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Auteur : Millennia2015
Source : USaid & C-Change
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A young woman on a date cannot find the right words to say “wait!” Another stalls to buy time looking for the best moment to bring up a sensitive subject. Another wishes there was an easier way to communicate “back off.” Now there is a tool to help.
Launched in October 2006 in Madagascar, the Red Card, a simple, scalable gender equity |
tool, continues to create “buzz” across the island. To date more than 1.5 million Red Cards have been distributed and over 2,000 Red Card clubs have been created in schools, churches and communities. The program has attracted enormous support and interest among young women who are experiencing the empowerment that the tool affords.
The concept behind the Red Card in the context of gender relations and HIV prevention programming is similar to that in soccer—a player who commits a penalty is “carded.” Early field tests demonstrated that young women will use the Red Card in a range of circumstances—from uncomfortable situations with friends and relatives to high risk encounters with aggressive men.
There are hundreds of stories that demonstrate the effectiveness of the Red Card: Sixteen-year-old Tina brought the Red Card home and showed her mother. For the first time, Tina and her mother had a heart-to-heart discussion about sex and high-risk situations. Tina's younger sister joined in.
Funded by USAID and initiated by AED under HCP and continued under C-Change, the Red Card program is implemented by the Madagascar Anti-AIDS Committee.
=> Direct Link to the 2-Page Article: http://c-changeprogram.org/sites/default/files/The%20Red%20Card%20Success%20Story.pdf
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