Large Grants - Sierra LeoneGrantee Name: World Alliance of YMCAs/World YWCAs
Organization Web Site: http://www.ymca.int/index.php?id=544
Project Name: Youth as agents of change addressing HIV and AIDS through South-South Youth Networks, Peer Education and Life Skills
Region: Africa
Location: Angola; Sierra Leone
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention; Capacity Building; Networking
Project Description: Through support from the CORE Initiative, the World Alliance of YMCAs and their partner, World YWCA, will implement a two-year peer education and life skills program in Sierra Leone and Angola targeting youth, parents, and religious leaders. The project adapts and implements a peer education curriculum that has been successfully implemented by YWCA and the YMCAs in other countries. South-to-south exchange and capacity building will support the peer education to help share lessons learned, shape best practices, and scale up the peer education program.
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