[afro-nets] JSI Evaluation of African Youth Alliance Published

["Julie Ray" <julie_ray@jsi.com>]

JSI Evaluation of African Youth Alliance Published

In 2005, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., was contracted to evaluate the impact of The African Youth Alliance (AYA) program, established in 2000 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The main objective of the evaluation was to determine whether exposure to AYA*s comprehensive, integrated program resulted in improved adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behaviors among male and female youth age 17-22 in areas where AYA worked in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. 
 
Results from the evaluation show that a significant number of young people in AYA implementation areas were reached by AYA programs and were able to recall ASRH messages, although the degree of exposure varied by country and by type of intervention. Results further demonstrated a significant positive impact of AYA on several variables, most notably condom use, contraceptive use, partner reduction, and several self-efficacy and knowledge antecedents. Overall, the impact of AYA on ASRH behaviors and their antecedents was greater for young women than for young men, especially in Ghana and Uganda. 
 
AYA was implemented by a unique partnership between the United Nations Population Fund, Pathfinder International, and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health. Download the evaluations at:
http://www.jsi.com.
 
For more information, contact:
Jessica Posner
Management and Evaluation Officer, JSI
mailto:jposner@jsi.com