UNFPA and Young People

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UNFPA and Young People
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UNFPAs approach

• Advocating for the support of leaders and the
  community
• Informing youth
• Providing youth friendly services
• Promoting Youth Participation
• Human Rights Based approach
• Gender sensitive approach

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UNFPA and its partners

• UNFPA and HCM Academy
• UNFPA and VCPFC
• UNFPA and Mass Orgs (YU, WU, FF)
• UNFPA and MOET
• UNFPA and MOH
• UNFPA and 12 Provinces
• UNFPA and other UN Agencies
• UNFPA and NGOs

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UNFPA and HCM Academy

• Support for training of leaders, managers and
  media practitioners on Population, Development
  and RH (HCMA, sub-academies, sub-academy of
  journalism and communication and selected
  provincial political schools)
• Integrating population issues into socio-economic
  development programs

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UNFPA , VCPFC and Mass Organizations

• Vietnam Population Strategy 2001-2010
• How to discuss (A)RH issues?
• Youth Union adolescents and youth
• Fatherland Front religious leaders, village
  heads and community leaders
• Womens Union and Peasants Union parents
• Training on advocacy/BCC
• Youth Counseling Centers with hotlines (YU)

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UNFPA and MOET

• Teaching Guidelines for extra-curricula
  activities (self-learning manual)
• Integration of Population, Development and
  Reproductive Health topics in student text books
• Technical support for training for teachers,
  educational managers
• Advocacy activities in secondary schools

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UNFPA and MOH

• Minimum package for the primary health care
  system includes ARH
• RH standards and guidelines
• Training on RH standards and guidelines
• Advocacy package
• Advocacy/BCC activities at local health
  facilities

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UNFPA and 12 Provinces

• All previous activities are included in the
  provincial project
• Partners DOET, DOH, local mass organizations

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UNFPA and UN Agencies

• Youth Task Force, promoting Youth Participation
  and positive image of Youth
• Small Grant Scheme Project (16 projects involving
  YP directly and at all levels)
• Mass Media Campaign (HCMC). HIV/AIDS and positive
  image of YP
• Improve Youth Development Strategy by 2010 and POA

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UNFPA and NGOs

• RHIYA funded by the EC (22.24 Mill Euro in total,
  2,45 Mill USD for Vietnam)
• 7 Asian countries
• In Vietnam 6 local NGOs, 3 international NGOs
• 5 provinces, and 2 cities (Hanoi and HCMC)
• Setting up Youth Friendly Services
• Advocacy - BCC - Services
• Strengthen the capacity of local NGOs

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RHIYA in Brief

• Objective
• Contribute to the improved reproductive health
  status of adolescents and youth between 10 and 24
  years of age, especially among poor and
  disadvantaged population groups, with a special
  emphasis on gender equity in sexual and
  reproductive health education and services.

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RHIYA in Brief

• Outputs
• Establish an enabling policy environment for
  youth-oriented RH information and services at
  national and local level.
• Sustain behaviour change through increased
  knowledge and awareness of RH issues among
  adolescents and youth.
• Increased utilization of quality reproductive
  health services for youth.
• Strengthened capacities of local NGOs.

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RHIYA in Brief - Cornerstones

• BCC and Advocacy activities at central,
  provincial, district, and commune level.
• BCC strategy and interactive curriculum
• Policy Environment Assessment, Policy Review and
  Advocacy Strategy
• Establishing Youth Friendly Corners in 22
  locations.
• Adolescent RH Toolkit
• Changed behaviour of Health Service Providers
• Capacity Building of local partners
• ARH
• Advocacy and rights-based approach
• BCC
• Program management

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RHIYA CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Community Leaders
22 Youth Friendly Corners (cities, district,
communes)
Teachers
Parents
YF Services
Utilization
10-24 Youth (Boys, Girls)
ARH Toolkit
Service Providers
Attitude of Service Providers