ERIC ED474954: Adolescence Education Newsletter, 2002.

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ABSTRACT
This document consists of the two 2002 issues of a UNESCO
newsletter addressing topics related to adolescent well-being in the Asia-
Pacific region, particularly reproductive and sexual health. Each issue
includes news from the region on various initiatives related to adolescent
health and education, as well as Web links and publications on the subject.
Countries covered in the two issues include Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,
India, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. The brief articles provide various statistics,
related to
program descriptions, guidelines, concerns, and recommendations
improving adolescent reproductive health and general well-being in the
region.
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Working for ARH
Building
Empowering
in Asia
networks
adolescents
p. 6
Opportunities for
Countries sharing their
p. 2
semi-literate and illiterate
strategies are Bangladesh,
Inter-country workshop
adolescent girls in Nepal
Cambodia, China, India,
for HIV/AIDS prevention
are widened through
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Philippines, Sri Lanka,
a range of activities
Uzbekistan and Vietnam
and a platform for
their voices to be heard.
Announcing
Best Practices
Similarly, in-school and
out-of-school adolescents
p. 23
in Bangladesh are
receiving reproductive
NGOs in Nepal and
health education while
Bangladesh respond to
P. 5
stakeholders around
challenges faced by young
New POP/RH Portal by UNFPA
them are sensitised to
people
and Development Gateway
their needs. To know
Weblinks
how national NGOs are
Reproductive health training
making these stories
courses offered in UK and USA
happen, turn to page 23.
p. 27
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orking and partnership
ch iienge ff
HOW OS pre entioErm
vern ents
between young people < nd g
The youth's participation in the recently concluded Inter-
country issues on adolescents' access
country Workshop on Networking and Partnership between
to HIV/AIDS-related information and
Young People and Governments on HIV/AIDS Prevention
services, and youth's participation in
for East and Southeast Asian Countries was another milestone
HIV-related programmes.
A second
phase of the session focused on the
in involving the young people to address one of the grim realities
recommended types of information
they face.
and services based on the different
stakeholders' perspective
youth,
The workshop was held
Population and Development and the
in
programme
adults,
managers,
Bangkok, Thailand, from 18 to
United Nations General Assembly
representatives of international NGOs,
22 March 2002.
Participants came
Special Session on AIDS, specifically
bilateral donors, and UN agencies.
from ten countries, representing the
on increased access of young women
Session 2 discussed matters on
youth, national AIDS programme
education, and
information,
to
networking and partnerships related
managers, collaborating ministries,
services necessary to develop life
to HIV/AIDS. Session 3 covered the
international
reduce their
skills
non-governmental
required
to
visit to four NGOs
participants'
and UN
organisations
vulnerability to HIV infection; 2) to
(NGOs),
implementing
community-based
agencies. The participating countries
promote networking and partnership
programmes on HIV/AIDS prevention.
between adolescents/youth and
were Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
organisations
These
the
were
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
governments and NGOs, and among
Association for the Promotion of the
Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the
adolescents themselves; and 3) to
Status of Women (APSW), Thai
identify practical approaches and
Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Concern Foundation, EMPOWER, and
recommendations for further action.
The workshop objectives were:
ACCESS. Session 4 was devoted to
1) to contribute towards the goals of
The workshop was divided into
discussions on various networking
the International Conference on
four sessions.
Session 1 tackled
modalities of reaching out to critical
u
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Dr. Ghazi Farooq (centre) delivers his opening address, and youth participate in discussions during the inter-country workshop on
HIV/AIDS prevention
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Country presentations bared the fact the young people's access to HIV/AIDS-related information and services
has not been adequate. Based on the different stakeholders' (youth, programme managers, adults, representatives
of international NGOs, bilateral donors, and UN agencies) discussions, the types of information and services deemed
most important in dealing with the HIV/AIDS challenge are:
Services
Information
Accessible, youth-friendly clinics (with young
Definitions and modes of transmission of STDs
counsellors, social workers and volunteer
including risky behaviour and risky situations
services
providing
free
and
doctors
(alcoholism and drug abuse)
guaranteeing anonymity)
Preventive actions
Youth-friendly IEC materials in places where
Fertility and sexual behaviour (unplanned and
youth gather
unsafe sex)
Mass media programmes
Symptoms of infection
Counselling and testing, peer education for
Availability of services and programmes
high-risk groups
(location, how to avail, and providers)
Mobile STI services for men
Programme managers pointed out that information
Readily available and affordable condoms
should be in culturally and ethnically appropriate
Telephone hotlines
language and suitable for various geographical
STI diagnosis and management
areas (rural and urban settings).
