Youth alive movement

STRATEGIC PLAN 2006 – 2009.

No. / VISION /

MISSION

/ GOALS
1. / YAM envisions a healthy, loving, observing human rights and peacefully living Tanzanian society. / Is to help people in crisis to cope with difficult situations. YAM accomplishes her mission through conducting Behaviour Change, Life skills, education for life youth seminars and provision of counseling, psychosocial support to OVC/CABA, Peer education, Home Based Care /VCT, Home visits and outreach program. All in all priority is on community empowerment and quality service provision. /
  1. To provide counselling to people in crisis, i.e. in and out of school youth, children and parents/guardians.
  1. To enhance Community competence and awareness on HIV/AIDS issues.
3. To implement interventions that address
the needs and rights of PLHAs and
OVC/CABA
  1. Community empowerment for quality service provision to OVC/CABA and PLHAs

No. /

GOALS

/ OBJECTIVES / STRATEGIES
1. / Counselling provision to people in crisis. / 1.1To provide counselling to
OVC/CABA (9-14 yrs), youth
(14–24 yrs) and adults (25ff)
to reach about 3,500 children,
3,000 youth and 3,000 adults
by the next three years. / 1.1.1Provision of individual counseling sessions at the center.
1.1.2Provision of group counseling sessions
2. / To enhance Community competence and awareness on HIV/AIDS issues. / 2.2. To create community
awareness on HIV/AIDS
issues by breaking the silence
and disseminating the right
information about HIV/AIDS
to reduce risks amongst youth . / 2.2.1 Effective use of Media (Conducting Youth
TV/Radio programs, Magazines and Video
Production on HIV/AIDS issues)
2.2.2Conduct Peer Activities in markets, bus stations, bars and groceries, schools casinos and wherever peer action is needed (use art, drama, songs and cultural dance).
2.2.3 Training as many as possible volunteer
peer educators amongst community
members for effective peer action and
Sustainability of the program.
2.2.4Community advocacy and focused
IEC/BCC provision.
2.2.5Conducting Behaviour Change, life skills
and education for life youth seminars
No. / GOALS / OBJECTIVES / STRATEGIES
3 / To implement interventions that address the needs and rights of PLHAs and OVC/CABA / 3.1To provide Home Based Care
(HBC) and Psychosocial – PSS
(inclusive Educational) Support
to PLHAs and OVC/CABA
respectively in Dar-Es-Salaam to
reach about 500 PLHA and 2000
OVC by 2009 / 3.1.1To pay for school fees and
distribution of School Material
3.1.2Support for Volunteer HBC Service Providers
3.1.3Leisure provision inclusive educational programs (OVC games, picnic, drama, debates etc)
3.1.4Care and support inclusive Legal Aid to OVC/CABA and PLHAs (e.g nutrition support and minor repair of homes)
3.2To empower about 1000 community
members on how to provide
care and support to
OVC/CABA and PLHA from
at least 500 HIV/AIDS
infected households by 2009. / 3.2.1Train family members /CBOs /Groups Camps etc how to support and care for OVC/CABA and PLHAs (eg Parenting Skills)
3.2.2Provision of Treatment Literacy to community members inclusive PLHAs
3.2.3Lobbying and advocacy for patients to get food supplements and other social services from Government institutions – hospitals and other institutions.
3.2.4Community and Resource Mobilization
No. / GOALS /

OBJECTIVES

/ STRATEGIES
4. / Community empowerment for quality service provision to OVC/CABA and PLHAs / 4.1 To empower youth and parents
on issues pertaining to
HIV/AIDS & entrepreneurship
Skills i.e. how to raise simple
IGA activities. / 4.1.1 Equip CBOs, youth and women Groups
with relevant skills for quality service
provision (e.g. Peer education/counseling)
4.2.2Training more volunteer HBC Service providers and peer counselors
4.2.3Study visits/tour, mentoring support
4.2.4Support for HBC volunteer groups
4.2.5Conduct focused training workshops/ seminars on entrepreneurship and other topics helpful to the community members to cope with HIV/AIDS.
4.2.6Leadership and management skills training