Participatory Prevention Approaches

TUSA06Strengthening Participatory Approaches in HIV Prevention with Vulnerable Youth: Exchange of Good Practices, Improvement of Quality and Development of Effective Strategies

Time: 24.07.2012, 07:00 - 08:30Venue: Mini Room 3Organizer: International HIV youth working group, supported by UNAIDS

Participatory Prevention Approaches

XIX International AIDS Conference

Why is it important to have participatory approaches?

Young people understand their problems better and are better placed to find the most appropriate interventions.

Participatory approaches encourage ownership, accountability and sustainability, and ideals which are sought by every program manager and funder.

Participation/Participatory

What’s the definition of Participation? Not only “Taking Part”, but also having Ownership (Power to make choices, Decision-making process)

Whose Ownership? Target Groups Service Providers (front line workers)

Participation is a Developmental Process and can be realized to varying degrees.

References: M. T. Wright, M. Block and H Unger, “Participatory Quality Development”

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We could involve the group here, instead of giving them a definition, we ask them and get the key words which when summed up mean participation

Levels of Participation


Level 9 Community-owned initiatives goes beyond participation

Level 8 Decision-making authority

participationLevel 7 Partial delegation of decision-making authority

Level 6 Shared decision-making

Level 5 Inclusion

Pre-stage of participationLevel 4 Consultation

Level 3 Information

Level 2 Instruction non-participatory levelLevel 1 Instrumentalization

Target-Group-Oriented Interventions as the Foundation


Target-Group-Oriented Methodology

Affected populations as service users and partners (collaborators)Project staff as facilitators who encourage defining problems and finding solutionsHealth promotion and prevention as mobilizing and supportive practiceAssistance is offered within an active structure that seeks out the target groupServices are oriented towards participation and lived experience, both in their language and objectives (setting-based or community-based approach)Aims to support self-determined action in response to problems (empowerment)

ConventionalMethodology

Affected populations as clients (recipients of assistance)

Project staff as experts who identify and solve problems

Health promotion and prevention as treatment or educational practiceAssistance is offered within a passive structure that users have to actively seek outServices are normative in their language and objectives

Aims to elicit specific behaviors

Process and Phases

Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation/Analysis


Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation/Analysis


Needs should be determined by external experts, project personnel and the target group

Participatory Needs Assessment

• Firstly: Clarify whose needs are to be addressed

• Secondly: Service Organizations/Individuals with knowledge required should be involved

• Information from a variety of sources is reviewed• Research questions can be developed for data

collectionThe Process

References: M. T. Wright, M. Block and H Unger, “Participatory Quality Development” J. Leerlooijer (WPF), “Evidence and rights based Planning & Support Tool for SRHR/HIV Prevention Interventions for Young People”

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Project Planning

Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation/Analysis


Project Planning

　 Vision Statement• WHAT DO I WANT TO ACHIEVE FOR SOCIETY?

　 Mission Statement• WHAT DOES MY ORGANIZATION WANT TO 　

ACHIEVE?

　 Objectives• WHAT DO I WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH MY 　

INTERVENTION?


Implementation

Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation/Analysis


Implementation

• The health promotion or prevention intervention developed during project planning is put into practice

Implementation Phase

• Collect data on the process and impact for the purpose of evaluation data is anticipated

Collect data


Evaluation/Analysis

Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation/Analysis


Evaluation/Analysis


Who should/must be involved?

What are we hoping to Gain from it?

What do we already know about the Impact of the

intervention?

Do we Reach the Indicators

measuring the achievement of objectives/milestones and of the overall goal?

Develop a methodology

(timeline, selecting data collection instruments)

Steps are

recommended

Selection of Participatory Methods for quality development


Method Brief Description Needs Assessment

Project Plannin

g

Implementation

Evaluation /

Analysis

Degrees of

Participation

Service User Advisory Committee

Formalize target group participation ★ ★ ★ ★

Guided Working Group

Participatory group process for the planning, management, implementation and evaluation of quality development measures

★ ★ ★ ★

Open Space Provide a space for open, free-flowing discussion ★ ★ ★ ★

Focus Group Group interview to obtain answers to specific questions ★ ★ ★

Rapid Assessment Quick target group survey using a brief questionnaire ★ ★ ★

Enquiries and Concern Register

Recording the target group’s concerns with little effort and in the ordinary course of work

★ ★ ★

Participant Observation

Recording data by participating in the social setting of the target group

★ ★ ★

Participatory Prevention Approaches

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