New Population Services International Publications
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* Behavior Change Communication Resource Available Online
PSI's AIDSMark project has developed a collection of HIV/AIDS
behavior change communications (BCC) materials from PSI country
programs. This BCC catalogue is intended to promote the sharing
of knowledge and materials and serve as a guide for developing
effective BCC campaigns. To view the online catalogue, visit
http://www.aidsmark.org/
* E-Newsletter Shares PSI News and Health Impact
Sign up for PSI's monthly electronic newsletter, PSImpact. The
e-newsletter features reports from the PSI frontlines, research
findings, new publications, employment opportunities and meas-
ures of PSI's health impact. Visit the PSI website and join
http://www.psi.org
* AIDSMark Rolls Out Delayed Sexual Debut Campaign
Sexual coercion, intense peer pressure and transactional sex
have proven to be major barriers to delayed sexual debut for Af-
rican teens. In order to address these issues, PSI's AIDSMark
project has produced a multimedia regional campaign using tele-
vision, print, radio and interpersonal communications. The cam-
paign encourages youth ages 13-19 to postpone sexual activity
and return to abstinence if they are already sexually active.
For more information on the campaign, visit
http://www.psi.org/our_programs/AIDSMark.html#pubs
* Queen, HIV Positive Priest Join PSI/Uganda Board
Her Royal Highness Sylvia Nagginda, Queen of the Buganda King-
dom, will head the newly constituted advisory board for
PSI/Uganda, while Canon Gideon Byamugisha, the first African
priest to disclose his HIV positive status and a world renowned
HIV/AIDS activist, will serve as a member. Canon Gideon has
worked with PSI/Uganda's behavior change communications team
training the leaders of leaders of faith-based organizations on
reducing stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS. For more
information, visit http://www.psi.org/news/0305f.html
* PSI, Peace Corps Team up to Reach Youth in Benin
Project Panther, a far-reaching peer education program for out-
of-school youth implemented by PSI and Peace Corps, has touched
the lives of more than 100,000 young people with its HIV/AIDS
educational outreach. With financial support from USAID, the
program trains out-of-school youth to conduct HIV/AIDS preven-
tion activities in towns and villages in Benin, where over
16,000 people are infected with HIV each year. For more informa-
tion, visit http://www.psi.org/news/0305e.html
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Karrie Carnes
Population Services International (PSI)
mailto:KCARNES@psi.org