THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

Salesian Mission's Track 1 ABY program closes in January 2010. To promote an increased focus on

quality programming and scale back activities in preparation for program close-out, Salesian Missions will

decrease the number of schools they target from the previous 80 per year to 30 per year. The aim is to

increase program frequency and intensity, allowing trainers to increase their time working with particular

schools. It is expected that this will result in enhanced communication between trainers and

principals/teachers, and that over time, trainers will also be able to target school staff themselves. School

activities will focus on: 1) dissemination of the Life Choice curriculum to in-school youth for a total two full

days (split into 5 different school periods). During these periods, trainers will also provide referrals for youth

who may need additional services. 2) Additional peer-education activities will occur after school through one

-hour weekly sessions. Trainers will cover similar topics from the curriculum, but will focus more intensively

on building the skills of peer educators to ensure improved quality of subsequent peer outreach activities.

Peer educators will be expected to reach their peers individually and organize schools events to reinforce

messages (peers reached on a one-to-one basis will be counted; those reached via school events will not).

The old curriculum being used by the Life Choices (LC) program was discontinued when USAID following

questions about its accuracies and effectiveness. Options were considered for revisions and it was decided

that the successful Salesian Missions South Africa curriculum would be adapted and translated for use in

Kenya and Tanzania. The South African Life Choices Director traveled to Kenya and Tanzania to help with

program design and curriculum adaptation. From late June 2008 to September 2008 the curriculum was

adapted indulging additional feedback from the USG, translated into Swahili, piloted tested to ensure

accuracy, and finalized. Each in-school youth will be reached with seven sessions of 45-60 minutes each.

To be counted as "reached", youth must attend at least one session. Topics include: Self-esteem, Vision &

Goals, HIV/AIDS & STIs, Abstinence, Risk Behavior, Gender & Violence, and Diversity. The Curriculum

includes information on partner reduction and the risks associated with concurrent partnerships.

On-the-job training for all trainers will be conducted, focusing on the following topics: HIV/AIDS, M&E, report

writing, techniques in community mobilization, counseling, collaboration, networking, drug abuse and sexual

abuse. The program will also organize in-house trainings whereby each trainer will have a chance to

present the sessions to their peers in order to received feedback on how to improve the delivery of the

sessions.

Salesian Mission's Track 1 ABY agreement ends in January 2010. To promote sustainability, Salesian

Missions will work closely with USG to develop a transition plan that will guide the program's successful

close-out.

TITLE: Salesian Missions - Life Choices Program (LC)

NEED and COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: Youth account for 60% of the new HIV infections. Four percent

of women age 15-24 and 3% of men age 15-24 are HIV-positive. Most youth have heard about AIDS but

fewer know how to prevent HIV. Seventy-three percent of young women and 68% of young men could

name the two key ways of preventing HIV. To curb the impact of youth HIV/AIDS, Salesian Missions has

implemented Life Choices in 11 centers/schools in Tanzania. Salesian's process encourages youth to

embrace positive roles and responsibilities within their family and community. The approach also serves out

-of-school and underprivileged youth.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Outreach activities reached 6,423 youth. Specifically, 2,847 youth 10 to 24 years of

age were reached with abstinence only messages. Salesian trained 547 individuals to promote HIV

prevention programs through abstinence/be faithful educators. Youth living with HIV/AIDS gave testimonials

about living positively, accessing services, and choices about sexual reproductive health. Fifty-five percent

of school youth accessed VCT services. We will encourage other providers to offer youth friendly testing

and hope these efforts will lead to an increase in out-of-school youth being tested in the future. Produced

LC Program Training Manual with national organization of peer educators NOPE) in Kenya. Conducted two

one-week sporting events and peer-educator camps that served as a place for learning and reinforced AB

messages. Training of trainers workshops were conducted on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, writing,

reporting, counselling, gender, and M&E.

ACTIVITIES: 1) LC will be implemented in public and private schools to increase youth outreach in urban

and rural areas. Seventy-nine schools are targeted including approximately 50 primary, 20 secondary, and

10 vocational training centers. Youth will be exposed to 12 hours of the Life Choices curriculum to qualify as

being "reached." LC Curriculum contains 12 sessions on peer education, self-discovery, personal hygiene,

puberty, human sexuality, relationships, sexual exploitation and abuse. Gender issues touch upon violence,

female vulnerabilities, and male norms. Behavior change requires time and outreach activities continue after

youth have been "reached" via school clubs, peer educators, etc.

