The document summarizes a workshop on introducing the "Y+ Speak Up!" project. The project aims to give young people living with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk a voice to advocate for improved services and policies. At the workshop, a Youth Core Group was established to implement capacity building, outreach, and advocacy activities over 2012-2013 to empower young people and address issues like lack of participation and discrimination. The group will form a youth platform and conduct trainings, conferences, and policy advocacy to increase meaningful involvement of young people in the HIV/AIDS response.

1. Report: Workshop on project introduction & consultation
from Young Key Affected Population (YKAP)
TP. Ho Chi Minh, 23-24/2/2012
 “Y+ Speak Up!” is the project is carried out by SPN+ with the purpose is
“Raising the voice of young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) and young
people with high risk, such as drug users (PUD), men having sex with men
(MSM), transgender people and sex workers (SW) to participate in
meaningful advocacy on improving the quality of services and policies
related to HIV / AIDS”. This is an cooperation between HIV Young Leader
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2. Fund (HYLF) and Souther Self-Support Groups Network of PLHIV in
working program with young people in Pacific Aisa.
 Workshop on project introduction and consultation from YKAP was held
successfully from 23 – 24 Feb, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City with the
participation of 30 young persons (under 30 years old) came from groups in
Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Long An, Binh Duong, Vung Tau, Ben Tre,
and Vinh Long on behalf for YPLHIV, YMSM, YPUD and YSW.
Three outcomes of the workshop:
1) Introduce “Y+ Speak Up!” to groups/organizations
2) Establish a Youth core group (Y+CG)
3) Build its missions, action plans in period 2012 – 2013 for increasing
meaningful participation of young people to respond HIV/AIDS.
 The last day of the workshop (24/2/2012), national and international
groups/ organizations (PAC Ho Chi Minh City, CARE, RTI International,
CIS, Life, FHI360…) took part in session “ Project Introduction and
Consultation for missions, action plans in period 2012 – 2013 of “Y+ Speak
Up”
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3. Analyse SWOT:
All members that participated the workshop analysed strength,
weakness, opportunity and threat (SWOT) of youth, therefore,
they can decide missions and action plans suitable with them.
Strength Weakness
- Dynamic, creative - Lack of leadership and executive team
- Confident, qualified - Lack of coordination between groups of
- A representative for many groups young
(PLHIV, MSM, PUD, SW) - Lack of knowledge about HIV,
- There was a general reproductive and sexual health
- With a heart, passionate about - All members have not really came
working together
- Missing channels share general
information related to the activities of the
young
Opportunity Threat
- Opportunities cooperative approach - Stigma and discrimination
with other organizations working on - Lack of specific policies for youth groups
HIV / AIDS most affected by HIV / AIDS
- Youth development movement in - Lack of opportunities to connect with
the region and international and a lot young people in regional and
of interest from organizations international area
- Y+ Speak Up is a first operation for
the user to the group of young people
 The main problems that youth groups are facing include lack of meaningful
participation in activities; lack of funding for youth activities; been discriminated, limit
of in access to services (friendly services youth; lack of communication, coordination
between groups of young people).
 United to form Y+ PLATFORM (an open platform for youth groups that affected by
HIV/ AIDS have the opportunity to speak and participate in HIV / AIDS)
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4.  Y+ PLATFORM will focus on three tasks in the period 2012 - 2013: Capacity
building; image advertising & networking; advocacy for meaningful participation of
young people.
7 members of Y+CG:
Young Core Group (Y+CG):
1. Nguyen Anh Ngoc (SPN+)
 Y +CG will play a major role in
2. Dang Tien Dung (SPN+)
the coordination and
3. Ngo Tan Anh (G-Link )
implementation of tasks and
action plans of “Y+ Speak Up” 4. Tóng Van Nam(Young
Connection Group)
 Y+CG consists of 7 members
5. Pham Hong Son (G3.VN)
under age 30 represent the
target group and served with a 6. Le Nguyen Thai Nguyen
maximum period of 2 years. (Forward Group)
7. Nguyen Thi My Duyen (A warm
hug)
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5. “Y+ Speak Up”
Mission, action plan in the period 2012-2013
1. Capacity building of young people living with HIV and young people with high risk of
leadership, organizational development and construction of sustainable projects to
reach the better funding, towards the implementation of programs, activities, services
and effective interventions in accordance with their own communities. Capacity
building of young people so they are more involved in decisions made at local and
national programs to respond to HIV / AIDS more effectively.
2. Image advertising & Networking: the network connection of young people at
national, regional level and promoting strategic partnerships with government agencies,
donor agencies, law enforcement agencies, service providers and other civil society
organizations to create a collaborative effort in implementing the strategy, and
maximize the use of resources.
To enhance information exchange and knowledge in youth community that are most at
risk through appropriate channels. Especially sharing of evidence based on the best
practices of youth organizations, success stories in organization development and
community increasing the understanding of social issues related to young people and
HIV / AIDS.
3. Advocate for meaningful participation of young people towards empowering them
to take responsible leadership and representation for young people. Increase
meaningful and effective participation in the policies development aimed to make a
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6. favorable condition for accessing health and social services, , reduce legal obstacles,
reduce stigma and discrimination.
Activities Time Who will do? Need support for?
Capacity building
1 Hold soft skill courses March - June / 2012 Y+CG Technology
Budget
(Discover personal values, life
skills ...)
2 Skills to write a proposal April / 2012  Y+CG Technology
Budget
 SPN+
3 The program supports March 2012 to  Y+CG Technology
December 2013 Budget
monthly (through direct
 SPN+ Coomunication
meetings, internet, online chanels such as:
online forum, group
forum)
mail, facebook, yahoo
messenger…)
4 Training in management April 2012  Y+CG Technology
SPN+ Budget
skills / group development
(via team buiding methods)
5 Care, support and adherence November 2012 PAC-CDC Technology
for PLHIV
6 Prevention HIV / AIDS on Dec 2012 – Feb 2013  Y+CG Technology
 FHI360 Budget
high risk groups
7 Training of knowledge about May 2013  Y+CG Technology
Budget
sexual reproductive health
 SPN+
8 Consultation and treatment May 2013  Y+CG Technology
 FHI360 Budget
against drug abuse
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7. 9 Participate related events at Time to time  Y+CG Technology
national, regional and
 Active members Budget
international
Image advertising and Networking
1 Brand positioning Y+ Speak
Up:
 Hold an exam to
 3 – 5/2012
design logo/slogan
Y+CG Budget
 Complete set of brand
 5-6/2012 Technology
identity
 Link to websites and  Throughout
social networks
2 Image advertising Y+ Speak
Up:
 Hold an offline
 2 months/time
 Interaction with other
 Throughout Y+CG Budget
websites and online
Technology
forums
 Organize  Throughout
communication activities
to schools
3 Mapping groups / members 6/2012 Y+CG Technology
related to youth activities
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8. 4 AGM of Y+ platform 12/2012 & 12/2013  Y+CG Budget
 SPN+ Technology
Advocate for meaningful participation of young people
1 Develop advocate plans for 4 /2012  Y+CG Technology
participation
2 Training eraising advocacy 7 /2012  Y+CG Budget
methods & build message for
 SPN+ Technology
youth
3 Conference on policy, issues 10 /2013  Y+CG Budget
of youth groups most affected
 SPN+ Technology
by HIV / AIDS
Advocate message of Y+ Speak
Up!
“Youth will find solutions for
themselves”
“Youth is the center of
innovation”
“For young people with chairs in
meetings”
“Listen to us talk about our
problems”
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