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YMCA International
HIV/AIDS Projects in Africa and Latin America
Through our international YMCA partnerships, the YMCA of Greater Toronto supports projects in Africa and Latin America focused on youth empowerment, health education, HIV/AIDS prevention, and the development of skills among youth people and adult women.
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Liberia
By mobilizing youth as active agents for affecting changes in the social and sexual behaviour of youth and young adults across Liberia, the Institutional Building and Youth Empowerment Program of the YMCA of Liberia seeks to reduce and prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS and violence in the general population.

Young women are trained as peer sexual health educators through workshops on HIV/AIDS, sexual health, gender issues, interpersonal communication and leadership skills.   They are empowered to make healthy choices and inform other youth on issues related to STDs and reproductive health, with demonstrated improvement in risk factors such as age at first sexual encounter, number of sexual partners and condom use.

Ghana
Through the Institutional Building and Youth Empowerment Program, the YMCA of Ghana seeks to improve the lives of young people through:
  • health education
  • HIV/AIDS prevention
  • development of employment skills
Senegal
The Adolescent Reproductive Health Program offered by the YMCA of Senegal provides HIV/AIDS and sexual health information and prevention programming for youth and young adults in five regions:
  • Dakar
  • Thiès
  • Kaolack
  • Saint Louis
  • Ziguinchor. 

Youth participate in reproductive health training to increase knowledge on HIV/AIDS, sexual health, gender issues, interpersonal communication and leadership skills.

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Medellin, Colombia
As a part of the Citizenship and Peace Program, the YMCA of Medellin Colombia offers workshops for youth on sexual health including:
  • Sexual identity and diversity
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Sexually transmitted disease (STDs)
For more information
Read more about the YMCA’s work on HIV/AIDS around the world through the YMCA World Alliance or contact:

Esperanza Monsalve
Director, International Programs
42 Charles Street East
Toronto, ON M4Y 1T4
Esperanza.monsalve@ymcagta.org

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