[afro-nets] New publications from FHI/YouthNet

[David Hock <DHock@fhi.org>]

New publications from FHI/YouthNet
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Greetings,

Family Health International/YouthNet is pleased to announce:
Adolescents: Orphaned and Vulnerable in a Time of AIDS

Youth Issues Paper 6, with a companion brief, YouthLens No. 18.

These publications address the needs of adolescent orphans, in-
cluding secondary education, livelihood training, and reproduc-
tive health and HIV education and services. Even though the ma-
jority of orphans are adolescents, their needs are often ne-
glected by programs working with orphans and vulnerable chil-
dren. The 30-page issues paper includes analysis, program summa-
ries, four case studies, and recommendations for action. It is
available at
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthIssuesPapers.htm

New YouthLens Issues, the four-page research brief series that
synthesizes information on critical topics related to youth re-
productive health and HIV prevention, are available at:
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthLens+English.htm

YouthLens 15. Early Marriage and Adolescent Girls. Girls at risk
of child marriage and those already married experience greater
disadvantages compared to unmarried girls or married young
women. Even so, most programs addressing adolescent reproductive
health and HIV prevention have focused primarily on unmarried
youth.

YouthLens 16. Boys and Changing Gender Roles. A growing number
of projects recognize the importance of working with boys and
young men to change gender norms and at the same time affect be-
haviors related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.

YouthLens 17. Creating Youth-Friendly Pharmacies. Research indi-
cates that youth prefer pharmacies for contraceptive services,
but more training and other efforts are needed to expand youth-
friendly pharmacies beyond pilot projects in selected countries.

For printed copies of any of these publications, please send a
request to mailto:youthnetpubs@fhi.org. YouthNet, coordinated by
Family Health International, is a global program to improve re-
productive health and prevent HIV/AIDS among young people ages
10-24. For more information, please visit:
http://www.fhi.org/youthnet

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David Hock
mailto:DHock@fhi.org