CFHI Global Health Volunteer Programs

There is a high HIV prevalence in Tabora Region; about 7% were affected by HIV/AIDS in 2007/2008. Poverty, low incomes some of the main factors that induce young people to engage in unhealthy sexual behaviours which may lead to sexually transmitted. Adolescents recognize that certain behaviors are harmful to health. They recognize that many of factors influence these behaviors fall outside traditional purview of health sector, including family relationships, peer relationships, problems at school. However like adults, they underestimate potential impact their behaviour can have on their health they assume risks associated with certain behaviors will disappear they grow older The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific! General purpose of initiatives for adolescents and young people is to improve the quality of life of this population group in Tabora. Primary objective of programs for youth should be to promote healthy growth, development through interventions targeting determinants such as family, education, health services, and health policies. Health care and educational activities should be promoted operational level with view implementing integrated services. Specific objectives in the area of health of adolescents and young people are:-Fostering and develop appropriate knowledge, attitudes, practices among adolescents and young people encouraging healthy lifestyles Promoting development of intersectional policy on adolescents and young people. The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities -Programs should be directed mainly toward providing education, resources, technology, and other forms of social support for groups at highest risk. They should also target specific high-risk groups, such as sexually active adolescents, children of alcoholics, abandoned adolescents. -Adolescents and young people should be both recipients and active participants in health initiatives. They should take part both in design of their own programs activities in decision making and evaluation. -Program should respond to community needs and should incorporate community participation. It is necessary to establish and maintain regular channels of communication, involving adolescents and young people themselves in identification and analysis of problems and needs in the development of proposals programs to address them. -An integrated package of services for adolescents and young people is needed. Activities should be interdisciplinary, with participation of the key groups that interact with young people, including family, school, health services, churches, and others -Networks are seen as a strategy for linkage, coordination, and exchange between institutions and/or people who decide voluntarily and in a concerted manner to pool their efforts, experience, and knowledge in order to achieve common goals in relation to health of this age group. The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth? Health situation in the countries and their health policies are keys to implementation of adolescent health initiatives, Health care at local level may be peer and competitor in transitional stage, attempt should be in how to approach the community in meantime from their programs. Unlike other programs CEDO planed to use some techniques of sport competitions, forces group discussions, and teaching activities to be carried out in adolescent health programs mainly related to prevent new infections to adolescent girl and young people aged 12-24 that will encourage the participation of young people, parents, teachers, student and non student young people