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Title: Y-PEER Tunisia
Location:
Categories: Health
Education
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
May 29 09 to May 29 08
Description:
Y-PEER, the “Youth Peer Education Network”, is an international youth to youth based network pioneered by UNFPA and supported on regional and national levels by number of partners (MTV-Staying Alive, FHI, YouthNET, USAID, UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, WB, UNODC); it includes more than 500 non-profit organizations and governmental institutions;
The Y Peer Network is covering youth from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, North and East Africa, and was recently initiated in Brazil; more than 5,000 members from 36 countries are linked.
Background:
Y-PEER is an approach aiming at promoting youth participation in sexual and reproductive health issues at national and regional levels and advocating for increased access to information, knowledge, and services on sexual and reproductive health, strengthening the knowledge base of peer educators and trainers of trainers, promoting communication and experiences between global Y-Peer network, contributing to national strategies development and improving training resources for peer educators.
Objectives:
The main objectives assigned to the Y-PEER Tunisia network are:
- Raise knowledge and develop youth capacities in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) as well as prevention against STI/HIV/AIDS using behaviour change communication approach
- Ensure advocacy in the domain of SRH rights for youth and those most at risk.
- Contribute at national and local level to mobilisation of stakeholders in fighting STI/HIV/AIDS and reduction of stigma and discrimination toward people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Networking at national organizations working in the field of SRH and youth participation and empowerment
- Reinforce national youth – adult partnership
Budget:
the CO has allocated 8000.00 US $ to support its national networks
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