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  Kunle 11:15 pm on December 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: adolescent, health, rights, sexual health (2), sexuality, youth   

  Youth Sexuality Institute 

  Young people between ages 18 – 25 years who are committed to undertake efforts to promote adolescent and youth sexual and bodily health and rights at national and international levels are invited to apply to participate in the 2010 Youth Sexuality Institute. The goal of the Youth Sexuality Institute is to contribute to the creation of a generation of young people who have a positive view about human sexuality and are empowered to make safe and responsible choices. The Institute will take place on February 7 – 8, 2009, preceding the main 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights. Download the English application form, and return no later than January 8, 2010. Télécharger le formulaire de demande française.

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  Kunle 5:47 am on November 13, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: report, sexual health (2), sexual rights   

  Report of the Meeting of the Youth Committee of the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights 

  Download report of the meeting

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  Yvette 11:30 am on August 7, 2009 Permalink  

  Problem with registration? 

  Dear Youth Participants,

  For French/Portuguese/ Arabic speakers, please make sure to use the translate tools on the right

  Some of you have been having problems logging on to the blog. To solve this, the webmaster has come up with a simple, user friendly method for registration. If you are reading this, it means that you have already arrived at the Youth Corner Blog. Now, kindly refer to the right hand side of this page. Under “Join the Community”, you will see options to register and log in.

  If you are a new member

  1. Click on the “Register” link to be taken to the page where you can register under a unique username. When registering, kindly provide the name you would like to be referred to (username) and your current email address. The system will then send your password to you and you can begin interaction.
  2. You also have the option to not register under a new username, but use the account you have on Facebook, Yahoo, Google, or AOL to log in. The system will ask you to allow connection between the blog and your account. You must allow it to use the account on the blog.  Once allowed, you will be able to participate on the blog with this account.

  If you have previously registered

  If you are already a member and want to comment on a post, click on “Login” and enter your username and password in the log in form. If you have forgotten your password, you can get a new one by clicking http://www.africasexuality.org/youth/wordpress/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  Note to everyone

  The default user level for new members is ‘ subscriber’. This allows you to read and comment on postings. However, if you would like to write your own post, kindly let me know via email ykathurima@ippfaro.org and I will let the webmaster know. Your status will then change to ‘author’  which has the same privileges as the ’subscriber’ and allows you to post and edit your own entries.

  I look forward to hearing more from you on this blog… Let’s make this as interactive as possible

  Kind regards,

  Yvette

   
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  Kunle 1:38 am on July 17, 2009 Permalink
  Tags: Announcements, HIV/AIDS   

  O Serviço Amigo do Adolescente e Jovem do Hospital Central de Maputo, Discute Como o Adolescente e Jovem Deve Gerir o Resultado do Teste de HIV/SIDA 

  O Serviço Amigo do Adolescente e Jovem do Hospital Central de Maputo (SAAJ do HCM), procedeu na ultima sexta-feira, ao lançamento oficial de um ciclo de palestras que vem inseridas no âmbito do seguimento da campanha “É Tempo de Saber”, uma iniciativa que visa estimular a camada jovem a aderir aos postos de saúde para saberem do seu estado de saúde.

  São palestras que tem  como pano do fundo uma reflexão profunda em torno de vários aspectos ligados a Saúde, adolescência e Juventude, mas orientadas para a necessidade de esta camada saber o seu estado para melhor organizar  os seus projectos de vida.

  O primeiro dos palestrantes, ou seja a primeira a subir “ao palco para abrir o Show”, numa conversa franca e aberta com a mocidade que lotou por completo (mais de 50 participantes) a sala do SAAJ –HCM, foi a Drª Ivone Zilhão, que para alem da brilhante aula de sapiência que deu sobre o tema proposto pelos adolescentes  jovens, (como gerir o resultado do teste) mostrou  o quão percebe do que paira na mente dos Jovens.

  A palestrante não mediu meios, durante pouco mais de duas horas para mostrar o quão é vantajoso sabermos do nosso estado para melhor perspectivarmos o nosso futuro, como também  sobre a gestão inteligente do resultado do teste, independentemente do resultado que de lá advir.

  No decurso da sessão sugeriu-se aos presentes para que através de um exercício responsável identificassem  a melhorar estratégia a ser usada pelos adolescentes e jovens que são seronegativos para permanecerem vida inteira naquele estado.

  Este exercício surge do facto de segundo  a palestrante, num dialogo tido com os profissionais de saúde do SAAJ, terem vezes sem conta se mostrado indignados com a realidade triste que eram sujeitos a enfrentar, porque segundo os profissionais, ha adolescentes e Jovens que deslocam-se ao SAAJ, com intuito de fazer teste e o resultado dá negativo, mas passado algum tempo os mesmos, voltam para o teste de rotina e dá positivo,uf!

