In many low and middle income countries, youth encounter significant obstacles to receiving sexual and reproductive health services and to obtaining effective, modern contraception and condoms to protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. Youth-friendly services can remove obstacles to sexual health care.  Following are examples of successful programs and tips and strategies for professionals working with youth in these countries.

Tips and Strategies

• Community Pathways to Improved Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Conceptual Framework and Suggested Outcome Indicators 
• Creating Youth-Friendly Sexual Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa 
• Cyber Cafés, A How-to Manual: Including Designing a Web Site and Implementing an Online Peer Education Program (pdf)
• Los Cibercafés, Un Manual de Procedimientos: Incluye cómo diseñar un sitio Web e implementar un Programa en Línea de Educadores Pares (pdf)
• Cyber Cafés, Um Manual de Instruções: Inclui Informações Sobre a Criação de um Website e Implementação de um Programa On-line de Conselhería Par (pdf)
• Cyber Cafés - Improving Access to Information for Youth in High Risk Situations
• Funding the Future: Resources for Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Programs in Developing Countries (pdf)
• Improving Youth's Access to Contraception in Latin America
• Mejorando el Acceso de los Jóvenes a los Métodos Anticonceptivos en América Latina

Programs that Work

Case studies and profiles of youth-friendly programs around the world.

• Science and Success in Developing Countries: Holistic Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Executive Summary
• Integrating Efforts to Prevent HIV, Other STIs, and Pregnancy among Teens in Developing Countries: Three Case Studies
• Powerful Partnerships: Linking IEC and Services for Adolescent Sexual Health 
• Alianzas poderosas: vinculación de los proyectos de IEC y los servicios de salud sexual de los adolescentes 
• Relier l'IEC et les services de santé sexuelle des adolescents
• Serving the Future: An Update on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Programs in Developing Countries (not available online in English)
• Al servicio del futuro: Una actualización acerca de los programas de salud reproductiva y sexual de los adolescentes en países en desarrollo (pdf)
• Servir l'avenir : Une mise à jour des programmes de santé reproductive et sexuelle des adolescents dans les pays en développement (pdf)
• South-to-South Collaboration to Improve Programs for Youth
• Youth and their Communities Take Charge to Improve Youth Reproductive and Sexual Health in Burkina Faso
• en français: Synthèse du programme: Les Jeunes et Leurs Communautes Prennent en Charge la Sante Reproductive et Sexelle des Jeunes au Burkina Faso
• Rapport Final: Les Jenues se Prennent en Charge: Synthese du Programme de Participation Communautaire Pour la Sante Reproductive et Sexuelle des Jeunes au Burkina Faso (pdf)