Youth leadership and participation ASK program evaluation 2015

The Youth Leadership and Participation (YL&P) questionnaire described in this report was completed
by key stakeholders and project providers. It was the key mechanism for undertaking a summary and
process evaluation of youth-led advocacy activities carried out in Kenya and Uganda as part of the
wider ASK (Access, Services and Knowledge) program of work developed by Dutch Youth
Empowerment Alliance. The YL&P program in Kenya and Uganda focused on young people living with
HIV (YPLHIV). The aims of the questionnaire were to explore:
I. how evidence collected at the outset of the program (through Positive Health Dignity and
Prevention (PHDP) operational research) was incorporated into planning and delivery YL&P
advocacy activities;
II. how intra- and inter-partnership decisions and communications were undertaken along the
way;
III. key successes and challenges; and
IV. how roles, responsibilities and expectations should be configured for similar work in the
future.

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Access to sexual and reproductive health for young people: Bridging the disconnect between rights and reality

Of the 1.5 billion young people globally, 78% live in Asia and Africa, the poorest regions of the world. The
majority of young people infected with HIV are female and adolescent girls have a significant increased risk
for maternal mortality and morbidity, such as fistula. Trends to delay marriage do not decrease the age of
onset of sexual activity, but highlight the need for access to sexual and reproductive information, and skills
and services to learn healthy sexuality and prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Youth-friendly services require confidentiality, privacy, and non-judgmental attitudes, and rights of
adolescents include the consideration of their evolving capacities to consent to services. Denial of young
people’s sexuality and rights by conservative and traditional forces has lethal consequences, especially for
women and girls. Countries have committed to these rights through numerous international instruments and
many are making progress, but challenges at the community level are significant

Access to SRHR for young people

 

 

Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV Services for Young People

Sexual health and access to services are a pressing need for young people. This article introduces Link Up, a
3-year project in three African and two Asian countries, to enable and scale up access to integrated HIV
services and sexual and reproductive health and rights for marginalized young people. The young people we
worked with in this project included young men who have sex with men, young sex workers, young people
who use drugs, young transgender people, young homeless people, and other vulnerable young people. The
research and programmatic activities of Link Up, as illustrated in this Supplement, have highlighted the
importance of recognizing and engaging with diversity among young people to improve access to services
and outcomes protecting their health and human rights

 

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