  Quando questionou as prováveis razões dos tais tristes episódios, os presentes responderam de forma unanime que esta realidade resulta da “falta de juízo”, da forma irresponsável como é incarada a necessidade de cada um ser responsável por si e pelo próximo nesta luta visando o despiste da pandemia que ceifa  sobretudo os adolescentes e jovens, camada tida como sendo o garante da continuidade do desenvolvimento do tão jovem e belo Moçambique, (pátria amada).

  Da sessão inicial, ficaram claras entre outras, as seguintes recomendações:

  Que os presentes aquela sessão, sejam responsáveis pela replica dos   ensinamentos adquiridos na sessão e a estratégia definida conjuntamente para que os adolescentes e jovens se mantenham  negativos:

  Acordou-se que cada adolescente e jovem, deve evitar o máximo a exposição em situações de envolvimentos desprotegidos,

  Fazer teste de HIV trimestralmente de rotina, porem de forma voluntária,

  Se prevenir sempre, pois a mudança começa com cada um de nós.

  Próxima Palestrante: Drª  Humberta Pindula

  Tema: Género e saúde reprodutiva

  Por: António Mª Jorge Massuque

  Conselheiro do YAM região Lusofona – Moçambique

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  Kokou 2:08 am on July 16, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  La lutte contre le VIH 

  Depuis la croissance zélée de la prévalence du VIH sur la planète et plus particulièrement en Afrique sub saharienne, des programmes ont été mis en œuvre pour traiter les personnes infectées et  réduire son incidence. De ces programmes est sortie une formule faite de trois lettres et devant permettre de prévenir l’infection ; il s’agit des trois premières lettres de l’alphabet A : Abstinence ; B : Bonne fidélité ; C : Condom auquel  on ajoute un D : Dépistage. Malgré la diffusion importante d’information autour de ces quatre moyens, on assiste impuissant à de nouvelles infections.

  Dans la diffusion d’information en matière de sexualité, très souvent il est ignoré, les réalités et les perceptions de la population cible. On passe l’information au jeune après qu’il ait eu ses premiers rapports sexuels à risque et quand enfin il a l’information il a du mal à l’adapté à sa vie sexuelle.

  Tout le mystère qui entoure le sexe et la sexualité dans nos communautés, fait que les premiers rapports sexuels se vivent dans la clandestinité, car le jeune à l’impression de poser un acte interdit, moralement non accepté pour des raisons qui sont souvent ignorées ou mal comprises. A cette clandestinité est associée la désinformation, les comportements à risques, la fuite de la responsabilité et d’une vie sexuelle assumée.

  Ce mystère amène le jeune (surtout la jeune fille) à penser qu’avoir un préservatif sur soi c’est s’autoriser à avoir un rapport sexuel ; et ne pas en avoir c’est rester fidèle à une morale qu’il lui est pénible voir impossible de pratiquer. Ils préfèrent alors parler d’accident si les infections ou grossesses non désirées  survenaient. Les parents de l’autre côté, n’osent pas parler de sexualité ni du rapport sexuel à leurs enfants et ne savent pas quel comportement adopter car pour eux ; en parler et leur donner des préservatifs, c’est tout permettre et ne pas en parler c’est tout risquer. .. Alors il préfère la formule Abstinence jusqu’au mariage ce qui a ses hauts et ses bas.

  Les acteurs de la société civile, plus modérés, prônent aussi le préservatif et la bonne fidélité sans donner aux jeunes les aptitudes pour assumer leur sexualité, sans répondre à leurs questions et sans leur apporter le soutien psychologique nécessaire.

  Pour une lutte efficace contre le VIH au sein des jeunes, il faudra mettre plus de moyen en place, il faudra aller vers eux. Les jeunes représentent une couche de la population assez diversifiée et il faudra leur apprendre individuellement à s’approprier  et à appliquer les fameuses ABCD suivant leur situation et perception. Il faudra surtout les doter de toutes les aptitudes pour y arriver et recruter des psychologues pour leur permettre de comprendre leurs changements et évolutions physiques et psychiques. Ces prestataires doivent être formés à travailler avec les jeunes et à répondre à leurs besoins.

  Ce n’est qu’à ce prix que l’Abécédaire aura vraiment contribué à une atteinte rapide des objectifs qui lui sont assignés. L’évaluation des programmes mis en œuvre jusque là serait un outil déterminant qui orienterait les programmes à venir pour l’éradication du VIH.

  Un monde sans VIH n’est pas utopique, si tous nous y croyons et nous y employons.

  DJAGADOU Kokou Senamé

  Président National du MAJ/ATBEF

  Togo

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  Yvette 1:36 am on July 16, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Welcome to the Youth Blog 

  Dear Youth Participants,

  I would like to begin by welcoming all of you to this virtual meeting place leading up to the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights. The purpose of this blog is to provide an avenue to share experiences, news and interventions that you/your organization are currently working on as concerns SRH and HIV & AIDS. Additionally, it is a forum to communicate our ideas, thoughts, comments and suggestions related to the planning and success of this conference. The information derived from this blog will be collated and disseminated post conference and could act as a guiding tool for subsequent conferences.

