Youth-to-Youth
HIV Prevention and Young People in
Kenya
64 pages; published 1997; ISBN 1 872502 47 4
In Kenya, young people themselves have pioneered some
of the most innovative and successful HIV prevention programmes. This
book documents four 'youth-to-youth' initiatives:
- The Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) in
Nairobi: over 5,500 boys and 2,500 girls play in MYSA's youth football
teams, where they also learn about sexuality, reproduction, HIV/AIDS
and other STD's from trained peer educators.
- The Fish Group in Kisumu: the achievements
and problems of a Catholic youth organisation promoting a 'behaviour
change' approach to sexuality and HIV prevention, with only limited
support from Church authorities.
- The Kenya Society for People with AIDS (KESPA)
in Western Kenya: the story of a young man living with HIV, who
inspired thousands of secondary school students to start Anti-AIDS Clubs,
where young people are learning about sexuality, reproduction, HIV and
AIDS.
- The Teenage Mothers and Girls Association of
Kenya (TEMAK) in Kisumu: how young women are achieving greater
self-esteem and reducing their dependence on men through mutual support,
education, vocational training and income-earning projects.
The case studies presented in this book demonstrate
the creativity, commitment and sensitivity that Kenya's young people can
bring to the fight against HIV. Youth-led initiatives have enormous, untapped
potential for helping people cope with the reality of HIV and AIDS in
their midst. It is time to give the youth-to-youth approach a chance to
prove itself on a wider stage.
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