Who is This Manual For?
- For PSI staff, contractors, and partners who are interested
in developing Interpersonal Communication (IPC) and Peer Education
(PE) interventions for high risk groups such as commercial sex
workers (CSW), injecting drug users (IDU), men who have sex with
men (MSM), migrant workers, transport workers, and uniformed services
personnel.
- For those who are seeking donor support for such projects and
want to familiarize themselves with state-of-the art interventions.
- For program implementers, it serves as a "how-to"
guide. It provides a step-by-step process for developing and implementing
an IPC intervention.
- For NGO partners who may be familiar with IPC, but are not accustomed
to targeting and working with high risk target populations.
- There are also components of the manual that may be of special
interest to researchers, managers, trainers, and campaign developers.
While this manual recommends a general approach to IPC program
development, it is important for program planners to apply manual
guidelines and suggestions in a way that meets the needs of their
own particular cultural, religious, and ethnic contexts. In focusing
on an array of IPC approaches and overcoming common obstacles, this
manual can be generalized to a variety of settings.
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