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Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009
This activity is linked to activity ID 18065.08. 12363.08,10655.08.
SUMMARY: This Track 1 Abstinence and RisK Avoidance (ARK) Project on La Gonave Island and Central
Plateau is related to the local mission-funded SAFENET Plus OVC Project. Prevention efforts will focus
largely on quality training/retraining animators, youth peer educators and youth 10 to 14, 15 to 19, and 20 to
24 year-olds in value-based life planning/skills for A and/or B behaviors and peer education. Emphasis
areas include: Training, Quality Improvement (QI) and Supportive Supervision, Community
mobilization/participation, Information, Education and Communication, and Linkages/Referral. Youth will be
supported by an enabling family and community environments by training parents, teachers, leaders and
other adults and provision of communication tools. ARK will be carried out in ten (10) World Vision's Area
Development Programs (ADP's- established programs which focus on long-term interventions in the areas
of health, education, water and sanitation, economic development and agriculture) and their surrounding
areas, located in 2 departments: Western (La Gonave Island—Anse a Galet and Pte-A-Raquette) and
Central Plateau (Hinche, Thomassique, Thomonde).
BACKGROUND. In October 2005, using Track 1 funds, ARK started in Central Plateau followed by La
Gonave Island on April 2006. As the lead agency, World Vision, an FBO, is partnering with Johns Hopkins
University Center for Communication Programs. JHU has been carrying out HIV-related communication on
ABY with PEPFAR funding for the past three years. ARK's program approaches support the government of
Haiti's national HIV/AIDS strategies and have the explicit support of the 2 department ministries that deal
with youth and/or HIV/AIDS, e.g., Ministry of Public Health and Population and Ministry of Education. A
particular focus will be on girls and young women especially OVC followed by boys and young men, and
"influentials" and "enablers". Trainings will emphasize vulnerability factors that put girls and young women
at increased risk of HIV infection, increasing male and female youth's perception of risk of contracting HIV
associated with multiple and concurrent partners and how to address them. Youth leadership will ensure a
balance in male and female representation. PEPFAR funds are matched by World Vision's private funds for
HIV/AIDS programs.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:
Activity 1. Training will be the core activity: Ten (10) trained field animators and 202 trained youth Peer
Educators will undergo refresher trainings in value-based education for 10 to 14 year-olds, new training for
15 to 24 year-olds which includes the Journey of Hope (educational course focused on reduction of
concurrent partners), and use of Observing U Check How (OUCH) quality improvement checklist. An
additional 100 youth PEs will be trained to expand reach. Each PE-led group of 20 youth will form a youth
action group (yag) and subdivided into: Clubs of Abstinent youth and Clubs of Be Faithful youth .The latter
will be encouraged to go for VCT. Out of these yags, a Youth Advisory Groups (YAGs) per ADP will be
formed and trained to provide oversight to youth-led activities. Field animators will be equipped to train
adult/parent Peer Educators, which will include faith leaders, teachers and community leaders (PEs) on
HIV/AIDS education, attitudinal barriers to effective communication about sexual health and healthy
choices, challenging harmful norms which are barriers to (+) healthy practices. Each adult PE will educate
20 adults. Each of the 20 member-group will constitute an adult/parent action group (a/pag) = 20 a/pags or
A/Parents Clubs.
Activity 2. Quality Improvement and Supportive Supervision. Animateurs and youth peer educators will be
monitored in the use of OUCH to assess the quality of the delivery of learning sessions. Youth will be
trained in using the ARK passport to determine and monitor individual risk behavior. Adult/parent
communication guide will be streamlined. To ensure standardization, the M&E data collection tools will be
reviewed; M&E Officer trained in conducting random spot checks of these tools for correct and consistent
use.
Activity 3. Community mobilization/involvement. Community meetings planned for listening clubs by
communities will be piloted in selected sites. These groups will determine critical ‘success' factors for
application to other sites.
Activity 4. Information, Education and Communication. ARK will contract with 4 broadcasting radio stations
to air radio spots and soap opera (parent-youth dialogues). Youth and parent radio listening clubs will hold
post-radio dialogues. To create entertainment opportunities for youth, sports, music, dramas, etc will be
promoted so that young people may enjoy themselves without increasing their risks to acquire HIV/AIDS
and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Activity 5. Referrals/Linkages. "A and/or B" interventions will be linked to a continuum of care where it
exists, so that both youth and adults will know where they can go for information/assistance on HIV-related
health issues, and VCT.
ARK contributes to the overall global PEPFAR objective of preventing 7 million new HIV infections
especially among youth.
Emphasis areas:Level of Effort
Training50%
QI and Supportive Supervision 25%
Community mobilization and involvement 10%
Information, Education and Communication10%
Linkages/Referral5%
Targets:
Number of individuals reached through community outreach that promotes HIV/AIDS prevention through
abstinence (a subset of total reached with AB): 4000
abstinence and/or being faithful: 10,000
Number of individuals trained to promote HIV/AIDS prevention through abstinence and/or being faithful: 750
Activity Narrative: Target Populations:
children/youth
adults
community and religious leaders
teachers
Key legislative issues: Gender
Coverage areas:
Northern Central Plateau: Hinche, Thomonde, and Thomassique
La Gonave: Anse-Galet and Pointe a Raquette
