"On the Horizon" is an electronic news capsule from the Horizons Program.
Horizons (<http://www.popcouncil.org/horizons/horizons.html>) is a global
operations research program designed to:
                *       Identify and test potential strategies to improve
HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support programs and service delivery.
                *     Disseminate best practices and utilize findings with a
view toward replication and scaling up of successful interventions.

Horizons is implemented by the Population Council in partnership with the
International Center for Research on Women, the International HIV/AIDS
Alliance, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Tulane
University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.


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Horizons Report Spring 2001
Focus on VCT: Findings from Africa
Feature Stories:
        *       "HIV and Partner Violence: What are the implications for
voluntary counseling and testing?"
        *       "Making VCT More Youth-Friendly: Designing services to reach
young people"
        *       "Study Examines Package of Services for Prevention of
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission"
Studies in Brief:
        *       "Assessment of Anti-Trafficking Efforts Find Disunity Among
NGOs" Kathmandu, Nepal
        *       "NGO Seminar Examines the Challenges of Scaling-up" Windsor,
UK
        *       "Men and Women Differ in Expectations About Male Involvement
in Pregnancy" Harare, Zimbabwe
        *       "New HIV/AIDS Resource Allocation Tool Soon Available"
Washington, DC
Full Report (available in pdf only at this time):
<http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/hrpts01.pdf>

Transitions to Adulthood in the Context of AIDS in South Africa: Report of
Wave I
A prospective study of reproductive behavior and sexual health of
adolescents in South Africa as well as their education and employment
experiences, family and environmental conditions, and other factors in their
lives that may influence their sexual behavior and choices. The Transitions
study is designed to contribute to our understanding of how the national
Life Skills Programme works and its effectiveness in changing the behavior
of students. The final goal of this study is to contribute to designing and
refining policies and programs that will improve opportunities and
capacities of adolescents and may contribute to changing behaviors and
choices. This study is conducted by the School of Development Studies at the
University of Natal, Durban; the Horizons Program; the Policy Research
Division of the Population Council; Focus on Young Adults; and
MEASURE/Evaluation Project of Tulane University in New Orleans.
Full Report (available in pdf only):
<http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/tasa.pdf>



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