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SAYWHAT
Male Circumcision Ambassador training workshop report
Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team
(SAYWHAT)
June 29, 2011
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Background
and objectives of the training workshop
Students and Youths Working on Reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT)
is an institution that champions responses that address the Sexual
and Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges of students in the tertiary
institutions of Zimbabwe. SAYWHAT ensures the meaningful involvement
of students in sexual and reproductive health issues through participatory,
consultative and informative platforms as well as capacity building
of student structures. These students once trained carry out peer
education activities in their colleges. In the past year SAYWHAT
has carried out numerous activities with students in colleges on
Male Circumcision (MC) which include the following;
- An MC knowledge
and information sharing pilot project.
- A newsletter
on MC.
- Strategically
positioned as a member of the Communication and Advocacy Technical
Working Group.
- Contributed
to the formulation of the MC policy of October 2009.
- Contributed
to the formulation of the MC communication and advocacy strategy.
- Held numerous
thematic discussions on MC in colleges.
In order to
strengthen its efforts on the above activities and create a meaningful
impact on MC, SAYWHAT introduced the training of Ambassadors to
spearhead the discussions that provides accurate and comprehensive
information on Male Circumcision (MC) and uptake amongst students
in tertiary institutions. This training is yet another innovative
and dynamic intervention which SAYWHAT has introduced showing its
dedication and commitment to addressing the SRH needs of students.
This report outlines and summarises deliberations of the first one
day training workshop held in Harare for the first group of student
MC Ambassadors in Zimbabwe.
The training
brought to the table stakeholders from Government departments (MoHCW),
the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, NGOs, students, college authorities
and SAYWHAT. The training objectives were defined as;
- To promote
the uptake of MC amongst students.
- To promote
behavioural change and encourage other prevention strategies and
share accurate information on MC.
- To document
key issues, gaps, challenges and opportunities for MC amongst
students.
Alongside this
training workshop, SAYWHAT was developing a documentary on MC that
would inform strategies and encourage discussion. SAYWHAT Secretariat
co-ordinated and facilitated proceedings of the meeting, whilst
invited stakeholders delivered and held comprehensive discussions
on MC with the students. Delegates received handouts for each presentation,
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material, and copies
of the National Male Circumcision Policy of 2009 for each college.
Ambassadors also received a t-shirt advocating for the uptake of
MC.
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