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The document discusses Act2Live, an organization that addresses neglected health issues among vulnerable young people in Africa. Act2Live operates in 10 African countries, reaching over 2 million youth aged 13-35. It focuses on sexual health, mental health, drug/alcohol abuse, and access to healthcare. Act2Live empowers youth through peer educators, youth advocates, and partnerships. It also works to improve health services and policies to make them more youth-friendly and accessible. The organization evaluates programs and engages youth to help address barriers to quality healthcare in Africa.
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- 1. Act2Live: Addressing Neglected Health Issues Among Vulnerable Young People in Africa ACT2LIVE
- 3. The Africa Alliance of YMCAs Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) a global movement, present in 119 countries, established in 1884 – we celebrated being 170 years old on 6 June 2014! Africa Alliance of YMCAs (AAYMCA) is a pan-African youth development network with membership of YMCAs in 20 countries,16 of which are very active. ACT2LIVE
- 4. Change Agenda ACT2LIVE OUR VISION Empowering young people for the African Renaissance OUR CHANGE PHILOSOPHY “From Subject to Citizen” (S2C) We work to move young people to become a Citizen– where they understand the root causes of problems and articulate informed views and are part of positive change at various levels of leadership. OUR PROGRAMME THEMES Civic Action Transformative Masculinity Youth Justice Economic Renaissance
- 5. Our Presence in Africa & Our Health Interventions 2,121,469 youth participants,10 countries 13-35 yrs old Also with YWCA in Zambia
- 6. Neglected Health Issues Our broadened definition: Those diseases and issues that affect vulnerable youth living in low income and rural parts of Africa’s countries. ACT2LIVE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sexual health Mental health Drug & alcohol abuse Access to health services Fistula Lifestyle illnesses
- 7. Vulnerable Youth ACT2LIVE Commercial sex workers Survivors of political violence Youth living in the street Young people in conflict with the law (including ex-offenders) Youth living with/affected by HIV/AIDS Young people affected by conflicts and violence (including ex- combatants) Youth with disability Youth people living in slums Orphans
- 8. Our Work involves: Peer educators ACT2LIVE Youth advocates
- 9. Our Work involves: Youth advocates ACT2LIVE Peer Educators Associations pour la Promotion de la Santé des Jeunes de Thiès (RAPSAJET)
- 10. Our Work involves: Partnerships ACT2LIVE Associations pour la Promotion de la Santé des Jeunes de Thiès (RAPSAJET) Youth advocates In Madagascar & Liberia: Mobilsing young people, stakeholders in implementation of the programmes In Zambia: Distribution of condoms during project events
- 11. Our Work involves: Health Service Professionals ACT2LIVE Peer Educators Youth advocates
- 12. ACT2LIVE 1. Health Financing Country 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 Kenya 4.2 3.0 8.0 5. 54 Zambia 6.2 6.8 9.3 9.3 Zimbabwe 8.2 9.87 - - Madagascar 7.5 7.6 8.2 9.2 Togo 5.5 6 4 4 Senegal 4.65 4.89 4.73 4.61
- 13. ACT2LIVE 2. Accountability of Policy Making Africa Youth Charter (2006) Maputo Protocol (2007) National youth policies Liberia National Youth Policy (2012-2017) Zambia Health Strategic Plan (2011-2015) Zimbabwe National Youth Policy (2000) Togo Youth Policy (2007) Madagascar Senegal National Health Sector Strategies and Plans
- 14. Peer Educators in Carion, Madagascar volunteering at the local health centre
- 15. ACT2LIVE 3. Barriers to Youth-Friendly Services (a) Structural barriers: Distance, Personnel, medicines and equipment (a) Financial barriers: ability to pay for services. Even where consultation is free or subsidized, medicines will not be for free. (a) Cognitive barriers: Beliefs and knowledge, Communication in the patient-provider encounter, and culture.
- 16. ACT2LIVE 4. KAPB - Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice and Behaviour “…female health workers ring insults at young female patients problems openly and even laugh about them with their colleagues…” - FGD participant in Madagascar
- 17. ACT2LIVE • Critical evaluation of cost of health services • Training of health service providers on provision of youth friendly information and services • Youth engagement in health sector dialogue
- 18. ACT2LIVE
- 19. Be a Citizen! Am a youth with a dream, so I will rise up, stand up, for my rights. Take me as a part of you Don’t see me as subject but a citizen and together we will rise ACT2LIVE
- 20. Be a Citizen! Oneness! One Hope! One People! Let’s Stand Together! ACT2LIVE
Editor's Notes
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Discuss points on next slide as part of this slide. 30 years implementing programmes responding to youth health concerns Goal to break the cycle of poor access to health services and treatment of illness among youth in Africa. About demanding of duty bearers, as well as encouraging action of citizens to make use of those services – for services to be available, there must be evidence of demand
- Link to Togo YMCA video (1:36)
- Zambia: The Zambia National Health Strategic Plan 2011-2015 talks about strategies to address issues that mostly affect the youths including HIV/AIDS, Malnutrition, Malaria and hygiene as far as they affects people in general and does not indicate how these would be addressed in the context of youths As it strategy objective speaks to improve the mental and reproductive health; and social welfare status of all young men and women in Liberia on an equitable basis. A such, there are some intervention to be used; Liberia: As it strategy objective speaks to improve the mental and reproductive health; and social welfare status of all young men and women in Liberia on an equitable basis. A such, there are some intervention to be used; promotion of safe sexual and reproductive health, training of peer educators and youth friendly counsellors, production of IEC Materials, ensure the availability of mental health care and rehabilitation facilities Zimbabwe: Coordination of policies relating to youth and health e.g the National Population Policy and National Reproductive Health policy, pomote Youth Friendly Services Provision such as peer education, enlist support of Private Sector and NGOs, IEC Materials, empowering community members to address youth issues, address barriers to access to health services for youth In Madagascar and Senegal for instance, this is not the case.
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor
- Structural barriers especially impact youth with disabilities. In Senegal for instance there health facilities do not have ramps and other features that make the facility accessible for people with disabilities. In Madagascar, the CRC showed that because the clinic was not always clean, many people opted not to go to hospital. No. 2 Madagascar example where young people feel they have to dress well to go see the doctor