The Training of Trainers Manual - UNFPA

Day 4
Exercise:
Peer-to-peer approaches to reaching especially
vulnerable youth
Objectives
To share experience
To develop an understanding of core characteristics of a peer
outreach approach
20
minutes
Materials
Flip chart and markers, Handout 8. Types of Peer-led
Approaches (A)
Process
On a sheet of flip chart paper, draw a table similar to that in Handout 8. Types of
Peer-led Approaches (A) but fill in only the labels of the columns and rows for now.
Invite the participants who have experience with peer-led approaches targeting
especially vulnerable young people to describe briefly the aims and activities of the
projects in which they are or were involved.
Based on the information shared, lead a discussion with the whole group on
the main differences between a peer education initiative aimed at mainstream
youth (the so-called educational approach) and one that reaches out to especially
vulnerable young people (the outreach approach).
Ask the participants to reflect upon the topics that are written on the flip chart:
■ Settings
■ Type of activities
■ Methods
■ Focus (type and size of audience)
Discuss these aspects with the participants and write their ideas and conclusions
on the flip chart. The goal is to develop on the flip chart a table similar to Handout
8. Types of Peer-Led Approaches (A). In addition, you might also briefly mention
specific requirements regarding selection, training, and support of peer educators
either in outreach work or in a project with mainstream youth. These issues will be
discussed further in other training sessions.
Closure
Distribute Handout 8. Types of Peer-Led Approaches (A).
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