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Youth Action Against HIV/Aids Trains Youth Parliamentarians
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The Youth Action Against Hiv/Aids Project of the National Youth Parliament of the Gambia under the Small Grant Program of the Global Youth Coalition has conducted four training sessions for Youth Parliamentarians.

The Four Trainings of each attended by 30 participants took place in Brikama, Western Region from 22 – 23 November, Lower River Region from 30 – 31 November, Bansang, Central River Region from 6 – 7 December and Basse, in the Upper River Region.

The trainings focuses on HIV/AIDS Modes of Transmission, Prevention and Control; Sexually Transmitted Infection; Traditional Cultural Practices that Influences HIV/AIDs; Youth and Hiv/Aids Roles and Responsibilities; Impact of Hiv/Aids on Development; Voluntary Counseling and Testing; Global and National Statistics; Peer to Peer Approach; Community Outreach Approaches.

It was characterized by Presentations, Group Work and Plenary Discussions as well as questions and answers. The participants also have the opportunity to share case stories brain storm and discuss over them.

Each of the regions has developed their own activity plan for the implementation of the follow up activities in their respective regions. These activities will be monitor and supported by the members of the Training Team in order to ensure the adequate and effective sharing of knowledge amongst the young people and enables the achievement of the project goal.

The trainings have offered the young youth parliamentarians the opportunity to learn, interact and discuss on critical issues surround Hiv/aids in our society. One key issue that remained critical to all the training session is how to break the culture of silence through youth sharing of information at the family level and amongst their peers.

At each of the training sessions, Hon Lamin F Bojang, The Speaker, National Youth Parliament and beneficiary of the GYCA grant, expressed his gratitude to the Global Youth Coalition Against Hiv/Aids and their Donor for the grant. He described it as an opportunity that young people need to make good of by spreading the message to all colleagues, peers and family information about the truth of Hiv/Aids.

For His part, Hon Ousman Conteh, the Program Officer, National Youth Parliament, highlighted the need for young people to be models to their peers. The National Youth Parliament, he said is about make change and making life better those young people we represent. The NYP he noted is on record of being very vibrant in sharing information with their colleagues across the country. He called on them to regularly, cross check their facts and only provide information that are factual and realistic.

Young people, he pointed are crucial and key to any struggle and the Hiv/Aids is no exception. He urged them to get the message to to those of their colleagues who need it most. He challenged them to always provoke discussions on the subject of Hiv/aids and be upon at all times. Information, he pointed should be simple, clear and straight to the point.

The two days trainings were conducted by members of the National Youth Parliament’s Training Team. This included Hon Ousman Conteh, Program Officer, National Youth Parliament, Hon Aminata Hydara, Deputy Speaker, Western Region Youth Parliament, Hon Ebrima Sillah, Administrative Secretary, National Youth Parliament, Hon Baboucarr Ceesay, North Bank Youth Parliament and Hon Lamin F Bojang, Speaker, National Youth Parliament.

January 3, 2009 | 11:12 PM Comments  0 comments

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