2) Out-of-school youth reached are found in parishes, Salesian youth centers, and other groups. Out-of

school youth complete a 12 hour Life Choices program to qualify as "reached" as well. The program

connected with 111 OVCs in FY 2006. In FY 2006 the program trained 48 OVC care givers in Iringa and

Dodoma in human rights, stigma reduction, HIV/AIDS prevention, etc. Youth gave testimonials about living

with or caring for those with HIV/AIDS. This made many youth aware of the importance and the need for

counseling and testing, which led to 55 out-of-school youth to access VCT services. 2a) Reach out-ofschool

youth throughout the 11 sites in Tanzania where the LC Program is being implemented.

3) On the job training for trainers will improve quality of performance in record keeping and reporting format.

3a) We will provide in-service training to 14 trainers 3b) Training focuses on conducting survey

assessments, recruiting peer educators and community leaders, and planning monthly activities and

reporting.

4) BCC activities (festivals and sporting events) will provide a safe environment to foster learning and social

interactions that reinforce AB messages. BCC will involve cultural beliefs, gender, sexual violence, drugs

and alcohol abuse, stigma, etc. In FY 2006 Tanzanian youth showcased their talents through a youth

festival and a summer camp. Activities reached 1,170 youth and allowed youth to showcase their skits,

Activity Narrative: plays, and songs. In FY 2007 the program conducted two sporting events. 4a) Conduct 11 youth festivals

focusing on disseminating the AB message 4b) Reach 20,000 youth with the 11 youth festivals.

5) LC aims to increase access to youth friendly VCT, as lack of job opportunities have placed youth at

greater risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. LC will refer youth to VCT services and hold events where VCT

services are available. LC will collaborate with Marie Stopes to provide VCT services. 5a) Conduct

approximately 10 VCT promotion campaigns during youth festivals and summer camps in FY 2008. 5b)

Counsel and test approximately 800 youth.

LINKAGES: We work at national level with the MoHSW through TACAIDS and NACP. Program collaborates

with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. The partnership with the Ministry of Planning

Economy and Empowerment has been achieved through the Coordinating Committee of Youth Programs

(CCYP). To increase reach/availability of services to orphans, LC programs partnered with Amani

Orphanage Centre and the Diocese of Shinyanga OVC project. LC will work with Marie Stopes to increase

the number of youth that have access to VCT services.

CHECK BOXES: Gender: The LC Program makes gender an integral component of the curriculum. Human

Capacity Development: In-service trainings provided to all program trainers. Strategic Information: Lists of

those reported to have been reached by the program will be updated and used for follow up programs to

ensure behavior maintenance, modification and change. Wraparound Programs: The program is integrated

within the Salesian youth centers and schools in 11 locations across Tanzania.

M&E: M&E will ensure adequate provision of youth services, and that targets are met. An M&E life choices

matrix is used and disseminated to program managers. Project goals, objectives, and activities are

analyzed. Indicators help improve activity implementation. Attention will be placed on maintaining data

quality through supervision of data collecting staff. Specific steps include: 1) Youth leaders record number

and characteristics of youth attending meetings; 2) Peer leaders provide data to trainers; 3) Trainers and

community leaders track numbers and characteristics of youth peer leaders; 4) Trainers and community

leaders record data about communities reached and activities; 5) Trainers and community leaders track

number and characteristics of youth; 6) Program staff deliver monthly reports to the program manager; 7)

Program manager gathers data, monitors trainers, and submits regular reports to HQ; 8) Knowledge,

attitude and practice (KAP) surveys measure youth with regard to sexuality, relationships, HIV/AIDS and

STIs.

SUSTAINABILITY: Local communities trust and rely on the Salesian community to be at the forefront of

educational excellence. Sustainability of PEPFAR funds rests on the fact that the LC Program is being

implemented from the 11 Salesian centers and/or schools in Tanzania. Some schools have incorporated the

Life Choices curriculum into their school schedule, allowing for youth outreach to continue throughout the

year even after the 12 hours of the program have been completed. Over time, many more schools

(Salesian and non-Salesian) will incorporate the curriculum within their school schedule, ensuring the

continuity of funds invested via PEPFAR.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 13584

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

13584 4882.08 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 6556 3502.08 Track 1.0 $0

International

Development

9061 4882.07 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 4577 3502.07 SM Track 1.0 $50,098

International

Development

4882 4882.06 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 3502 3502.06 $549,797

International

Development

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Addressing male norms and behaviors

* Reducing violence and coercion

Human Capacity Development

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

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