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To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, FCI:
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Advocates for policies and programs that offer all people, including adolescents, information and services to prevent and treat HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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Provides technical assistance to local organizations that offer sexual and reproductive health services and education to young people and women.
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Develops educational and training materials that address HIV/AIDS and help people gain the skills and the information they need to protect themselves.
Working for Stronger Linkages
Sexual & Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS
Since 1999, FCI has been working in our focus countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa to address HIV/AIDS.
Youth in Mali and Niger
In Mali we are implementing innovative programs that link SRH and HIV/AIDS. Specifically, FCI designed an HIV prevention project for hard-to-reach youth who are working informal jobs but are not in school and another program for youth in schools and literacy centers.
FCI Niger, in partnership with local partners and youth groups, produced sexuality education materials that provide straightforward information to young people about their bodies, their options, and their futures and help them develop the skills they need to make health choices.
Indigenous Peoples and Adolescents in Latin America
Indigenous men and women who live in the Amazonian District of Pando, in the Bolivian lowlands between Brazil and Peru, are neglected by Bolivia's national HIV prevention efforts. Basic information on HIV and STD prevention is almost impossible in these isolated rural communities.
To address this situation, FCI Bolivia, the local indigenous organization (CIPOA) and the district level health authorities (SEDES Pando) have worked together since 2006 in a large project which includes assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to HIV and AIDS in five indigenous communities. An executive summary, which is available here, demonstrates the importance of expanding prevention efforts to underserved areas. Based on these findings, the project team designed sensitization and training strategies to increase the knowledge of indigenous health promoters on HIV and AIDS prevention and care.
FCI also promoted a program among youth in the Dominican Republic and Panama to strengthen planning and monitoring capacity of country-level HIV/AIDS prevention organizations.
Adolescent Materials
 Tu, tu vida y tu sueños: un manual para gente joven (You, your Life, your Dreams)
This publication aimed at giving young people - and those who work with them - sensible, extensively tested, user-friendly information on sexuality and related issues, is adapted from materials FCI developed in Anglophone Africa. This publication is also available in English.
 Get The Facts
Flip chart addresses changes during puberty, STIs including HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, and unsafe abortion, as well as negotiating condom use, building healthy relationships, and communicating with parents. Contains 14 illustrations and text to guide one-on-one and group counseling sessions for adolescents.
 Stepping Out: Video and Discussion Guide
A set of six 10-15 minute video modules for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa covering human reproduction, pregnancy prevention, STIs including HIV/AIDS, unwanted sex, and unsafe abortion. Accompanying discussion guide outlines role plays, discussions, and group activities to help young people explore the issues raised in the video and develop the skills and confidence to build caring relationships, communicate effectively, and avoid unwanted sexual activity.
Go to our Publications section to learn more and to download these publications.
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