Risk and harm reduction programmes
Welfare, expressed hope that the
new HIV cases occurring among
groups of young people, such as
workshop would
contribute
to
persons aged 15-24.
Parents,
in-school youth and young working
for
networking
the
enhanced
health
counsellors,
educators,
through
mass
media
people,
HIV/AIDS-related
promotion
of
and other culturally appropriate
workers, and the media have not been
teaching young people about the
Dr. Surapong Subwonglee,
activities.
communication channels. Session 5,
Thailand's Deputy Minister of Health,
disease or how to protect themselves
which capped the five-day workshop,
presented an overview of the HIV/
and others from contracting the
participants'
with
the
dealt
AIDS situation and what the country
In this
recommended follow-up actions on
disease, Dr. Farooq explained.
has done to address the situation.
light, access to information, education
networking and partnership for HIV/
He reported that over 90 per cent of
and services, three essential elements
AIDS prevention.
the 50,000 yearly AIDS-related
for young people to develop life skills
address,
opening
his
In
deaths were among people aged
needed to reduce vulnerability to
Dr. Ghazi Farooq, Director of the
HIV, could be improved through
15-24. He added that the estimates
UNFPA Country Technical Services
of the number of new infections by
the promotion of networking and
Team for East and Southeast Asia
single year age groups showed
partnerships among young people,
underscored the importance of the
occurring
transmission
HIV
governments and NGOs.
youth's participation in the workshop.
disproportionately among the young,
Gonzales,
The growing population of young
Ms.
Geena
a
particularly the 15-24 age group.
representative of the Asia Pacific
people, particularly in
Ea/st and
These are the ages when men are
Network of People Living with HIV,
Southeast Asia, has faced serious
inclined to visit sex workers regularly
necessity
of
the
stressed
threats
from
and
on
AIDS,
HIV
and when many young people are
partnership and networking in the
He added that
Dr. Farooq stated.
getting married, thus, increasing the
fight against the disease.
Dr. Koji
HIV/AIDS is not confined only to
potentials of exposure to HIV risk,
marginal groups but it has also
Okamoto, Director of the Office of
Dr. Surapong explained.
entered into the mainstream of
International Cooperation, Japan's
Ministry of Health, Labour and
society, with more than half of the
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Capping the five-day workshop is the presentation by country groupings of recommended follow-up
actions on
networking and partnerships for HIV/AIDS prevention. Included in the discussions
were the groups' recommendations
on partnership and networking modalities in increasing access to information and services.
GROUP A
PDR
Cambodia, Lao
and
GROUP B
China and Mongolia
Vietnam
With regard to partnership modalities, the country
Design programmes to meet information
representatives pointed out that the youth leaders
needs:
of existing organisations working with youth should
be invited to participate, and efforts should be
Youth should be involved in situation analyses and
made to collaborate with both formal and informal
needs assessment, mapping the current network
education systems.
They recommended the
of different stakeholders, and providing input for
creation of an inventory of organisations working
policies, research and strategies, work plan design,
with youth within countries, and the establishment
resource mobilisation, implementation and
of electronic discussion groups and linkages with
monitoring and evaluation.
existing electronic resource centres.
Follow-up actions:
Follow-up actions:
Disseminate the report of the workshop to
Initiate discussions with youth organisations, plan
stakeholders and friends; undertake advocacy and
and implement activities with them; and set up an
policy development measures; review and revise
"e-discussion" group among participants of the
programmes so that they would reflect adolescent
present workshop.
reproductive health and HIV/AIDS issues; work for
greater exposure of young people in forums on
ARH and HIV/AIDS; involve the youth in the network
and in the processes for providing information and
services; and plan to set up, where they do not
exist, hotline services.
GROUP C
Indonesia, Malaysia and
GROUP
Myanmar and Thailand
D
Philippines
The group recommended the following actions:
Meet information needs of the youth:
establishment of a working group of programme
managers and youth; integration of different youth
In general, the group sees the need for young
groups into a single committee; and giving equal
people in
providing input to national planning
opportunities for decision-making to adults and
boards and national AIDS commissions. In
terms of promoting interagency
youth.
In
particular, the youth can be represented in
networking, the group recommended the following:
inter-agency committees.
invitation for UN agencies to form international
Partnership modalities:
networks; using the Internet in facilitating contacts
among network members; and organisation of
These can either be formal or informal. Hence,
national and international workshops to establish
the group recommended written commitments such
such a network.
as policy statements in national development plans.
