Focus: HIV prevention

Duration: September 2013 – August 2015

Geographical area: Finland, Latvia, Poland, Russia.

Summary: The aim of the project was to address the area of HIV prevention among youth at high risk of getting HIV and associated infections. Project activities included the assessment of needs of young people at risk in prevention programs, mapping best practices, training professionals, disseminating best practices and development of guide.

This action explicitly addressed the area of HIV prevention among youth at risk of getting HIV and AI in mapping best practices, disseminating them, and training professionals in Northwest Russia. Workshops, research, training and a publication were implemented in the Northern Dimension area, including the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation. In carrying out these activities, the action supported the NDPHS in facilitating cooperation between the EU and other Northern Dimension partners.

The main results included but are not limited to: 1)Needs of children and young people at high risk of getting HIV and AI in Northwest Russia and other countries of Northern Dimension countries were mapped out; 2) Best practices on HIV prevention among children and young at high risk of getting HIV and AI, which could be spread in the region, were identified; 3) Professionals working with children and young people at high risk of getting HIV and AI were trained in prevention of HIV and AI; 4) Best practices on HIV and AI prevention among children and young people at high risk of getting HIV and AI were piloted in Northwest Russia; 5) Guidelines for decision-makers and stakeholders working with children and young people at high risk of getting HIV and AI on the best practices of prevention in these groups were developed.