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PROJECT SUMMARY
MPYRAA focuses on youth empowerment and entrepreneurship, promotion of gender equitable norms aiming to establish a community free of the abuse and violence against the fundamental rights of the youths and women. MPYRAA also focuses on community development, provision of care and support to people leaving above 60 years and above all use innovative and creative means to fight against HIV/AIDS in our community.
Despite much efforts by various organizations and government parastatals to fight against HIV/AIDS, many youths still indulge in unsafe sex, excessive drinking and smoking and end up benefitting from all the negative effects these can contribute to their lives such as dropping out of school and increase in the number of HIV/AIDS infected persons. Many young people also get into high schools and universities without knowing exactly what to study with regards to the current labour demands and hence come out being unsatisfied with what they studied and unemployed. Furthermore, most youths lack the necessary skills and knowledge on entrepreneurship that can help them to be self-employed during or after studies.  Consequently, in line with our youth empowerment and entrepreneurship goal, we are embarking on a project tagged YOUTH2YOUTH, that involves all the secondary and High schools within the Tiko municipality. Already, collaboration has been secured from all the schools concerned (a total of seven schools) and the program is ongoing in some. This project is designed to address issues such as HIV/AIDS and Health related issues, career orientation, youth entrepreneurship, leadership and communication skills and social responsibility amongst others through interactive sessions with youths in these secondary schools.

YOUTH TO YOUTH PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

PART I: HIV/AIDS

Module 1:

Introduction

In this module our main purpose is to let the youths know what the Y2Y program is all about and to introduce to them the team (partners) we shall be working with throughout this programme. We shall also introduce to them our program of activities highlighting the various competitions we shall carry out. Finally we shall design our modus operandi of the program.

Module 2:

SEXUALITY (Including sexual Orientation)

The purpose of this module is to explore the role, perceptions and consequences of sexuality with emphasis on issues relating to youths. Topics covered will include:

Ø Understanding sexuality s a normal part of human nature

Ø Discussing ways that sexuality can be expressed (including non sexual means)

Ø Promoting tolerance and understanding

When young people understand the roles and the importance of sexuality in their lives, coupled with the fact that they are being better informed, they become more capable of making responsible decisions.

Potential Activities: (Depending on group characteristics and sizes as well as time)

Ø Brainstorming and discussing the concept of sexuality, aspects and influences on sexuality and sexual orientation

Ø Question time and time to write and submit anonymous questions in a box

Ø Role playing

MODULE 3:

RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING DECISIONS

This module aims to create greater understanding of the importance of interpersonal relationships in the lives of young people. Positive interpersonal relationships form part of a person’s ability to establish well thought out sexual relationships based on trust, as well as to develop the ability to discuss principles of safe sex. In addition, we seek to help young people develop critical thinking and decision making skills so as to avoid risk taking behavior (emphasizing on abstinence as the best option)

Potential activities:

Ø Present and discuss generalization and assumptions regarding relations

Ø Why do people choose to begin/not to begin sexual relationships?

Ø How do we define ABSTINENCE?

Ø What are some ways of saying NO?

Ø Question box

Ø Role playing

Module 4:

HIV/AIDS & CONTRACEPTION

An overview of facts about HIV/AIDS will be given in this module, methods of contraception and STI’s too will be discussed. Students will be given the opportunity to ask questions dispelling popular myths about the above topics. By providing concise facts, we hope to equip and empower a generation of youths to make informed, healthy decisions regarding sexuality.

Potential activities:

Ø Overview of contraception: Facts Vs Myth

Ø Discussion on how to insist on condom use

Ø HIV/AIDS Truths, Myths and Stigma

Ø HIV/AIDS “Handshake game”

PART II

COMPETITION

Module 5:

As part of our youth week activities, we will have a competition between all the schools involved in the youth to youth programme and prizes will be awarded to the best three schools. The competition will consist of, but not limited to, debates, quizzes, essay competitions and other games that will promote our agenda.

Module 6:

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

This module simply aims encouraging students to develop entrepreneurial skills of creativity, innovation and value addition that will help them in becoming self employed in the future.

Ø Topics covered will include:

Ø What is entrepreneurship?

Ø What does it take to become a good and success full entrepreneur?

Ø Financial literacy: savings, budgeting and spending (Using the 3Ps Planning, Purpose and Pursuit)

Ø Business ethics, sustainability

Ø The environment and global warming

Module 7:

YOUTH LEADERSHIP:

Besides empowering them with essential skills necessary for youth leadership, this module further aims at making out participants very socially responsible citizens upholding tenets of ethics, integrity, accountability and transparency.

Ø Who is a leader?

Ø What is leadership and what are the qualities of good leadership? (Transparency, accountability, integrity, etc)

Ø Ethics and social responsibility

Ø The role of youth leaders in community development

Module 8:

CAREER ORIENTATION:

The primordial objective of this module is to assist our participants in making informed decisions about their possible career choices upon graduation, offering them a rare opportunity most did not benefit. That of making an informed decision based on precise and accurate information gathered from today’s economy:

Ø What would you want to become and why?

Ø What do you need to become who you want to be?

Ø High school combinations and possible courses in the university

Ø What are the best courses and why?

Ø Which are the best schools and why?

Thank you so much for your collaboration and for giving us the opportunity of making Cameroon a better place for all of us by empowering the youths. For any further remarks about the program of activities please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jang Gerard on 77 12 55 37 for your observations. Thank you!