Integrated Development Initiative UgandaIntegrated Development
Initiative Uganda

Ongoing programme

Adolescent Health and Life Skills

"Peer Navigator" training, safe-space adolescent corners at clinics, life skills curriculum delivery, and STI/HIV testing services

IDI’s implementation role

Prime implementing partner for adolescent-responsive health programming

Activities

"Peer Navigator" training, safe-space adolescent corners at clinics, life skills curriculum delivery, and STI/HIV testing services

Reach and results

People reached

38,000 adolescents (aged 10–19)

Households and institutions supported

24 health facilities, 40 out-of-school adolescent clubs

Improved ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV from 68% to 91% in Northern Uganda intervention sites

Programme statistics

Viral Suppression in ALHIV

Increased adolescent viral load suppression from 61.2% to 88.5%

Peer Navigators Deployed

120 trained adolescent peer navigators actively facilitating clinic peer groups

Teen Pregnancy Engagement

3,400 pregnant/parenting adolescents enrolled in specialized support clubs

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake

1,820 high-risk adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) initiated on PrEP

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Detailed programme framework

The sections below retain the programme’s activity explanations, monitoring guidance and planning considerations. Suggested measures and design guidance are distinct from the archive-reported activities and results above.

Programme purpose

Support adolescent wellbeing, access to appropriate services and participation in education and employment pathways.

Community participation, inclusion and reliable evidence would guide programme design and review.

Activity framework

Programme priorities

01

Adolescent-friendly service mapping and referral support

02

Age-appropriate menstrual health and health education

03

Psychosocial support pathways and safeguarding-informed peer engagement

04

Life skills, school-retention support and links to youth employment programmes

Monitoring and learning

Service access, referral completion, school participation, life-skills application and adolescent feedback.

Final indicator definitions and targets would follow programme design and baseline assessment.

Programme development

Planning would establish appropriate expertise, service-provider agreements, safeguarding and data protection. Research and clinical activities would require relevant approvals and qualified providers.

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Photos from related fieldwork

These archive photos show activities related to this programme area.

Learners seated outdoors during a practical activity
Pad-making activity, Luuka.
Facilitator demonstrating an activity at an outdoor table
Pad-making demonstration, Luuka.
Participants working together during an indoor practical session
Practical pad-making session, Luuka.