08.P0211 Youth Health Organization - NPI

Through the NPI, YOHO is developing a national network of youth serving organizations and providing

community mobilization and community outreach activities to in and out of school youth ages 10-29. The

target areas are 9 villages/towns/health districts across the country, namely Lobatse, Hukuntsi, Gantsi,

Kasane, Letlhakane, Francistown, Serowe, Letlhakeng, and Gaborone. NPI is one of many funding sources

that YOHO receives for its various activities. The activities described below are those funded by NPI funds.

Since receiving the NPI award in March 2007, YOHO has selected additional staff for its headquarters office

and 7 of the 9 affiliate sites, including hiring of program heads, artistic directors, a regional director, a

monitoring and evaluation officer, among others. YOHO provided training to various key staff in monitoring

and evaluation, financial management, and program delivery. They gave refresher training to 77 outreach

volunteers in 8 affiliate sites, and in 4 sites, trained 80 teachers and affiliate site staff on the YOHO primary

school life skills curriculum (Seboza Life Skills). They have worked actively to upgrade the infrastructure of

both the headquarters in Gaborone and in the affiliate sites, including identification of land space and the

purchase of portacabins. They also are preparing for their first audit, per US government regulations. In

coming months, they will focus on training and program implementation.

In 2008, YOHO will continue with its core capacity-building and outreach activities. For capacity building to

its youth group affiliates, YOHO will support a training cascade in its youth theater program, working with its

9 affiliates to in turn train approximately 5 additional youth groups from surrounding villages in the

curriculum, designed to improve the quality and reach of youth theater performances. Most theater groups

include young adults (youth in their 20's). They will continue to offer training in organizational development

to the 9 sites through both district and national trainings, with workshops and individual assistance in

financial management, resource mobilization, program monitoring and reporting, as well as behavior

change and key HIV prevention topical areas (e.g. alcohol-HIV, multiple sexual partnerships).

YOHO will continue implementing and developing its four main outreach activities. The first activity targets

upper primary students ages 10-12 with its Seboza Life Skills program, which YOHO facilitators will deliver

with teachers to groups of 25 students from approximately 35 schools in the 9 target areas (5 per district).

The program involves 40 hours of exposure and draws from the Grassroots Soccer program and YOHO's

own programs; it focuses on delayed debut of sexual activity and related life skills. After graduating from

the program, students develop a stage play, which goes to district competitions and culminates in a national

Children's Theater Expo.

The second activity involves organizing student days at junior and senior secondary schools across the 9

target districts. Student days engage various students in preparing for the event, and the actual event runs

approximately 3 hours, showcasing student activities and performances to the entire student body and

focusing on a pre-selected HIV prevention theme. In coming months, YOHO will pilot additional ways to

engage with small groups of students during the organizing and conduct of student days, to deepen the

quality of outreach that YOHO provides through this activity. The specific activities are to be determined

and include consideration of the GOLD life skills program that YOHO is piloting among older students in

Francistown.

The third activity involves road shows in the target communities, which use edutainment techniques to

mobilize young adults for HIV prevention and action. The road shows are 3 hour community events that

involve theater, music, poems, and testimonials. YOHO peer educators mix with the audience to engage

individuals in conversation about the key themes, and performers involve audience members in on-stage

games and debates. In 2008, YOHO plans to conduct 3 road shows in all of its 9 target districts. In coming

months, YOHO also will pilot test additional activities that they could offer as follow up to these mobilization

events, to provide some audience members with small group activities to promote behavior change and HIV

prevention. The specific activities are to be determined and include consideration of community

conversations on the subject matter using the Community Capacity Enhancement Project (CCEP)

approach.

The fourth major activity is production and airing of television series targeting adolescents and young adults.

The shows will air once a month on the national television station and show drama and documentaries on

key HIV prevention themes, specific to the target audiences. YOHO will develop facilitator manuals to

accompany the shows and which their affiliate site facilitators and other organizations will use in their small

group outreach activities. This activity is new for FY08 and will be piloted in coming months.

Finally, YOHO will continue documenting its efforts and sharing lessons learned with its affiliates and other

youth groups across the region. Staff will attend relevant international conferences, as part of

organizational and staff development.

