Children and aids newsletter

Presentations should focus on:

In all presentations, a gender lens should be applied to look at the vulnerabilities facing girls and boys.
1. Sergei Kostin and Olena Barbul:

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  Vulnerabilities affecting young people living on the streets including high risk behaviour and risk of abuse and exploitation
  
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  Challenges in protecting most at risk adolescents – example of Way Home programmes
  
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  Key successes in the programme
  
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  Key challenges
  
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  Key recommendations in moving forward
  
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  Legal barriers and consent issues involved in working with young people at risk
  

2. Dr. Mwale:

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  Targeted HIV prevention programmes within the NACC in Malawi on most at risk adolescents
  
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  How to improve structural protection programmes to prevent children falling into vulnerability
  
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  Examples of legal protection and working with the police and justice systems to protect children against abuse and exploitation