The Youth Activists Organisation (YAO) has been working with the Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs, in conjunction with the Zambia Association of Football Coaches, Zambia Information Services/Population and Communication Project, Society for Family Health and the US-Peace Corps Volunteers in implementing Sexual Reproductive Health and Football Training Camps in different districts of the country. The camp is part of an initiative that is aimed at increasing men's participation in reproductive health activities and also for them to be partners with their spouses in Family planning and Child Health.

This document serves as a concept brief for Peace Corps Volunteers that may wish to host the Youth Camp in their respective sites.

The camp is primarily targeted at boys aged 14 to 24 years, both in and out of school.

For the boys to have an environment that is supportive of their new adopted behaviours, it is thus imperative to expose the whole community to the basic messages relating to what is being imparted to the camping boys.

One important group is the parents who are targeted through father's orientation session, mother's family planning session and the mother/father session.

1. Football Trainers Orientation Session
   This activity involves the training of local football trainers in Sexual Reproductive Health /HIV/AIDS. This entails training of not less than five coaches selected from the community to carry on with activities after the programme.
   
   
2. Fathers Orientation Session
   This is targeted at the participants' fathers and other men in the community. The main objective is to provide information to the fathers and other men on their role in the family (family health). Specific issues covered:
   
1. Family planning
2. Sexual Reproductive Health and Youth
3. The Role of Men in the Family
   

3. Youth Reproductive Health/HIV/AIDS and Football Training
   This is targeted at 50 boys aged 14-24 years old. The boys are trained in sexual reproductive Health HIV/AIDS as well as Football skills.
   
   
4. Community Mobile Video Shows
   The shows are held in the evenings in selected communities of the project site. The shows aired are on SRH/HIV/AIDS and other social awareness dramas or movies.
   
   
5. Mothers Family Planning and Mother /Father Family Session
   This can also be convened depending on the communities' willingness to have the sessions. YAO is also willing to hold sessions with girls if the community is willing to have them involved.
   
   
6. Other Activities
   
   1. Schools outreach programme was also included in the Kawambwa were school Head teachers expressed interest in having an awareness programme for their pupils.
   2. Ten pupils from each of the visited schools were also trained in facilitation and basic communication skills.
   3. The Kawambwa programme also included a family planning training programme of community educators.

N.B.: It important to note that some of the activities implemented in one site may not be possible to hold in another.

Overall, the project has key messages that are exposed to different audiences. These are repeated frequently during the programme.
Final evaluation questionnaires for the different audiences have been devised with questions on the key messages.

• A questionnaire has been developed for each of the following audiences:
1. Coaches and Trainers Orientation
2. Fathers Orientation
3. SRH/HIV/AIDS Football Camps
   
   
• Qualitative interviews are also carried out for mobile video shows and the number of people attending is also counted compared to the average community population.
  
  
• People are also interviewed randomly at the end of the programme to weigh the exposure of messages and overall impact on the community. General comments are also encouraged.