Specific recommendations are: information sharing
through existing networks, including "virtual"
networks, collaboration in joint programmes, and
forums; identification of focal points and the scope
of work to be done by each party; and partnership
in the preparation of work plans, monitoring and
evaluation
programmes, and
of
resource
mobilisation.
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No. 1
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June 2002
UN Population Fund and the Development Gateway launch
portal on population and reproductive health
New Internet initiative to strengthen knowledge sharing and exchange
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Data,
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RH Portal, an Internet initiative
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focusing population
and
on
Internet Sources of Posters, Photographs and
COWON
Calendar of events
Videos
R Annual hoeing of the Global
Susan Pesquarie lla
The Portal will
reproductive health.
tieelth Council (61. 2
Advisors
May 81)
Editors
Cooperating Organisations Post an event.
provide a community-built database
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Member directory
of shared population information,
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including data, research, projects,
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to promote innovative knowledge-
sharing arrangements among expert
connect people with the knowledge
the World Bank and the UNFPA; and
organisations in the field.
a discussion forum on reproductive
they need."
health and population topics. Visitors
The POP/RH Portal (http://
"Improved knowledge-sharing
to the website are able to sign up for
www.developmentgateway.ora/pop) is
and networking in the population and
free membership, which entitles them
being built in collaboration with 12
reproductive health fields can make
to receive regular updates on new
institutions
from
partner
the
a critical contribution to human
resources that are added.
The
population community, linking to
development and poverty reduction in
website is best viewed under Internet
resources on their websites and to
the developing world," said Carlos
Explorer.
of other population and
those
Senior Manager of the
Braga,
development organisations.
It covers
"UNFPA is very pleased to
Informatics Programme at the World
the key topics and actions identified
Bank, and responsible for the
be working in
partnership with
in both the Programme of Action of
Development
the
Gateway
Development Gateway Portal.
on
the International Conference on
this important knowledge-sharing
Population and Development (ICPD)
said Thoraya Obaid,
initiative,"
Contributed by Susan Pasquariella,
convened in Cairo in 1994 and the
Executive Director, UNFPA. "We see
Coordinator, UNFPA
General
Nations
1999
United
the POP/RH Portal as a great way to
Assembly special session which
reviewed implementation of the ICPD.
TRAINING COURSES
With the launch of the POP/RH
Youth Development & Reproductive Health (YDRH 12):
Portal, the UNFPA becomes the first
Designing Asset-Based Programmes that Respond to Adolescent Needs
United Nations agency to establish
2 August 2002, Washington, DC, USA. For more information, email Ms. Kelly Jeramillo,
8 July
within
topical
the
website
[email protected] or visit CEDPA
Workshop Coordinator, CEDPA, Washington, DC, USA at:
a
website at: http://www.cedpa.org
system.
Development
Gateway
UNFPA will manage and "guide" the
Short Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
Portal with technical support from the
19 July 2002, UK. For more information, send an email to: [email protected]
24 June
or write to: Short Courses, Registry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 50 Bedford
Development Gateway team.
Square, London, WC1B 3DB, England, Tel: + 44 171 299 4648; Fax: + 44 171 323 0638
Notable features include a news
Make a Difference: A Strategic and Multisectoral Approach to HIV/AIDS
service; a bulletin board; an events
Communication Workshop
calendar; several search features; a
22 April 10 May 2002, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. For more information, send an email to:
[email protected] (Ms. Nicloe G. Bouver)
shared population/reproductive health
containing
projects
database
IPPF /GTZ Course on Young People: Implementing a Sexual and Reproductive
information contributed by donor
Health and Rights Approach
2 October 2002, Cambridge, UK.
For more information, email:
22 September
agencies such as the United States
[email protected]
Agency for International Development,
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BANGLADESH
WBVHA airs adult talk for teenagers
No more peeping at adult
shy to bring them up to their parents
all over the state and after conducting
shows or books for curious
several seminars, researches and
or teachers. The serial also highlights
adolescents. For the first
how parents should tackle their
workshops with
their
students,
time in Bengali television history, a
children's problems and respond to
parents and experts for the last couple
their queries, which parents often
is offering adolescents a
tele-serial
of years.
new forum focusing on physical and
avoid.
