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Y-PEER Turkey

Y-PEER Turkey is a developing network as a good example of youth-adult partnership, with 4 Focal Points, more than 20 NGOs and 32 Peer Educators involved in the network that aims to give information, create consciousness about young people's health...
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Y-PEER Turkey

Y-PEER Turkey is a developing network as a good example of youth-adult partnership, with 4 Focal Points, more than 20 NGOs and 32 Peer Educators involved in the network that aims to give information, create consciousness about young people's health protection.

Since 1990's various NGOs in Turkey have been executing programs for young people. Starting from these years peer education became an integral part of some of these programs. However, these initiatives are scattered and there is a lack of coordination between them. It was also seen that there were no standards in terms of methodology, training and materials of these peer education programs. The Y-PEER network was the first of its kind in Turkey in terms of providing resources, sharing experience, and capacity building for these NGOs.

Y-PEER Turkey Focal Points and UNFPA Turkey Office serve to provide technical assistance to various NGOs and peer educators in the network in terms of information flow, motivation and training.Y-PEER Turkey aims to expand this network in the future and promote the Y-PEER standards in peer education.

UNFPA is collaborating with Turkish Ministry of Health, Human Resources Development Foundation, International Children Center, Turkish Medical Students` International Committee (TurkMSIC) and AIESEC under this project.

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We are doing a project about youth' s health problems. we are doing some education project about university students' health.
Our project are happening in some other cities.
We help our friends about their problems about Aids, sexual, ... etc

Since 1990's, peer...
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We are doing a project about youth' s health problems. we are doing some education project about university students' health.
Our project are happening in some other cities.
We help our friends about their problems about Aids, sexual, ... etc

Since 1990's, peer education has become an integral part of the programs targeted for young people. The number of organizations running projects related to peer methodologies in the country are increasing day by day. Their programmes mostly cover the following issues: sexual and reproductive health education, prevention of HIV/AIDS and STI`s, prevention of substance abuse, sexual orientation and relationships, protection against violence, gender issues and children`s rights, peace education and abstinence. The target groups of these projects are mostly high school and university students.

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They can help each other and we can do some good things for us; so that they can refresh and they feel very good things about themselves.

Y-PEER Turkey is a developing network of representatives of NGOs, peer educators, universities and international organizations working in the...
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They can help each other and we can do some good things for us; so that they can refresh and they feel very good things about themselves.

Y-PEER Turkey is a developing network of representatives of NGOs, peer educators, universities and international organizations working in the field of young people's health protection, specifically on peer education. Until now, more than 20 NGOs were involved in the network.4 Y-PEER Turkey Focal Points and UNFPA Turkey Office serve to provide technical assistance to various NGOs and peer educators in the network in terms of information flow, motivation and training. Y-PEER Turkey members come to together on the national listserve to share their experiences, learn from each other and to communicate. Y-PEER Turkey aims to expand this network in the future and promote the Y-PEER standards in peer education.
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