CCIH Involvement in Abstinence and Behavior Change for Youth

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CCIH Involvement in Abstinence and Behavior
Change for Youth

• Allison Herling and Ray Martin
• CCIH Annual Retreat
• May 29, 2005

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Youth and AIDS

• 40 million people worldwide infected with
  HIV/AIDS
• 1/2 of new infections are among youth 15-24 years
• Young people are often the epicenter of an
  epidemic and the key to prevention

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Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR)

• 15 billion over 5 years
• 3 billion allocated for prevention
• 1 billion allocated for abstinence programming
  for youth
• 15 focus countries, mostly in Africa

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ABY Awards

• HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Abstinence and
  Healthy Choices for Youth program (through USAID)
• 116.7 million (5 year awards) to 13
  organizations
• 9 Christian organizations
• 5 CCIH members ADRA, Catholic Relief Services,
  Food for the Hungry/AERDO Consortium, World
  Relief, World Vision

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ABY awards goals

• Increased abstinence (among youth)
• Increased secondary abstinence
• Increase fidelity and monogamous partnerships
• Avoidance of harmful behaviors sexual coercion
  and violence, cross-generational and
  transactional sex

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CCIH and the ABCs

• CCIH has been an advocate for A
  (abstinence/delayed sexual debut) and B (be
  faithful/partner reduction) approaches to AIDS
  prevention
• Activities ABCplus listserv, CCIH Forum,
  discussions with other organizations

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CCIH and ABY activities

• Dialogue with USAID about supporting ABY
  activities
• This is a new field need to establish
• networks
• evidence base
• best practices
• what works?
• what doesnt work?

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USAID ABY workshop

• On April 13-14, USAID held a 2-day workshop with
  13 ABY awardees
• Time for awardees to share experiences, network,
  discuss future collaboration
• Kent Hill, Acting Assistant Administrator for
  USAID Global Health Bureau, attended and spoke
  very supportive of AB-based prevention and FBOs

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USAID ABY workshop

• CCIH was invited
• Allison hired on consultant basis to put together
  materials for conference and write workshop
  report
• Ray was given a chance to talk to whole group
  about potential next steps, coordination among
  awardees, is there a role for an organization
  like CCIH?

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Questions?

• Thank you.