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LINKS LISTINGSInteragency Youth Working GroupResources on Youth ReproductiveHealth and HIV/AIDShttp://www.infoforhealth.org/youthwg/The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG)announced a new Website, “Resources on YouthReproductive Health and HIV/AIDS,” designed forthose working with youth in developing countries.The site features guidance on key program areasand best practices, publications grouped by organizationswith major youth resources, a databaseof more than 900 recent resources, research tools,training materials, and websites for youth. TheIYWG network is supported by the U.S. Agency forInternational Development, and the site is hostedby the INFO Project, Johns Hopkins BloombergSchool of Public Health Center for CommunicationPrograms, with content managed by Family HealthInternational. More than 15 organizations collaboratedto create the site.International Association ofNational Youth Servicehttp://www.ianys.utas.edu.au/index.htmlA global conference on national youth service inthe United States in 1992 led to others (in Nigeriain 1994, Papua New Guinea in 1996, the UnitedKingdom in 1998, Israel in 2000, Argentina in 2002and Ghana in 2004, and led to the formation of aninternational organization concerned with promotingexcellence in NYS around the world: the InternationalAssociation for National Youth Service. IANYSaims to stimulate and facilitate the exchange ofinformation about national youth service.International Insights, Volume II –Youth Participation: Facing the HardQuestionshttp://cyc.brandeis.edu/CYD_Journal_winter_2001.pdfThis volume examines the importance of a soundevidence base for youth participation. Policymakers,governments and international agencies are readyto take youth participation seriously as a strategyfor youth development and community development.However, with increased attention has comeincreased scrutiny. There is a growing need for acredible evidence base that demonstrates thatyouth participation makes a difference and identifiesthe practices that really work. This volumediscusses the present state of evidence-buildingefforts. Articles included in this volume: “WhatEvidence Do We Have that Youth Participation ActuallyWorks?” by the Forum for Youth Investment;“Building Evidence: A Long Road, But the Way IsClear: Steve Mokwena Speaks with Douglas Webband Rakesh Rajani” by Steve Mokwena; and “Interviewwith Caribbean Youth, Edward Registe.” TheForum for Youth Investment. (2001, Spring). “YouthParticipation: Facing the Hard Questions.”International TelecommunicationUnionhttp://www.itu.int/wisd/2007/about/theme.htmlThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU),the UN agency for information and telecommunicationtechnologies, promoted the 2007 WorldTelecommunication and Information Society Day(May 17) with the topic “Connecting the Young: theopportunities of ICT.” Their initiatives involve providinghundreds of scholarships and internships tohelp young people gain access to ICT opportunities,as well as projects with Child Helpline International,an organization that establishes toll-free helplines,radio programming, and text messaging services tochildren and youth in over 150 countries.26 | YCoP Links: The First 50 Issues