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  • Title: Children take the lead in peer education in Burkina Faso villages.
    Author: Tankoano F.
    Journal: AIDS Anal Afr; 1994; 4(5):4. PubMed ID: 12287909.
    Abstract:
    Plan International, a nongovernmental organization working in 46 villages in Burkina Faso, undertook a pilot project in response to villagers' wishes to have more information on AIDS and its prevention. The 10 pilot villages were identified as high-risk because they had a young population which frequently migrated to the Ivory Coast, were proximate to a weekly market, and were proximate to sites rich in gold (which creates zones of economic activity that attract prostitutes). The villagers were asked to designate 3 young men and 3 young women to be trained in prevention methods, including condom use. Experienced women trainers trained the girls, and men trainers trained the boys using knowledge techniques adapted to everyday village life and developing the dynamic presentation skills of the young people. The youths wore special t-shirts and were able to sell condoms and keep the revenues. Pre/post-tests conducted among 30 individuals per village (5 adults and 5 youth of each sex) revealed that 84% of the population attended discussion groups and that condom use doubled from 9 to 18%. The youth trained in this project went on to form theater and choral groups and to obtain funding to produce a video of their performance for use in other villages. This project has been extended to 105 villages. 1495 village communicators (580 youth) have been trained, and 13,528 condoms have been sold in the first 6 months of 1994.
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