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Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development
March 2007 — The telecenter movement’s exceptional growth in the past decade has been driven by two significant factors: recognition of the importance of information and communication technology (ICT) for development and poverty alleviation, and recognition that “shared-access facilities,” such as telecenters, offer the most promise for extending the reach of ICT to the greatest number…
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Computer System Sustainability Toolkit
December 2010 — Governments, donors, private companies, parents and schools across the world are establishing computer facilities and connecting them to the Internet in an effort to improve education. But common challenges for schools are keeping the computers running, covering increased costs for electricity, paying for Internet connectivity and integrating the use of computers into the…
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Young People Most at Risk of HIV
2010 — This report calls attention to young people ages 10–24 within the populations considered most at risk of HIV infection: men who have sex with men, those who sell sex and those who inject drugs. Despite the growing attention that has been given to programming for these groups, little focus has been given to the…
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International Workforce Initiatives
2010 — This publication is intended for three primary audiences: international development professionals who want to define “workforce” for program design purposes, those who seek information about field activities and those who want to reflect on the implementation of successful, high-impact programs — whether they are broad-based, sector-specific or local projects. The goal of the publication…
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Inspiring Citizens, Improving Communities
2008 — Armenia has made modest progress in developing civil society and democratic government, with many of the efforts supported by donor activities. The nongovernmental organization sector has become more robust and local governments, parliament and the judicial system have been strengthened. Additional support to encourage civic engagement, develop independent and more effective media, and build stronger…
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HIV Counseling and Testing for Youth: A Manual for Providers and a Manual for Trainers
2007 — Nearly one-third of clients who seek HIV testing are young people with needs that are often different from adults. With this easy-to-use booklet, service providers and counselors can improve their skills and assist youth with the difficult issue of HIV counseling and testing. A training guide complements this manual.
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Family Life Education: Teaching Adults to Communicate with Youth from a Christian Perspective
2019 — This curriculum contains technical updates to the original 2006 publication. Tailored for a Uganda audience (but easily adapted for use in other countries), the trainer’s guide describes six workshops for a Christian audience. Participants practice communication skills and learn factual information linked to religious teachings and appropriate Bible verses. The manual encourages open…
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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Youth Peer Education
2010 — This tool offers recommendations on evidence-based, youth peer education practices and a framework for quality assurance of youth peer education programs. Developed with global experts, these guidelines offer specific tips for each phase of program implementation, explanations of the available evidence on what works and real-world examples of how the guidelines are used in…
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My Story, My Life: HIV Information Booklet for Young People
2012 — Developed by the Communication for Change (C-Change) project in Nigeria, this publication is designed to allow in-school youths, who are learning about the health risks involved in premarital sex from youth peer facilitators (YPF), to identify with the characters in the booklet and improve life skills. The topics and concepts of this booklet are drawn from…
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Establishing and Sustaining HIV Comprehensive Care Services in Cottage Hospitals in the Niger Delta: Report of the Niger Delta AIDS Response (NIDAR Project), April 2007-October 2008
March 2009 — The Niger Delta AIDS Response (NiDAR) project delivered comprehensive, community-based HIV care and treatment services in selected hospitals in five of the nine states of the Niger Delta. The project had two main goals: supporting the activation and implementation of antiretroviral therapy in cottage hospitals and supporting the establishment of HIV counseling and…