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 Target Population
• Luangnamtha province:
- Village youth
- Coal mine workers
- Boten casino workers
- Chinese sex workers - Boten
Casino
• Bokeo province:
- Village youth
- Truck and minivan drivers
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Truck
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Other groups
affected student
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Traffic along Mine/casino PE

workers
road

Project Components

Component 1 Component 2

Advocacy and Capacity Information, Education and

Building Behavior Change Communication

Component 3 Component 4

Prevention and Response Monitoring and Evaluation

Packages
Output 1: Strengthened capacity of and partnerships
with key stakeholders for HIV prevention

• Multisectoral Project Working Teams (provincial & district)

established, trained (led by the PCCAs under guidance from CHAS)
implement Subproject activities with technical and facilitation support
from the consultant
• Advocacy meetings and cooperation with Private sector to integrate
HIV prevention activities into their work sites:
- Casino in Boten special economic zone, LNT
- Coal mine company in Viengphoukha district, LNT
- Truck company and minivan association in Houayxay, BK
• Cross-border exchange visit by the PWT Representatives to Meng La
County and Jiang Hoong Health services to address safe migration
and sexual health issues of migrant workers (e.g. Chinese migrants in
Boten)

PWT training in Bokeo

and Luangnamtha

Training on how to work with

private sectors by TBCA

Training on HIV & STI

Output 2: Increased knowledge and awareness
about HIV and STI prevention among vulnerable
groups in target settings

Peer educators trained

and active in
- 3 villages (Bokeo)
- 1 village and coal mine &
casino (Luangnamtha)

Peer educators conducting group

discussion

Outreach activities for

truck/minivan drivers, coal
mine and casino workers
and Chinese sex workers
(commenced June 2010)
 Outreach activities for
casino workers conducted
by the Project Working
Team (PWT)

IEC materials distributed (PCCAs)

Question & answer session with

casino workers

Condom distribution during

educational activities
Development/Reprinting
of Lao and Chinese
booklets on HIV/STI

Output 3:Enhanced provincial strategies and capacities

for expanding access to condoms and basic HIV- and
STI-related services in target communities along
Route 3

• Training of provincial/district and dispensary health workers in STI

treatment conducted by facilitators from CHAS and central hospital
(July 2010)

• Trained health staff accompany the outreach teams and provide

counselling to the workers

• Female casino workers came to see the district health staff for
assistance in STI treatment (August-September 2010)
 Output 4: Monitoring and evaluation tracks
interventions in target settings and contributes
qualitative and quantitative evidence of the efficacy
of piloted interventions within local parameters

• Project Performance Monitoring System (PPMS) –

M&E specialist part of project team

• Establishment of 2 Provincial Steering Committees

• Qualitative and quantitative baseline assessment with
full involvement of the PWTs

• Monthly meetings of PEs, PWTs

• Review missions by ADB/AusAID in November 2009
and
• September 2010 (to follow Workshop)

Monitoring

PCCA and DCCA observe

peer educators conducting
group discussion
 Mid-Term Assessment in
collaboration with CHAS and
MPWT (March 2010)

Mid-Term Assessment
workshop with the 2
provinces

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