  Now, to introduce myself: I am Yvette Kathurima from IPPF- Africa Regional Office and I will be coordinating discussion topics in the blog. Therefore, I look forward to your inputs in discussions and suggestions on topics that you would like to see tackled in this blog. Our aim is to make the blog as interactive and informative as possible, so please feel free to contact me for any clarifications on the same. My email address is ykathurima@ippfaro.org or you could also write to 4srhconference@ippfaro.org.

  We are aware that blog activity will become more active once registration begins but we welcome each and every one of you to make a contribution as early as now.

  To ensure that the youth are actively represented at the conference, I have come up with a series of questions for you to answer.

  1. Youth Committee – What activities would you like to see arranged by the Youth Committee prior to the conference to publicize the conference and encourage active youth participation?

  2. Conference Agenda – a) Should youth issues be integrated into the main conference agenda or should parallel youth sessions be held?

  b) If the later, how will we ensure that the youth send abstracts and what would be the criteria for selection? (NB. For those who are members of the E-forum, kindly look up the call for abstracts posted by Nkomile from ARO. For others, the ‘call for abstracts’ is on the home page of this website).

  3. Registration – What would be the best way to carry out registration? a) In-country? b) Through the Youth Committee? c) Through the conference website? d) And how would this facilitate youth participation from all regions?

  4. Plenary sessions- Would it be possible to get youth reporters for each of the major plenary/concurrent sessions to capture aspects related to the youth?

  5. Skill building sessions- a) what are the issues affecting ASRH? b) What topics/skills would the young people like to see discussed?

  6. Youth Village – this is an informal setting where the youth can air films etc in the evenings. Would this be successful?

  Lastly for Youth Networks- kindly provide us with contacts of youth networks working on the issues of SRH and HIV & AIDS.

  To post a comment, please sign up and await approval by the administrator. As it is only fair that we maintain respect for diversity throughout our engagements, certain measures have been put in place to avoid marginalizing any individual(s). Consequently, I ask for valuable contributions that will engage the different personalities who will be frequenting this blog while at the same time, help the organizers plan a successful conference.

  Looking forward to your responses!

  Kind regards,
  Yvette

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    Vimbai 2:00 pm on July 31, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Hallo Yvette

    My name is Vimbai and I am writing from Zimbabwe. Firstly I would like to commend the great Youth initiatives and go on to say I am willing to be part of whateva initiatives that will drive for the reclaiming of sexual and reproductive health and rights by the youths especially the young women.

    I think the youth must be proactive and participate to their best capacity to make an input during the conference. the voice of the youth regarding SRHR issues must be heard and must stand out.

    Issues must cover from the participation and involment of the youth.
    Intergration of SRH services and HIV and AIDS services
    Young women and gender.
    The health delivery systems and the youth.

    I will continue to make my contributions with time.

    Thank you

    Vimbai

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    Yvette 10:15 am on August 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Hey Vimbai,

    Great to hear of your interest in the upcoming conference and thank you for your comments. Kindly send me an email on ykathurima@ippfaro.org with your contact details including email and physical addresses. We are currently in the process of setting up a Youth Committee and we might need additional help from youth volunteers across the region to help publicize the conference among the youth. Looking forward to hearing from you!

    Kind regards,
    Yvette

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    Saida 5:29 pm on August 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Hi Yvette,
    I am glad to be sharing on this site. I am keen on seeing the participation of young women who have been discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identities, among other young women including commercial sex workers.
    I shall use the blogging space on this site to share experiences of working with a wide spectrum of young women.

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    Yvette 10:21 am on August 12, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Hey Saida,

    Thanks for your comments. We are also keen on ensuring that young women have a voice at this Conference. Any chance that you might be able to answer the questions raised above? Please encourage others in your networks to register and contribute.

    Kind regards,
    Yvette

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    sophie 3:03 pm on October 12, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

    Yvette,
    My take on a few issues. It is crucial that the presence of young people more so young women is felt in the conference, my feedback on some of the issues you have raised above are:
    - in order to publicize the event and get more youth registering and submitting abstracts the youth committee should take advantage of the spaces where young people are in, the cyber space is one great opportunity. The use of social networking sites like facebook will be of great help in creating awareness on the conference. The activities that will be highlighted will also motivate youth participation. One of the main hindrances to youth participation is lack of funding hence resources on areas that youth can get funding for the same would be important
    -Agenda: Youth should not be segregated to a parallel forum but rather make efforts to ensure that the youth are represented and the issues that affect them more given prominence in the main forums
    -Youth reporters – It would be important to have these in all forums so that the youth aspect in issues being discussed is highlighted and this can be further inform any ‘youth forums’ in the conference. At the end of the forum a youth voice in terms of a document / statement can then be developed and the summary of deliberations shared with other youth after the conference
    Youth village- seems like a great idea though I would think it will be more effective if this is not done every evening but on particular evenings, may be the first and the last evenings??
    My thoughts,
    Sophie Ngugi
    http://www.ywli.org