In recent years, increased attention has been focused on the reproductive health needs of young people, in part because of the alarming rates of HIV infection. Four popular approaches to adolescent programming have emerged: youth centers, peer education, school-based family life/sex education programs, and youth-friendly clinical services. The Population Council conducts research on youth programs to determine whether they are reaching the adolescents they are targeting.

Projects

• Interregional: Rethinking Sexuality Education

• Interregional: Assessing Current Approaches to Youth Programming

• Horizons projects

  • Kenya: Barriers to Uptake of Pediatric HIV Treatment and Care in Kenya: A Diagnostic Study

  • Mexico: Programming for HIV Prevention in Mexican Schools

  • South Africa: Exploring Current Practices in Pediatric ARV Rollout and Integration with Early Childhood Programs in South Africa

  • South Africa: Integrating “Abstinence” and “Be Faithful” (AB) into the Life Skills Program in Mpumalanga Province

  • South Africa: Involving Young People in the Care and Support of AIDS-affected Children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • South Africa: Programming for HIV Prevention in South African Schools

  • South Africa: Technical Assistance to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF), Goelama Project

  • Thailand: Programming for HIV Prevention in Thai Schools

  • Uganda: Building Evaluation Capacity Among the Staff of the Straight Talk Program

  • Zambia: Promoting the Sustainability of PLHA Care and Support Activities by Young People in Zambia