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Target Population

Luangnamtha province:- Village youth- Coal mine workers- Boten casino workers- Chinese sex workers - Boten

Casino

Bokeo province:

- Village youth- Truck and minivan drivers


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Village

Sex

Worke

rs

HIV

HIV

Settings approach

PE

PWT

students

Mine/casinoworkers

Truckdrivers

Other groupsaffected

Traffic alongroad

PE

Project Components

Component 2

Information, Education and

Behavior Change Communication

Component 4

Monitoring and Evaluation

Component 3

Prevention and ResponsePackages

Component 1

Advocacy and Capacity

Building


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Output 1: Strengthened capacity of and partnershipswith key stakeholders for HIV prevention

Multisectoral Project Working Teams (provincial & district)established, trained (led by the PCCAs under guidance from CHAS)implement Subproject activities with technical and facilitation supportfrom the consultant

Advocacy meetings and cooperation with Private sector to integrateHIV prevention activities into their work sites:

- Casino in Boten special economic zone, LNT- Coal mine company in Viengphoukha district, LNT- Truck company and minivan association in Houayxay, BK

Cross-border exchange visit by the PWT Representatives to Meng LaCounty and Jiang Hoong Health services to address safe migrationand sexual health issues of migrant workers (e.g. Chinese migrants inBoten)

PWT training in Bokeo

and Luangnamtha

Training on how to work withprivate sectors by TBCA

Training on HIV & STI


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Output 2: Increased knowledge and awarenessabout HIV and STI prevention among vulnerablegroups in target settings

Peer educators trainedand active in- 3 villages (Bokeo)- 1 village and coal mine &casino (Luangnamtha)

Peer educators conducting group

discussion

Outreach activities fortruck/minivan drivers, coalmine and casino workersand Chinese sex workers(commenced June 2010)


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Outreach activities forcasino workers conducted

by the Project Working

Team (PWT)

IEC materials distributed (PCCAs)

Question & answer session withcasino workers

Condom distribution during

educational activities


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Development/Reprinting

of Lao and Chinesebooklets on HIV/STI

Output 3:Enhanced provincial strategies and capacitiesfor expanding access to condoms and basic HIV- andSTI-related services in target communities alongRoute 3

Training of provincial/district and dispensary health workers in STItreatment conducted by facilitators from CHAS and central hospital(July 2010)

Trained health staff accompany the outreach teams and providecounselling to the workers

Female casino workers came to see the district health staff forassistance in STI treatment (August-September 2010)


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Output 4: Monitoring and evaluation tracksinterventions in target settings and contributes

qualitative and quantitative evidence of the efficacy

of piloted interventions within local parameters

Project Performance Monitoring System (PPMS) M&E specialist part of project team

Establishment of 2 Provincial Steering Committees

Qualitative and quantitative baseline assessment withfull involvement of the PWTs

Monthly meetings of PEs, PWTs

Review missions by ADB/AusAID in November 2009and

September 2010 (to follow Workshop)

Monitoring

PCCA and DCCA observepeer educators conductinggroup discussion


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Mid-Term Assessmentworkshop with the 2

provinces

Mid-Term Assessment in

collaboration with CHAS andMPWT (March 2010)

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