Application Call for 4th National TOT

Y-PEER Nepal is planning to a call applications for 4th National training of trainers on peer education for peer educators (between 16-24 years of age) from Eastern developmentregion in the country, working on Adolescents and young people’s sexual and reproductive health including HIV and AIDS, and Most at risk young people (MARYP).

The five days residential training will be organized in the month of March, 2012. Altogether 28 young people would be selected by the selection committee on the basis of the documents (application form , recomendation Letter, and CV ) submitted. All training cost of the selected participants

 including their travel and accommodation would be bear by the organizer... continue further reading

3rd National TOT @ Nepaljung

The 3^rd National Training of Y-PEER Nepal was held at Nepalgunj, Banke from 18^th Sept.- 22 Sept. 2011. The 3^rd ToT was organized to enhance the skills of peer educators from the Western, Mid-Western and Far-Western Development region of the country. The ToT was facilitated by Y-PEER Nepal Focal point-in-charge Shubha Kayastha and Focal points Sagar Budhathoki and Sangeet Kayastha. It was a great platform for peer educators of different districts to gather at a common place to share their unique local experiences that was very much relevant in the training. The main objective of the training was to build capacity of selected group of trainers to delivery high quality peer education programs. The training was very useful to learn methodologies and to acquire and share accurate information about Reproductive Health and sexual health issues, including HIV&AIDS Discuss own attitudes and values regarding Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV &AIDS, as well as health education. The training methodology was very youthful which helped the participants to participate actively and express their values and attitudes regarding some sensitive issues very positively. The training was able to add one more batch of certified trainers in the Y-PEER family helping to strengthen the network even better.

Participants during Training session

Participants of 3rd National TOT

2nd National TOT @ Banepa

The 2^nd National ToT of Y-PEER Nepal was organized at Budol Training Center, Banepa from  10^th to 14^th September. The 2^nd ToT was targeted to the peer educators from Eastern and Central Development Region .There were 25 participants from these regions who represented different organizations in the ToT. The ToT was facilitated by Y-PEER Nepal Focal point-in-charge Shubha Kayastha and Focal points Sagar Budhathoki and Sangeet Kayastha. The main objective of the training was to enhance the capacity of the peer educators who are working on various issues at different organization so that they can contribute back to their organizations the skills and knowledge gained from the training. The training was highly useful for all the peer educators as it was a common platform for different youths working in sectors such as SRH, HIV & AIDS, drugs, children, uterine prolapse, early marriage etc. to share their experiences with each other and learn among themselves. The training was very youthful as with the Y-PEER theme edutainment, a mix of education and entertainment which focuses in imparting skills and knowledge through simplified and very youthful methodology. The training was able to produce 25 more Y-PEER certified peer educators who are actively working in their organizations and sharing the skills learned from the Y-PEER training.

Participants during TOT

Y-PEER Nepal National Training of Trainers (ToT)

Y-PEER Nepal National Training of Trainers (ToT)

Y-PEER Nepal organized first National Training of Trainers (ToT) dated 31^st October to 3^rd November 2010 in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. The training was supported by Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN), UNFPA CO Nepal and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) SARO.

The four days ToT on peer education with 26 amazing participants from various member organizations of Y-PEER Nepal National network, from different parts of the country got Peer education training including topics like Adolescents and youths Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Sexuality,  HIV/AIDS and STI, Gender, Facilitation skills, etc. with many energizers and fun activities. Mr. Mario Balibago, Y-PEER International co-coordinator in charge of media and communication and Ms. Shubha Kayastha, Y-PEER Nepal National focal point in-charge facilitated the training.

Field visit to Bhaktapur Youth Information center, peer education center was another interesting component of the training. Regional coordinators for 6 different regions within the country were elected.

The solidarity night showcasing different cultural items was a memorable one. Certificates were distributed to all the participants and group photos were taken.