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Youth Group - South Africa

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A community health workers' project initiated by the South African NGO Zanempilo Trust, the Youth Group programme trains youth to act as peer educators for HIV/AIDS.
Communication Strategies

Community health workers, who are trained, salaried workers elected by and answerable to their communities, operate the Youth Group programme. Active in Town 2, Brown's Farm, Samora Machel and New Crossroads, this project trains youth between the ages of 14 and 25 to teach their peers about HIV/AIDS. Specific activities include drama, dancing, singing, education, condom distribution, and peer-to-peer counselling.

Development Issues

Youth, HIV/AIDS.

Key Points

Funded by the European Union and the Provincial Administration of the Western Cape (PAWC), Zanempilo is a South African NGO that delivers holistic primary health care services to disadvantaged peri-urban and rural communities in the Western Cape.

Sources

Zanempilo website.