from 66 percent in 1999 to 93 percent at final evaluation. The RHYM Project demonstrated that volunteer-based peer education is an effective strategy for behavior change among youth in Mali.
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Research Report (
1 January 2002 )
 This study outlines the strategies currently in use in Senegal for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. CEDPA aims to build on the success of past programs by using similar strategies. In addition to reviewing adolescent reproductive health materials, the evaluation team selected 46 organizations in seven of Senegal's ten regions to participate in discussion groups. The study identifies three strategies to improve ARH: increasing knowledge to produce positive behavior; increasing access to services and programs; and empowering youths to make informed decisions concerning their health. Hard copy available in English.
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Briefs & Fact Sheets (
14 September 2008 )
 Nigeria has the third largest number of HIV infections in the world, with roughly four million men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Infection rates have spiraled over the past decade, particularly among young women. And because of Nigeria’s poor health infrastructure, there is an enormous unmet need for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services. With funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) implements the four-year, $12.8 million Positive Living project to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and communities in Nigeria. The project will run from 2006-2010, working hand-in-hand with a consortium of local faith-based organizations, community groups and networks of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in 20 states across Nigeria.
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Research Report (
1 January 2001 )
 This report comprises an overview of the South Africa YMCA Adolescent Reproductive Health Program, as well as key evaluation findings, a detailed narrative of the evaluation methodology, the achievements and challenges, and future directions of the program. CEDPA provided support to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of to implement adolescent reproductive health programs in Gauteng/North West, Kwa Zulu Natal, Western Cape and
Eastern Cape provinces. This was the first national program to be implemented by the YMCA in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Research Report (
27 October 2009 )
 In 2006, CEDPA was invited by the government of India to provide the technical assistance and develop systems to effectively implement and monitor the Adolescent Education Program, a key initiative of the government to reach out to young people through a school-based program across the country. The health policy of the state of Jharkhand requires that “family life education” be introduced at appropriate levels in schools and colleges. Jharkhand government initiated a “School AIDS Education Program” (SAEP) through the Jharkhand State AIDS Control Society (JSACS) in June 2003. Recently, CEDPA presented this poster describing the program at the fifth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights.
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Research Report (
1 January 2003 )
 This study, conducted in Ghana in 1998, tested two approaches to providing reproductive health information to youth through community peer educators. One approach used a hierarchical structure in which more experienced peer educators supervised 10–20 peer educators, who formed youth groups that gathered for weekly discussion. The other approach used the traditional model in which the peer educators made informal contacts with friends. The hierarchical structure approach was more effective than the traditional model in increasing accurate knowledge about HIV/AIDS, although both models led to knowledge gain.
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Project Report (
1 January 2003 )
CEDPA/Nigeria developed the Vulnerable Children Project in response to the growing problem of children affected by HIV/AIDS, with the goal to improve the quality of life for children aged 0–15 years. The project's impact in the first 36 months includes: 1) increased enrollment and lower school dropout rates for the orphans involved in the project; 2) reduction in the level of stigmatization of orphans and their families; 3) enhancement of the self-esteem of the orphans; 4) enhanced capacity of caregivers and implementing partners; and 5) improved access to medical care for the very poor. Next steps focus on modifying the project, by refining its objectives to ensure longer-term sustainability through strengthening existing community and government structures to provide for orphans and vulnerable children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Research Report (
1 January 2000 )
 Under CEDPA's ENABLE project, the Family Planning Association of Nepal supported community-based distributors called Adarsha Byakti ("ideal persons"). These women were specially trained to supervise community-based distributors. Both types of workers provide an expanded range of reproductive health and child survival services, forge links with complementary health partners and mobilize communities in support of improved reproductive health. This case study describes the work of these volunteer community workers and identifies the factors that contribute to their effectiveness.
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Special Booklet (
17 March 2008 )
 AIDS has taken a devastating toll on families and communities worldwide. But in every corner of the world, effective strategies are within reach to turn the tide against the epidemic. Meet six remarkable women who, through education and empowerment, have become a powerful force in the fight against AIDS. These inspiring women participated in the Advancing Women's Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action workshop, an initiative that equips and empowers a growing cadre of women worldwide with the knowledge and skills to advance the global response to AIDS.
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Handbook (
23 May 2006 )
 Read the stories of a dynamic group of women who are on the front lines in the fight against AIDS. These 12 leaders came together for CEDPA’s WomenLead in the Fight Against AIDS workshop, held Sept. 12 – Oct. 7, 2005 in Washington, DC. Each has a powerful story to tell about AIDS in her country. Their stories help us understand how the pandemic affects the lives of women and their families, and the way forward.
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1 January 2002 )
 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.
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