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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

YUVA (YOUTH UNITE FOR VICTORY ON AIDS) PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED

TOMORROW. 14:6 IST

Vice-President of India Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat will launch

nationwide YUVA (Youth unite for Victory on AIDS) programme tomorrow

at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports

Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar will preside over the function. On this

occasion YUVA implementation plan and YUVA training manual for

implementing organizations will be released. The function will also

witness among other things curtain raiser on national quiz programme

on Youth and Sexual Health by Siddarth Basu, launch of Web-based Quix

on Youth and Sexual Health, Release of Question Bank and Training

Manual on Adolescent Health and Development.

Demographically India has become a young country today as more than

70 percent of our population is now under the age of 35. Out of this

33.8% come under 15-34 age category. The number of adolescents alone

(10 to 19) has crossed 230 million. Thus now every second Indian is a

young India. Yet young women and men are steadily emerging as the

epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The substantial segment of this

critical sub population is out of school, sexually active, marry

early, migrate for work in vulnerable situation and are exposed to

negative peer pressure and risk environment.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in collaboration with NACO has

prepared a five year plan and action agenda called YUVA ¨C Youth

Unite for Victory on AIDS. YUVA envisages to reach out to the

adolescents and youth in all parts of the country to ensure that by

2010 all young people have accurate information, skills and access to

HIV prevention services/facilities in a conducive, safe and

supportive environment. The target is to cover 50% of young people by

2007, 65% by 2008, 75% by 2009 and 95% by 2010 and sustain the

momentum through mainstreaming. These goals are proposed to be

achieve through involvement of all youth volunteer networks in the

country, the youth NGOs, youth clubs and youth development centers.

The Ministry and NACO has proposed to set up Youth Friendly

Information Centre/Services (YFIC) in youth development centers and

universities to provide youth oriented counseling, life skill

education, recreation and guidance in a confidential and enabling

environment. The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sansthan and Panchayati Raj

Institutions are also proposed to involve in this process so that

young people in all the villages know what to do to avoid exposure to

risk situations, HIV and STI infection and lead a responsible and

productive life.

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