On Wednesday the 14th of May 2008, The Society for Family Health had an august visitor all the way from Lagos the commercial capital city of Nigeria. Miss Adaeze Igwe, the crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2008...more
SFH
has a strong belief in the youth as a major target group in achieving
meaningful impact in health Intervention. The organization uses evidence
based research to specially design and develope youth specific activities
which have impacted immensely on the youth and their gate keepers. SFH
focus on youth can be visibly seen through the interventions carried out
at various community levels;
PE: Peer Education Interactive
Forum
WWI:
Working With Influencers
MARPS:
Most At Risk Persons
USP:
Uniformed
Service Personnel
LDD:
Long
Distance Drivers; due to the nature of their Jobs, these group of people
find themselves constantly on the road.
CSW:
Commercial Sex Workers
FOSY:
Female Out of School Youth
MOSY:
Male Out of School Youth
Peer
Education Plus (PEP):
The PEP model is an evidence-based, theory driven and cost-effective
approach to HIV programming. The model was developed by the Society
for Family Health (SFH) and ActionAid International Nigeria (AAIN) under
the Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV & AIDS reduction
(PSRHH) program in Nigeria
NYSC:
SFH collaborates with the National Youth Service Corps to enforce its
intervention targetted at youth through training of peer educators within
the scheme. The NYSC programme, which comes up twice a year, is a scheme
introduced by the Federal government of Nigeria aimed at giving Fresh
Nigerian tertiary graduants opportunities to serve the Nation through
a three week paramilitary training camp after which they proceed to
do voluntary service for a period of one year.
PLACE (Priority for Local AIDS Control Effort): PLACE approach is an intervention targetted at street based sex workers and their potential clients. These interventions are usually carried out in hang-outs and places of relaxation in red-light districts.
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