ADVOCATING FOR ADOLESCENT

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
IN EASTERN EUROPE
AND CENTRAL ASIA
Authored by Anika Penn
Adapted from Advocating for Adolescent
Reproductive
Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
authored by Adam Shannon
Edited by Sue Alford
Advocates for Youth, 2004
James Wagoner, President
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
P: 202.419.3420
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating
programs and policies that help young
people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual
health. Advocates provides information,
training, and strategic assistance to
youth-serving organizations, policy makers,
youth activists, and the media in the

ADVOCATING FOR
ADOLESCENT
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
IN EASTERN EUROPE
AND CENTRAL ASIA
Authored by Anika Penn
Adapted from Advocating for Adolescent Reproductive
Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

authored by Adam Shannon

Edited by Sue Alford

Advocates for Youth, 2004

James Wagoner, President
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
P: 202.419.3420
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and policies that help young
people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual
health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to
youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the
United States and developing countries.
Anika Penn researched and developed the case studies for the Eastern Europe/Central
Asia adaptation of this manual, adapted the chapters to a youth audience, and wrote
the chapter on youth adult partnerships. This manual is based on Advocating for
Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health in Sub-Saharan Africa, written by Adam
Shanon and published by Advocates for Youth in 1998. Special thanks to Nicole Cheetham
for her contributions and to Sue Alford for editing.
This document would not have been possible without the contributions of numerous
organizations
in the Region, including the Association Against AIDS in Romania, the Romanian
NGO Reproductive Health Coalition, Moldovan Family Planning Association, the Latvian
Family Planning Association, and the Bulgarian Family Planning Association. Special
thanks also go to those groups who invested time and energy in reviewing the manual and
providing feedback, including: Marta Diavolova, Stela Serghiuta, Zeljka Mudrovcic,
Albana
Gribo, Maria Holtsberg, Ann Katherine Pettigrew and Bodiroza Aleksandar.
This publication was made possible by a grant from the United Nations Populations Fund
(UNFPA). UNFPA does not necessarily subscribe to the views expressed herein.
Layout by: Chris Dixon

.
Anika Penn researched and developed the
case studies for the Eastern Europe/Central
Asia adaptation of this manual, adapted the
chapters to a youth audience, and wrote
the chapter on youth adult partnerships. This
manual is based on Advocating for
Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health
in Sub-Saharan Africa, written by Adam
Shanon and published by Advocates for Youth
in 1998. Special thanks to Nicole Cheetham
for her contributions and to Sue Alford for
editing.
This document would not have been possible
without the contributions of numerous
organizations
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in the Region, including the Association

Against AIDS in Romania, the Romanian
NGO Reproductive Health Coalition, Moldovan
Family Planning Association, the Latvian
Family Planning Association, and the
Bulgarian Family Planning Association.
Special
thanks also go to those groups who invested
time and energy in reviewing the manual and
providing feedback, including: Marta
Diavolova, Stela Serghiuta, Zeljka
Mudrovcic, Albana
Gribo, Maria Holtsberg, Ann Katherine
Pettigrew and Bodiroza Aleksandar.
This publication was made possible by a
grant from the United Nations Populations
Fund
(UNFPA). UNFPA does not necessarily
subscribe to the views expressed herein.
Layout by: Chris Dixon
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