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PSI/Angola
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Program
Focus: |
HIV/AIDS, malaria
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Target
Regions: |
Luanda, Cabinda, Huambo, Huila, Cunene |
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Target
Population: |
Young adults aged 15-24, commercial sex workers and truck drivers
(HIV/AIDS) and pregnant women and children under five (malaria),
children under 5 (safe water)
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| 2006 Estimated Health Impact: |
Episodes of malaria averted: 223,000
(explained)
Unintended pregnancies averted: 40,000
(explained)
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| Products: |
Certeza safe water solution planned launch 2006
Sensual condom since 2005
Sensual lubricant since 2005
Joia long lasting ITNs since 2004
Seguro e Salvo long lasting ITNs since 2004
Legal ("with it") condoms since 2001
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Local
Collaboration: |
National Institute for the
Fight Against AIDS, National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of
Health, international NGOs national NGOs in Luanda, Huambo, Huila,
Cabinda and Cunene provinces. |
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Current
Donors: |
British Department for International Development (DFID)
U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID)
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Dutch Embassy
Chevron Texaco
ESSO/ ExxonMobil
ESSO/ Block 15
BP/ Block 31
Cimangola
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| Year Program Began: |
2000 |
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Project Activities and Highlights
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HIV/AIDS
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Risk Reduction among High Risk Groups
PSI promotes risk reduction among high-risk groups, such as commercial
sex workers (CSWs) and truck drivers, by increasing informed demand
for condoms. The project educates these groups about the risk of
STIs and HIV/AIDS through interpersonal communications and mass
media campaigns. PSI/Angola uses an intensive interpersonal communications
(IPC) campaign involving trained activists managed by 9 partner
NGOs. IPC activities include outreach teams that visit CSWs in hotels
and brothels to counsel them on condom negotiation and use.
PSI/Angola supports the partner NGOs through an intensive capacity
building program which includes training, monitoring and evaluation
and supervision.
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ABCs Among Youth
PSI promotes the ABCs among young people 15-25. The project educates
young adults about the risk of STIs and HIV/AIDS through mass media
campaigns, including a weekly youth radio program. PSI/Angola uses
youth peer educators managed by local partner NGOs to conduct IPC
activities. In 2003 and 2004, PSI/Angola developed comprehensive
generic HIV/AIDS prevention materials for three key target groups:
8- to 12-year-olds, 13- to 17-year-olds and 18- to 24-year-olds.
Each campaign included two brochures, two posters and a game or
flip chart. The materials were disseminated widely in 2005 to the
ministries of Health and Education and partner NGOs. |
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Youth Centers
In 2002, PSI/Angola opened four youth information and recreation
centers in Luanda, Cabinda, Huambo and Huila with UNICEF funding.
These centers, called Jango Juvenils, provide youth with educational
and recreational activities as well as reproductive health information
and counseling. The centers have registered over 3,000 students
for formal classes, while more than 15,000 additional youth participate
in recreational or IPC activities at the center or in the surrounding
communities per month. A new center is planned for Cunene in 2006
and PSI Angola intends to add VCT to all centers. |
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Social marketing
PSI started promoting condoms in Angola in 2000. These efforts
support the government's national strategic plan to combat sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV. PSI/Angola focuses
sales and communications interventions in at-risk provinces, border
areas, ports, major urban centers and along transport routes. The
Legal brand condom is highly subsidized and targeted to high risk
groups and vulnerable groups. |
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Worksite Programs
PSI/Angola operates worksite programs with ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil
and Cimangola, training staff in HIV/AIDS prevention and developing
cadres of peer educators within each company. |
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Malaria
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In 2004, PSI/Angola launched a malaria prevention
program in Luanda featuring two branded permanently treated nets.
One is highly subsidized and targeted to pregnant women through
30 public antenatal care facilities in Luanda. The other net has
been introduced into the commercial sector to help prime the local
net market and improve the sustainability of net provision. Accompanying
branded and unbranded communication campaigns support the net distribution.
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Future Plans
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Launch a safe water program in 2006 |
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Add new Jango Juvenil youth centre in Cunene province |
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Launch VCT in Jango Juvenil youth centers |
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A young Angolan woman receives her prize
for winning PSI/Angola's "Miss Legal" contest.
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