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XIX International AIDS Conference July 24, 2012

Participatory Research and Action as a Capacity Building Tool for Understanding and Addressing Girls ’ HIV-Related Vulnerabilities Jennifer McCleary-Sills, PhD MPH Social and Behavioral Scientist International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) jmccleary-sills@icrw.org.

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XIX International AIDS Conference July 24, 2012

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  1. Participatory Research and Action as a Capacity Building Tool for Understanding and Addressing Girls’ HIV-Related VulnerabilitiesJennifer McCleary-Sills, PhD MPHSocial and Behavioral ScientistInternational Center for Research on Women (ICRW)jmccleary-sills@icrw.org XIX International AIDS Conference July 24, 2012

  2. To empower women, advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. To accomplish this, ICRW works with partners to conduct empirical research, build capacity and advocate for evidence-based, practical ways to change policies and programs. ICRW’s Mission:

  3. A project built on partnership: • ICRW: research methodology, qualitative assessment, gender-responsive research and programming, Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) methods • TAMASHA: community-based activism, programming, youth development, training expertise, peer education • Vijana Tunaweza Newala (Vitu Newala): young people, roots in the community, energy and new ideas

  4. Project Overview Sept 2009-Jan 2010: Partnerships established Protocol developed and revised January-July 2010: Ethical review and approvals July 2010: Training of TAMASHA researchers Training of youth researchers Pilot of PLA sessions August 2010: Conducted participatory formative research

  5. Project Overview October 2010: Intervention design workshop with youth researchers and community stakeholders October-November 2010: Design program model (ICRW, TAMASHA, Vitu Newala, Pact Tz)

  6. This presentation was made possible by the support of ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action program.

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