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RTK - Thailand Field

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Thailand's experience in youth participatory programming constitutes a global HIV/AIDS prevention best practice [UNAIDS Best Practice]. “Right to Know” hopes to strengthen Thailand's youth-led successes through the continued support of young people, who are involved in all stages of HIV/AIDS program planning. The “Right to Know” in Thailand will enable young people to creatively document, reflect on, and strengthen ongoing HIV/AIDS projects to reach young people, and will facilitate their involvement in the design of a national youth communication strategy that will ensure that young people are able to make informed decisions and lead healthy lives.

In the Thai context, young people have been persistent in their quest for HIV/AIDS knowledge. However, they continually face challenges that include attaining livelihood in industries far from home, new illicit drugs, access to information out-of-school, and communicating with adults. “Right to Know” will seek to make young people's voices heard and HIV/AIDS knowledge relevant to their ever-changing life contexts.

Right to Know in Thailand has mobilized 18 youth groups in the Northeast under the supervision of AIDSNet and Khon Kaen University; 10 youth groups in the North under AIDSNet and Chiangmai University; and PATH is helping to mobilize young people in Bangkok and the South.

Young people involved in all regions come from varying populations: Out of school youth and youth in detention; school children at risk and living in dormitories; secondary school children; Men who have sex with Men [MSM]/lesbians and drug users; at-risk school children; and out-of-school youth.

“Right to Know” was launched in June 2002, and will build upon existing programming by promoting youth-led reflection and analysis [Participatory Action Research] rather than initiating participatory activities from “scratch.” “Right to Know” will also allow youth to fully express themselves by promoting youth's active involvement in the planning with adults, and initiate discussions on both process and outcome indicators to ensure that effectiveness of youth participatory programming is measured.

Source:
UNICEF Right to Know Initiative, November 2002.
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