Plan of action for the Lebanon GYP initiative
April 2005
to April 2006
Output 1: Increased commitment of a minimum of 6 leaders/policy makers and decision makers at the municipal/community level for promoting accessibility of young people to HIV/AIDS services and information within the youth friendly services offered in 2 “Centers of Excellence” (2 regions of Lebanon) and throughout March 2006.
April to May 2005
Activity : 1.1. Create a coordination committee Purpose of activity : The committee is needed to ensure a coordination mechanism and commitment with existing and new partners (i.e. RH programme, others) Indicators : Committee established and functional with GYP presence Target group : Decision makers of the Reproductive Health programme Partners : MOPH, MOSA, UNFPA, other as deemed necessary
May 2005
Activity :
1.2. Hold meetings with planners and implementers of the “Bourj El Barajneh” experience Purpose of activity :
The meeting aims at learning from the experience of the municipality of “Bourj El Barajneh” regarding its initiative to mainstream HIV/AIDS in various programmes and services at the local level Indicators :
Documentation of the “Bourj El Barajneh” experience Target group :
Local initiative team and implementers Partners :
UNFPA
May to mid June 2005
Activity :
1.3. Visit to 5 Centers of Excellence (COE) Purpose of activity : The purpose of the visit to the 5 COEs is to carry out a mapping of the 5 COEs currently existing under the RH programme and to identify opportunities and facilitating factors for selecting 2 out of the 5. This activity will be carried out jointly with the MOSA/IEC project given its active role in strengthening the COE Indicators :
- Report of visits completed
- Mapping of the centers completed and documented
- Selection of the 2 COEs completed Target group :
Service providers of the 5 COEs, Partners :
MOPH, MOSA , NGOs
May to July 2005
Activity :
1.4. Carry out rapid opinion survey among youth and community leaders in the 2 regions Purpose of activity : The rapid opinion survey will be carried out in the 2 COEs to be able to identify & analyze specific needs, challenges, opportunities, etc essential for increasing access of youth to 2 COEs. The survey will also aim at identifying key & influential leaders Indicators :
Analytical report of survey completed Target group :
Local NGOs and community leaders, local youth groups and networks Partners :
Local youth, MOSA, MOPH, MOEd, others
April to August 2005
Activity :
1.5. Prepare an advocacy kit
Purpose of activity :
The kit will be prepared to provide evidence based information for promoting HIV/AIDS prevention related interventions within the COEs. The content of the kit will be based on the findings of the Bourj El Barajneh experience (i.e. 1.2.), opinion survey (i.e. activity 1.4.), the outcome of the various teachers and parents surveys currently carried out by the Population Education project, and other relevant surveys. Indicators :
Advocacy kit printed and completed Target group :
Community and local decision makers of the 2 regions where the COEs were selected Partners :
MOSA, MOPH, MOEd, UNFPA, consultant, graphic designer
August to November 2005
Activity :
1.6 Hold round table meetings in the three areas where COEs are established with 20-30 participants in each area Purpose of activity :
One meeting will be held in each region with 20-30 participants aiming at a) introducing GYP initiative, 2) discussing findings of the opinion surveys & sharing of the Bourj El Barajneh experience, and 3) disseminating the advocacy kit. The participants have already been identified by the coordinating committee (i.e. 1.1.) + feedback of service providers (i.e. 1.3.) + feedback from opinion survey (i.e. 1.4.) Indicators :
One round table meeting held in each of the 2 regions with 80% participation Target group :
Community leaders, mayor, municipality council, religious leaders, etc Partners :
Media, youth coalition/network in each of the 3 regions, coordinating committee, UNFPA
October 2005 to January 2006
Activity :
1.7. Hold 2-3 sensitization meetings (SM) in each of the 2 areas Purpose of activity :
Approximately 2-3 SM will be held in each of the 2 regions with the aim of advocating for importance of young people to access HIV/AIDS prevention services and information as part of the YFS package and within the COEs. These SM also aim at getting the commitment of decision makers to facilitate this access. Indicators :
A minimum of 2 community leaders and/or decision makers per region is committed to promote use of young people of YFS in COEs Target group :
COEs directors and service providers, school directors, influential leaders, religious leaders, etc Partners :
Youth coalition/networks in each of the 3 regions
May 2005 to
April 2006
Activity :
1.8. Establish a youth network in each of the 2 areas Purpose of activity :
The aim of the network would be to mobilize young people locally who were involve at various stages of the project in sustaining this effort and continuing to advocate for universal access to YFS Indicators :
Commitment of 10 young people from each of the 2 areas to join the youth network Target group :
Local youth Partners :
Community leaders and youth NGOs
Ongoing
Activity :
1.9. Establish partnership with the media Purpose of activity :
The aim of the partnership would be to ensure support of the media for increased visibility of GYP team and initiatives and their advocacy efforts Indicators :
Coverage of minimum 3-4 key events by the media throughout project duration Target group :
Media Partners :
Media
Output 2: Increased commitment of municipalities and community leaders/policy makers and decision makers for increasing level of local funding in the amount of $10,000-20,000 towards ensuring accessibility of young people to HIV/AIDS services and information within the youth friendly services offered in 2 “Centers of Excellence” (2 regions of Lebanon) and throughout March 2006.
September 2005 to January 2006
Activity :
2.1. Carry out a minimum of 2 visits per area (2 areas where COEs are functional) targeting potential donors and key leaders -1- Purpose of activity :
A minimum of 2 visits will be made in each of the 2 areas by GYPs, representative of the COE, and representative of the local youth network (i.e. under 1.8.) to key prominent leaders and/or potential donors, parliamentarians, etc for sensitizing them on the GYP initiative and gaining their commitment to support access of young people to HIV/AIDS prevention activities within the YFS package of the COE and possibly through expanding the COE with recreational and leisure activities as entry point to YFS Indicators : - A minimum of 2 key stakeholders and potential donors committed to provide needed funding - The amount of $10,000-20,000 is mobilized
Target group :
Private sector, parliamentarians, local donor organizations, municipality councils, mayors, etc Partners :
Local youth network, representatives of COEs, etc
By end of project
Activity :
2.2. Mainstream mobilized funds into a comprehensive plan of action within the framework of the YFS package and on basis of youth needs and priorities Purpose of activity :
The aim of this task is to ensure that the mobilized funds will be utilized to facilitate access of young people to HIV/AIDS prevention based on their needs and within a comprehensive approach including recreational and educational activities among others Indicators :
- Workplan developed reflecting specific activities against mobilized funds
- Workplan adopted by COE and implemented Target group :
COE staff Partners :
Local youth network, COE representatives, UNFPA
MOPH: Ministry of Public Health MOSA: Ministry of social Affairs
MOEd: Ministry of Education
COE: Centers of excellence
SM: Sensitization meetings
YFS: Youth Friendly Services
1- It is worth noting that the activities to be carried out under the first output will also facilitate the undertaking of the activities under the second output therefore the activity 2.1. will be prepared and implemented on basis of outcome of several activities in the first output
