Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Report
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background
Umoyo community organization is a youth member based organization that is located in Lusaka District. Its main objective is to sensitize the youth in the age 15-24 in healthy matters especially issues around HIV/AIDS awareness in the district. It has been scientifically observed that the above population is much more vulnerable to HIV AIDS infection within the province. Therefore Umoyo youth organization would like to implement a project proposal that will develop a mechanism to reduce vulnerability to ill health and early death and increase awareness of issues around male circumcision and HIV using comprehensive information and communication. The organization would also like to increase community mobilization for male circumcision advocacy and enhance dialogue with civil society and other key stakeholders in order to roll out the entire program.
1.2 Program and Geographical Spread
The main aim of the umoyo community program is to control the HIV epidemic using comprehensive information and communication to bring about social change which will expectedly trigger positive attitudes towards adopting male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy among youths in Lusaka District from 2013 to 2017. The following activities will be undertaken in order to achieve the above mentioned goals and objectives; * Train CB volunteers and peer educators on advocacy skills, mc and HIV prevention. * Train local health workers on communication strategies of working with youths. * Implement the male circumcision and HIV youth radio program using community radio stations * Hold interface meetings with youths in the community to share mc and HIV prevention information * Produce and distribute IEC materials to youths on mc and HIV prevention.
1.3 Stakeholders
In order to further sustainability in the fight against HIV/AIDS a number of stakeholders