Scaling Up Via NGO Capacity-Buil

							Scaling Up via NGO
 Capacity Building




     Maryanne Pribila, MPH
  Technical Officer, YouthNet/FHI
Assessment in Eastern Europe
and Central Asia
•   Many groups working in PE without
    coordination
•   Focus on awareness raising, not
    behavior change
•   Varying capacity among NGOs
•   Duplicative materials
•   Lack of standards
•   Lack of active support by authorities
•   Focus on general population youth
Goal of Y-PEER:
 To strengthen institutional capacity of
NGOs to improve the quality of youth peer
          education programs

 •   Network creation to link stakeholders
 •   Resources & tools made available for
     translation and cultural adaptation
 •   International trainings and meetings
 •   Youth participation and partnerships with
     adults
               Accomplishments
                 in EE & CA
                    2002-2005

• 4 million young people reached
• 7,000 peer educators trained
• 300+ NGOs joined the network
• 27 countries adopted and adapted
  Y-PEER tools
• Almost 10 countries self-sustain
  their activities
Network Creation

•   Varied designs
•   Established to meet the
    local needs of the NGOs and
    stakeholders participating
•   Linked through in-person meetings and
    training events
•   Utilize online resources and materials
•   Participate in Y-PEER Global activities
Tools for Eastern Europe &
Central Asia
 • PE TOT Manual
 • Advocacy Kit
 • Exercise Cards




            • CyberPeer: A Computer-
              Based Learning Tool for
              Peer Educators (March)
    Global Peer Education Toolkit

•    Builds upon existing Y-
     PEER tools
•    Seeks to fill gaps and
     demand from NGOs
•    Developed using research
     and evidence from the field
•    Shares global examples
•    Intended to be adapted
     locally
Components of PE Toolkit
1. Training of Trainers Manual (revised)
2. Standards for Peer Education
   Programmes
3. Theatre-Based Techniques for Youth
   Peer Education: A Training Manual
4. Performance Improvement: A Guide for
   Managers
5. Assessment Tool for Youth Peer
   Education Programmes
Linked by a website: www.youthpeer.org
Country Level Lessons
    Successful               Challenged
    Networks:                Networks:

•   Linked to an         •   Lack of
    office                   resources
•   Strong focal         •   Dominated by
    points                   1or 2 NGOs
•   Multiple donors      •   Competition
    support activities       among NGOs
•   Materials adapted    •   Single donor
    and translated           drives activities
Y-PEER Expansion

• Popularity of peer education
  methodology to reach youth
• Global need for increased quality
  and focus on behavior change
• Demand from other regions
• Lessons learned from Y-PEER in
  EE & CA
• Tools and resources available
Where?

• Arab States (UNFPA)
  – Middle East (Syria, Jordan,
    Palestine)
  – Northern Africa (Algeria, Egypt,
    Djibouti, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia,
    Yemen)
• East Africa (YouthNet/FHI)
  - Tanzania & Kenya
Initial Steps
•   Stock Take - assessment
•   Invitations to global activities
•   Follow-on meetings to grow network

                   Y-PEER Global
                   Advisory Board




Eastern Europe &
                    Arab States     East Africa
  Central Asia
Lessons to be Applied

• Strategy is important, not a superstructure
• Personal relationships are key to start
• Linkages provide wide opportunities
  – Government
  – Other youth outreach (MTV, services, schools)
• Event driven networks have potential
• Trickle down M&E is needed early on
Continuous Challenges
• Growing networks, not single organizations
• Growing organizations, not individuals
• Building youth leaders, not professional youth
• Perceived competition among NGOs
• Sharing successes among
  multiple mandates
• Finding ways to reach
  NGOs with limited
  Internet access
THANKS!




For further information about Y-PEER
        contact: mpribila@fhi.org
      For publications contact:
        youthnetpubs@fhi.org