 Madagascar
COUNTRY OVERVIEW AND PROJECT BACKGROUND
Data from the 2003 Demographic Health Survey indicate that Malagasy youth are among the groups with the highest rates of HIV infection. Two age groups are particularly at risk:
1.64% of those under 15 are HIV positive
1.35% of those aged 15 -19 are HIV positive
In early 2005, recognizing that effective youth programs represented an important programming gap, the Executive Secretary of the National AIDS Prevention Committee (CNLS) requested HCP to collaborate on the design of an innovative AIDS prevention program. After consulting close to twenty HIV/AIDS youth prevention models, HCP proposed the Ankoay model which refines and builds on the best life skills approaches and incorporates dozens of lessons learned from international experience.
Four months later the Ankoay (a Malagasy fish eagle that symbolizes leadership and independence) program was launched. Within two years, 1,000 scout troops, schools and sports teams have come on board. The National AIDS Prevention Committee now has complete ownership of the program that is being funded through World Bank grants.
ACTIVITIES
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
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