HORIZONS PROJECT 
Reducing Young Men's HIV Risk and Violence Against Women by Promoting Gender-equitable Norms and Behavior in India

Publications/Resources
Horizons and Population Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
CORO and Horizons/Population Council. Sakhi Saheli: Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women—A Training Manual. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Verma, Ravi, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, A.K. Singh, S.S. Das, Sunil Mehra, Anita Nura, and Gary Barker. “Promoting gender equity as a strategy to reduce HIV risk and gender-based violence among young men in India,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2006
Horizons Program/Population Council, CORO for Literacy, MAMTA, and Instituto  Promundo. Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Hindi)

Verma, Ravi K., Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, Gary Barker, P. Fulpagare, and S.K. Singh. “Challenging and changing gender attitudes among young men in Mumbai, India,” Reproductive Health Matters 14(28): 135–143. (abstract)

———. “Shifting support for inequitable gender norms among young Indian men to reduce HIV risk and partner violence,” Horizons Research Summary. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

2005
Verma, Ravi, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, and Gary Barker. “Promoting gender equity among young men: Positive experiences of the Yari-dosti project in India,” Sexual Health Exchange 2: 5–6. (offsite link)

2004
Clarke, Alison and Ellen Weiss. "What's a 'real man'?" Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

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