08.P0511 Youth Health Organization - NPI

Through the NPI, the Youth Health Organization (YOHO) is developing a national network of youth serving

organizations and providing community mobilization and community outreach activities to in and out of

school youth ages 10-29. The target areas are 9 villages/health districts/towns across the country, namely

Lobatse, Hukuntsi, Gantsi, Kasane, Letlhakane, Francistown, Serowe, Letlhakeng, and Gaborone. NPI is

one of many funding sources that YOHO receives for its various activities. The activities described below

are those funded by NPI funds.

Since receiving the NPI award in March 2007, YOHO has selected additional staff for its headquarters office

and 7 of the 9 affiliate sites, including hiring of program heads, artistic directors, a regional director, a

monitoring and evaluation officer, among others. YOHO provided training to various key staff in monitoring

and evaluation, financial management, and program delivery. They gave refresher training to 77 outreach

volunteers in 8 affiliate sites, and in 4 sites, trained 80 teachers and affiliate site staff on the YOHO primary

school life skills curriculum (Seboza Life Skills). They have worked actively to upgrade the infrastructure of

both the headquarters in Gaborone and in the affiliate sites, including identification of land space and the

purchase of portacabins. They also are preparing for their first audit, per US government regulations. In

coming months, they will focus on training and program implementation.

In 2008, YOHO will continue with its core capacity-building and outreach activities. For capacity building to

its youth group affiliates, YOHO will support a training cascade in its youth theater program, working with its

9 affiliates to in turn train approximately 5 additional youth groups from surrounding villages in the

curriculum, designed to improve the quality and reach of youth theater performances. Most theater groups

include young adults (youth in their 20's). They will continue to offer training in organizational development

to the 9 sites through both district and national trainings, with workshops and individual assistance in

financial management, resource mobilization, program monitoring and reporting, as well as behavior

change and key HIV prevention topical areas (e.g. alcohol-HIV, multiple sexual partnerships).

YOHO will continue implementing and developing its four main outreach activities. The first activity targets

upper primary students ages 10-12 with its Seboza Life Skills program, which YOHO facilitators will deliver

with teachers to groups of 25 students from approximately 35 schools in the 9 target areas (5 per district).

The program involves 40 hours of exposure and draws from the Grassroots Soccer program and YOHO's

own programs; it focuses on delayed debut of sexual activity and related life skills. After graduating from

the program, students develop a stage play, which goes to district competitions and culminates in a national

Children's Theater Expo.

The second activity involves organizing student days at junior and senior secondary schools across the 9

target districts. Student days engage various students in preparing for the event, and the actual event runs

approximately 3 hours, showcasing student activities and performances to the entire student body and

focusing on a pre-selected HIV prevention theme. In coming months, YOHO will pilot additional ways to

engage with small groups of students during the organizing and conduct of student days, to deepen the

quality of outreach that YOHO provides through this activity. The specific activities are to be determined

and involve consideration of the GOLD life skills program that YOHO is piloting among older students in

Francistown.

The third activity involves road shows in the target communities, which use edutainment techniques to

mobilize young adults for HIV prevention and action. The road shows are 3 hour community events that

involve theater, music, poems, and testimonials. YOHO peer educators mix with the audience to engage

individuals in conversation about the key themes, and performers involve audience members in on-stage

games and debates. In 2008, YOHO plans to conduct 3 road shows in all of its 9 target districts. In coming

months, YOHO also will pilot test additional activities that they could offer as follow up to these mobilization

events, to provide some audience members with small group activities to promote behavior change and HIV

prevention. The specific activities (e.g. peer educator sessions) are to be determined and involve

consideration of community conversations on select topics, using the Community Capacity Enhancement

Project (CCEP) approach.

The fourth major activity is production and airing of television series targeting adolescents and young adults.

The shows will air once a month on the national television station and show drama and documentaries on

key HIV prevention themes, specific to the target audiences. YOHO will develop facilitator manuals to

accompany the shows and which their affiliate site facilitators and other organizations will use in their small

group outreach activities. This activity is new for FY08 and will be piloted in coming months.

Finally, YOHO will continue documenting its efforts and sharing lessons learned with its affiliates and other

youth groups across the region. Staff will attend relevant international conferences, as part of

organizational and staff development.