| Culturally sensitive IEC
and training materials |
The project produced an RH training guide
for BS/GG leaders with sample participatory activity
sheets intended for boy scouts and girl guides. This guide
was elaborated by a multidisciplinary team comprising
educators, scout commissioners and medical doctors. Its
outline and contents have been developed by the above team
, drawing upon lessons learned and achievements of
national experiences , in close consultation with the 24
Boy Scout and Girl Guide Commissioners representing the
seven participating BS/GG Associations. The draft version
was experimented and validated during regional and
sub-regional workshops and Arab BS/GG camps., in addition
to sending copies to CST/Amman and WHO/EMRO for comments
and review.
The training guide ( 320 pages / folder form/ 1000 copies
produced) includes a forward , an introduction, a section
on how to use the guide, and five thematic modules, in
addition to 2 modules on teaching / learning methodologies
, and evaluation respectively and a list of references.
Each substantive module covers the basic concepts and
terminology and includes 4 to 6 participatory activity
sheets intended for the animation of enter-educate
sessions targeting boy scouts or girl guides in small
group ( 8 to 24 participants maximum). The participatory
activity sheet concentrates on two major concepts/ health
messages and or skills , specifies the cognitive
objectives, skills and attitudes to be developed and
includes an evaluation of the session. It is to be noted
that the theoretical/ conceptual part is self-contained
and is primarily intended for the trainer/ facilitator ,
while the activity sheet is primarily intended for grass
roots.
The substantive modules cover the following topic taking
into account the socio-cultural values of the Arab region:
module one: Adolescent and youth health; module two :
Growth and development during adolescence; module three:
Reproductive Heath ; module four: STDs/HIV/AIDS ;module
five: Family formation and gender roles . The last two
modules are methodological and cover training methods and
evaluation respectively. In addition to the above, a
manual on the elaboration and production of low cost IEC
materials and the Arabic adaptation of the WHO
facilitators guide on adolescent RH counseling skills
training were distributed during regional training
workshops , in addition to conceptual, methodological and
position papers prepared for training purposes..
The project produced and disseminated 10 000 copies of an
annual wall calendar (1999) with 12 comic posters
illustrating an RH message.
At the national level , partner BS/GG Associations, in
close cooperation with Health Authorities and NGOs ,
produced leaflets on adolescence, STDs/HIV/AIDS,
pre-marital medical exam..etc. Moreover, all available
printed and audio-visual materials on RH and HIV/AIDS
Prevention were used and disseminated to target groups
during training and awareness creation activities and
campaigns. |
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