Sandhikshan deals with sexual
psychological problems that teenagers
The programme also includes
problems in particular as adolescents
face.
are most curious about them but are
interactive sessions on AIDS, drug-
The West Bengal Voluntary
addiction-related problems, child
labour and juvenile crime. The
Health Association (WBVHA) has
produced the serial Sandhikshan,
programme's expert panel that will
Sandhikshan TV Serial
which has been broadcast in ATN
share experiences and help solve
Episodes
World since March 8, 2002.
adolescent problems comprises the
It
is
Lonely Midday
every Friday at
currently aired
Minister of State (health) Pratyush
1.
Role of Media
2.
2030-2100 h (Indian time).
Mukhopadhyay, noted actress and
The
Unwanted Pregnancy
3.
Thakurta,
singer
13-episode programme answers the
Ruma Guha
Adolescence in Boys
4.
personality
television
Bratati
queries of teenagers through stories.
Adolescence in Girls
5.
Myths about masturbation, kissing,
Bandyopadhyay, gynaecologist Udita
Adolescence at Pavement
6.
physical relationships, AIDS and
Gupta, psychologist Suranja Ganguly,
Tiffin Time is Stolen
7.
misconceptions on various sexual
principals and teachers from various
Child Labour
8.
aspects of adolescence are discussed city schools and eminent personalities
9.
AIDS
in the programme through real-life
from all walks of life.
Coaching Centre
10.
situations. Utpal Chakraborty, a
Addiction West Orientation
11.
directs
teacher profession,
among Youth
by
Parents' Quarrel Child's
12.
Sandhikshan.
Inconvenience
Contributed by Tarun Kr. Maiti,
The serial has been conceived
Overall Discussion
13.
Coordinator, West Bengal Voluntary Health
after a detailed study in 1,235 schools
Association, Calcutta, India
Integrated education, health and capacity building project for
adolescent girls makes significant impact in community
The project called "Integrated
the adolescents.
group
This was the main finding
Education, Health and Capacity
of a recent evaluation
Building of Adolescent Girls
January
conducted
(Rural Component)" has succeeded
in
2002.
in achieving its objectives, and in its
sustainability
approach,
overall
Nari Maitree launched
addressing
relevance
and
in
the UNESCO-funded
project
in
the development needs and critical
Nari Maitree provides family life
Mahismara Union of Madhupur Thana
education to adolescent girls
issues of a highly vulnerable target
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in Tangail district with a view of
attendance rate of the learners was
and they
reducing
satisfactory,
vulnerability
quite
of
the
spontaneously participated in
adolescent girls and improving their
development
skill
the
socio-economic capacity as they learn
Information gaps
to manage their reproductive health
classes.
reproductive
health
needs and develop other qualities that
in
enable and empower them
to knowledge of unmarried
adolescents were largely
contribute to the development process
by pursuing delayed marriage and
addressed.
limiting the size of their own families.
While the project
already
made
Through the project, Nari Maitree has
considerable contributions to the
has provided income-generation
Adolescent girls receive income-generation
training and micro-credit to 60
community, the evaluation set forth
training from the Integrated Education,
Health and Capacity Building of Adolescent
several recommendations.
adolescent girls, essential health
For
Girls Project
of learning
example, indicators
services to 72, family life education
225,
progress should be developed and
leadership
to
and
and
participation capacity development
Community leaders
administered.
programme by local religious and
should be involved in the activities.
training to 144 adolescent girls.
community leaders and reluctance of
Separate programmes for unmarried
parents or guardians in sending their
Findings revealed that the project
and married girls as well as boys
adolescent girls (whom they consider
centre provided its learners a pleasant
should be undertaken.
to have attained marriageable age)
and relaxing atmosphere, a sense of
to the centre.
In the end, the Nari Mairee
security and a feeling of ownership.
The teacher-learner relationship
project has overcome all constraints
Contributed by Ansar Ali Khan,
such as non-acceptance of the
appeared friendly and positive.
The
Director, UNESCO Dhaka
CAMBODIA
pave way
Two UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors
for young generation
February as part of an advocacy
"It is very good if the younger
HIV is spreading at an alarming
generation can follow tradition," said
She hoped to raise funds
rate in Cambodia, especially
initiative.
However, he added
from the Japanese public to support
Dr. Samnang.
among young people between
if young people decide to be
UNFPA's efforts to improve youth
that
15 and 35 years. The epidemic is
sexual and reproductive health in
sexually active then the priority is to
seriously affecting the health, socio-
economic development and living
Cambodia through a TV documentary make sure they use condoms.
standard of Cambodian people. of her visit.
