The Youth Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health Program (GOJoven) of the Public Health Institute held the second national meeting of 2012 from October 5-7 in Comayagua,Honduras. All of the GOJoven graduates from 2004-2012 were invited, with the 2012 team participating in an additional national training on October 3-4; in the end, 27 fellows attended the meeting.
Achievements: fellows who attended the national meeting were able to,
- identify opportunities for collaboration among different fellows in order to improve communication and strengthen the fellows’ network
- renew their commitment to the program
- identify new tools to advocate at the level of local governments and decision-makers
- share stories of personal and professional growth, and what it has meant for them to be a GOJoven Fellow
About impact results: the fellows discussed the importance of sustainability of the impact of the program for 2013 and 2014, the results of which discussion are,
- the creation of a structured coordinating scheme for the next six months
- the creation of a facilitating team in Tegucigalpa that will direct the sustainability process for the program
- the selection of a representative in each region through a nomination process
- the identification of “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy” as an urgent issue the GOJoven Honduras team will be working on in the coming two years
- the creation of an action plan with results and activities for each region, which regional teams will be implementing in the next six months