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Subprogram
Profiles:
| Advocacy
Project |
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Time-frame: January
2000-2002
Project site: Turkmenistan
Implementing Agency: Youth
Organization, Women's Union, Ministry of Health
and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MoH
& MI), National TV and Radio Company |
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Nations Population Fund: $247, 322
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Other
Resources: $0 |
Government
of Turkmenistan
In kind : $0 |
Brief
Description:
The
main objective of this sub-project is an increased
level of support from national and local leaders
for the concepts of reproductive health, reproductive
rights and gender issues. The activities of
this sub- project will be in three areas,
which correspond to the outputs and the responsibilities
of the four implementing agencies. The project
aims at strengthening strategies, improving
information services on Reproductive Health,
reproductive rights and gender issues, strengthening
technical support to the Women's Union, Youth
Union and the National TV and Radio Company,
as well as the increasing level of knowledge
on Reproductive Health especially for adolescents.
To ensure that the project is implemented
in a coordinated fashion a steering committee
will be formed immediately after the project
is activated.
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Problems:
- The
lack of a coherent communication plan
and supportive research agenda.
- Need
for adequate and timely analysis of research
findings
- Need
to train NGOs and Youth Organization,
particularly on community outreach techniques.
- Need
for training of media personnel, and improved
planning to produce effective and entertaining
messages.
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Outcomes:
- Develop
an advocacy strategy aimed at influential
political and religious leaders;
- Conduct
sensitization seminars for high level
national and local political and religious
leaders .
- Conduct
reproductive health, reproductive rights
and gender sensitization workshops for
grass roots religious leaders.
- Develop
IEC materials suitable for distribution
to each of the target audience groups;
- Enhance
the capacity of Women Union and the Youth
Organization of Turkmenistan
- Conduct
seminars for mass media personnel to orient
them to the advocacy issues including
International Conference on Population
and Development (ICPD) goals;
- Produce
and broadcast relevant and effective programs
through television and radio targeted
at political, national and local leaders;
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Conduct information campaigns targeted
at men's involvement in reproductive health
and gender issues;
- Develop
appropriate IEC materials and train peer
educators and counselors to reach young
people, especially for out-of-school youth;
- Conduct
study tours for selected national and
local leaders to countries having effective
advocacy programs .
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