Although information about HIV/
very poor
"Cambodia
AIDS may be more freely available
is
In Japan, on the other hand, the
a
to Japanese youth, Ms. Arimori
country and many young people have
incidence of suicide is increasing,
HIV/AIDS," Dr. Samnang told his
stressed that there are still problems.
especially among young people.
"Young Japanese women are not
"Young people are the
counterpart.
The different problems facing
so demanding that their partners
key to our country's development. But
young people in these two countries
now their future is threatened by HIV/
use condoms," she said. "Young men
highlighted when UNFPA
were
are the ones who decide if condoms
AIDS." The popular singer and actor,
Goodwill Ambassadors, Ms. Yuko
who is
also a
medical doctor,
will be used."
Arimori of Japan and Dr. Chea
explained that young people's sexual
Arimori
asked
Yuko
Ms.
Samnang of Cambodia, met in Phnom
behaviour in Cambodia has changed.
Dr. Samnang to send his message to
Penh. Ms. Arimori, an Olympic silver
"Many Cambodian youths ignore strict
young Japanese men on this matter.
medallist and one of Japan's most
traditional customs and have sex
"Young men should love their own
famous athletes, visited Cambodia in
before they marry."
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lives," he said.
Asked about the situation in her
"Cambodia has the highest rate
"If they do not use a
of HIV/AIDS among the Asian
own country, Ms. Arimori said: "In
condom they are the ones who risk
Japan HIV/AIDS infection among We want the youth to
infection."
countries.
recognise the seriousness of the
young people has not become serious
"Please, think about your own
problem. Cambodia has been in civil
yet, but unfortunately more and more
Today you're an ordinary
future.
Japanese young people commit
war from the 1970s until the late
person but maybe you have
People did not study during
suicide."
1990s.
the potential to be the
the war but when peace came so
future Prime Minister
"Japan
an
is
many young people were affected by
economically
of
country,
your
What will our country's
HIV/AIDS.
don't
forget
advanced country,
so
future be with that kind of situation?"
this
about condoms,"
but
does
asked Dr. Chea Samnang.
not
mean
he added.
we
tip
necessarily
Cambodia's
National
Aids
The UNFPA
0
appreciate
the
Authority estimates that the direct and
Goodwill
indirect costs resulting from HIV
dignity and value
I
Ambassador for
of human life.
infection in Cambodia, between 1997
If
Cambodia
we compare to the
and 2006, will exceed two billion US
his day
recalled
understanding that if measures to control and
dollars
spent at
a youth
-
prevent the spread of HIV are not
poor
people
in
a
camp organised by a
country have about the
implemented.
group of NGOs as part
it is much
importance of life
youth
of the Besides human suffering, HIV/
EC/UNFPA
more than the Japanese," she
AIDS will incur health expense, loss
reproductive health programme.
At
"I think the developed
emphasised.
the camp, located in the coastal resort
of employment and family breakdown.
countries can
from
learn
also
In the near future a large number of
of Sihanoukville, Dr. Samnang spoke
developing countries in this matter."
about the prevention of HIV/AIDS,
young people will become sick and
die of AIDS, and it
positive behaviour change and the
Dr. Chea Samnang shared his is their parents
who will have to care for them and
Goodwill
need to use condoms. He wants to concerns with
the
see more events like this to attract
Ambassador for Japan on the issue
the orphaned grandchildren.
of HIV/AIDS, which has been dubbed
the interest of young Cambodians and
help them to understand more about
as Cambodia's "second killing fields".
how to protect themselves from HIV/
Contributed by Khieu Kola
AIDS.
CHINA
Evaluation declares ARH Pilot Project
in Shanghai and Beijing a success
The Adolescent Reproductive Minghan District, Shanghai, and in
Health (ARH) Pilot Project was three universities in Beijing. Students
Peer education "followed
started in 1998 by the China
themselves, with contributions from
the principle of equality
researchers evaluators,
and
Family Planning Association under the
and was a learning process
UNFPA Reproductive Health/Family
conducted the evaluation at the end
for everyone involved,
Planning (RH/FP) Project.
of the project.
They used focus
The
wide-reaching, effective
group discussions, interviews and
evaluation in 2001 provided evidence
and it furthermore broke
of the project's success in testing a
self-administered questionnaires for
down the taboo of not
variety of styles and methods to raise
the assessment.
being open about sex
sexual health awareness among
in the classroom."
Over the project's lifetime, the
youth.
local family planning institutions
Lecturer from People's
working with different educational
The project was undertaken in
University
several high schools throughout
establishments, conducted a variety
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