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Meeting of the Joint Working Group for

Youth – Manipur SACS

Under the chairpersonship of the Project Director, Manipur b) Inclusion of short message on HIV/STI preventions
State AIDS Control Society (SACS) conducted the Joint on all printed materials for sporting events in
Working Group for Youth at Imphal. collaboration with Youth Affairs and Sports
Manipur is a HIV prevalence state. The Project Director, Department.
MACS appealed all stakeholders to work collectively c) MACS to conduct workshop for writers for the
for HIV intervention among youth as they are the most revision of HIV, AIDS and STI related chapters in the
vulnerable group. syllabus with incorporation of chapters on Stigma &
Discrimination and HIV & AIDS (Prevention &
The following points were discussed during the meeting: Control) Act, 2017.
d) Strengthening of Youth Clubs under Nehru Yuva
a) Training of 120 teachers from 60 model schools Kendra Sangathan and to increase numbers of
(each located in 60 assembly constituencies) for Youth Clubs funded for Out of School Youth
implementation of the Adolescent Education Programme.
Programme in schools.

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