Situation Analysis: Illiteracy and lack of SRH information are the key issues affecting Pakistani youth, who comprise approximately 32.3% of the total population. The environment factors especially in slum areas intensify these problems and lead to frustration driving them to crime, extreme forms of behaviour and use of drugs. Concerted pro-active efforts will be required in the fields if knowledge, information and skills to empower them as well as provide them with youth friendly SRH services.
Key Challenges:
1. High levels of unemployment, illiteracy and socio-cultural pressures leading to disempowerment and inability to make informed choices on major issues affecting their daily life.
2. STIs/HIV/AIDS is an emerging threat for young people.
3. Absence of a coherent youth policy at the national level reflecting the needs, desires and aspirations of young people.
Strategic Direction: FPAP will work towards empowering young people in Pakistan by building their capacity and skills to access SRH services in operational areas of FPAP.
Goal: All Adolescents and young people are aware of and are empowered to make informed choices and decisions regarding their SRHR, and are able to act on them.
Objectives:
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To advocate for the operationalisation of a National
Youth Policy to address the SRHR needs of
young people at the provincial and district level in FPAP areas of operation.
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To increase access to comprehensive
youth friendly and
gender sensitive
reproductive health information, education and services.
Activities to Achieve Objective 1:
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Review
youth specific SRH programmes, their status of implementation and identify gaps.
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Hold orientation meetings the political/opinion leaders at national, provincial and grassroots level on
youth related issues.
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Develop capacity of local stakeholders to increase focus on
SRH at community level.
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Collaborate with CSOs for advocating
young people’s concerns and participation in decision making.
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Evaluate and document progress in respect of implementation of National
Youth Policy.
Activities to Achieve Objective 2:
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Collect baseline data to assess KAPB’s of
young people towards SRHR.
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Identify factors affecting
youth access to SRH information and education and services.
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Build the technical and managerial capacity of staff and volunteers to address the
RH needs of
young people including BCC.
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Review existing
RH related material and develop and disseminate appropriate and accessible
RH related information material for
young people.
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Develop and undertake adolescent and
gender specific BCC activities.
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Identify and conduct orientation sessions with key local gate-keepers e.g., community and religious leaders and NGOs in the need for
youth friendly services
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Design and implement activities to promote the economic
empowerment of
young people.
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Conduct end-line survey to measure increase in access of
SRH services.
Outcomes and Indicators:
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Outcomes |
Indicators |
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- Enhanced level of RH related knowledge oand practice among young people reflected in the National Youth Policy
- More supportive attitude of community level gatekeepers
- Improved attitude of service providers
- Improved SRH of young people
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- Increase in the percentage of young people's awareness and utilization of RH services
- Increased capacity of FPAP to develop and implement effective and efficient youth concussed programmes.
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