Welcome to PSI and AIDSMark's
Interpersonal Communication (IPC) Toolkit!

This CD-Rom provides the information and tools that you will need to design an IPC program focused on high-risk groups, including commercial sex workers, mobile populations, injecting drug users, uniformed services personnel, and men who have sex with men.

The toolkit has three primary components:

1. A manual that outlines issues to consider and a step-by-step process to follow when designing an IPC program.
2. Two case studies of PSI IPC programs in Nigeria and India.
3. Sample materials drawn from successful IPC interventions, trainings, or that address specific high risk target groups from all over the globe.

The manual provides specific information about the steps involved in IPC program design. As IPC programs are likely to be quite different depending on context, target group, and risk behavior, the case studies serve to provide examples of ways in which these steps were enacted into actual programs in Nigeria and India. Finally, the sample materials are meant to serve as examples from which ideas about trainings, program concepts, behavior change messages, and outreach activities can be drawn.

Taking advantage of the information on this CD, PSI programs can utilize these tools to design new IPC programs, learn from the experience of others, and improve the quality of existing IPC programs.

To begin using this CD, please roll your mouse over one of the section names on the left and select the area you want to go. This manual can be viewed chronologically or by jumping from one section to another.

For more information on this manual or for general information about IPC please contact Jessica Greene at jgreene@psi.org.

If you are experiencing problems opening any files, please try one of the solutions on the technical help page. If you are still unable to access a particular file after trying these solutions, please send an e-mail to jgreene@psi.org and request a copy of the file to be emailed to you.

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