Problem Analysis:

• 60% of Iran’s population is under 25 years old and therefore is vulnerable. They have lack of information on issues such as sexual abuse, violence
• HIV prevalence is estimated to be low but increasing rate is high. However the real number are much more above the known case.
• 66% of cases are related to injection drug use.
• Public discussion of drug use and prostitution is taboo in Iran.
• Access to treatment is difficult in Iran.
• Religious, cultural barriers for youth friendly SRHR services to youth
• Prisoners and sex workers who traveling to neighboring countries for work can contribute to the prevalence when they re-enter to the Iranian society
• Fear is a factor for people not taking blood test.

Comparative Advantage:

• Good experiences on educational programs and also in training the trainers .
• Making appropriate relationship with people of the society .
• The association dose not have governmental organizations’ limitations.
• Having relationship with people who are involved in governmental organizations .
• The association is well known among governmental and non-governmental organizations .
• Working as a member of IPPF has made FPA as a professional organization working on SRHR according to international standards.
• Considering the youth and also deprived groups in policy making, planning, implementing and also monitoring the projects.
• Being focused just on the SRHR issues.
• FPA is among the initiator organizations in some issues of SRHR.
• Volunteer body of the association assists the FPA to be able to operate in different parts of the country.
• The association cares on the international announcements and making use of them.
• Having innovation in different fields such as educational methods, planning and implementing the projects .

Goal: All adolescents and young people are aware of their sexual and reproductive rights empowered to make informed choices and decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health, and are able to act on them.

Strategic Direction: By empowering young people to work sustain ably on SRHR and rights of the youth through policy-making, implementation and evaluation of the projects and advocacy.

Objective 1: 

To strengthen commitment to and support for the sexual and reproductive health and rights and needs of adolescents/young people .

Activities:

• To inform at least 4000 of the parents, teachers and key persons of the society on SRHR according to adolescence reproductive and sexual health needs.
• To empower at least 100 youth to take the leadership and managerial roles on SRHR issues.
• Conduct at least 2 studies and KABP surveys related to adolescence SRHR and effective distribution of the findings.
• Empowerment and mobilisation of at least 20 young people to be advocates for the advancement of their own rights.
• Work in partnership with at least 5 youth organisations, civil society organisations and NGOs, the private sector and governments.
• Promote the international conventions and treaties/national laws on the issues related to adolescence SRHR Outcome Commitment to and support for the sexual and reproductive health and rights and needs of adolescents/young people are strengthened. I

Indicators:

• Number of parents, teachers and key persons of the society on SRHR according to adolescence reproductive and sexual health needs are informed. Number of youth is empowered to take the leadership and managerial roles on SRHR issues.
• Qualitative studies and KABP reports surveys.
• Number of young people empowered to be advocates for the advancement of their own rights.
• Number of program documents developed as a result of joint program effort between MA and other relevant organizations.

Objective 2:To increase access to comprehensive, youth friendly, gender and age sensitive sexual education .

Activities:

• To conduct one needs/strength assessment of the young people’s SRHR according to gender, age and culture.
• To train at least 100 young people as educators/peer educators.
• To train at least 2500 young people on SRHR according to their needs.
• To dedicate a page on FPA’s web site to providing information for young people.
• To establish a youth counseling center and a hotline center.
• To network with different organizations/young people who are active in the field of adolescent SRHR (media, INGO’s and NGO’s and the youth of other countries)
• To train at least 10 young volunteers to write articles to be published in the media.
• To distribute IEC materials such as pamphlets, modules, videos and booklets and to use and distribute them in different public places.
• To initiate a direct mail program aimed at students with the aim of educating them on SRHR and to inform them of services provided by FPA.

 Outcomes and Indicators: