AFRO-NETS> West African Cross Border Project Targets Migrants

[Karrie Carnes <Patemp@psi.org>]

West African Cross Border Project Targets Migrants
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The PSAMAO (Prévention du SIDA sur les Axes Migratoire de l'Afrique 
de l'Ouest) component of the USAID-funded Population Services Inter-
national affiliate, Santé Familiale et Prévention du SIDA, targets 
mobile populations such as truck drivers, commercial sex workers and 
seasonal workers in six countries in West Africa. 
 
PSAMAO is an excellent example of regional programming, with regional 
materials, cross-fertilization and learning and emphasis on cross-
border sites and communities. The campaign's major elements -- tele-
vision, billboards, pamphlets and peer education --are coherently 
interlinked and branded, with a common look and feel. The country 
projects have a common, recognizable approach, with shared materials 
and peer education strategies. 
 
In the mid-term review, the number of regular and occasional partners 
among truckers was down significantly and condom use increased 31% 
with occasional partners. 
 
For more information, visit:
http://www.psi.org/where_we_work/west_africa.html
 
 
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Karrie Carnes
Population Services International (PSI)
mailto:Patemp@psi.org
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