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The Participation Guide provides simple tips and tools to involve affected individuals and groups in the various stages of health and development communication programs. This Guide provides examples of how to include those most marginalized that a health or development communication program is meant to empower. These people could include low-income women of reproductive age, youth, orphans and vulnerable children, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), or staff from organizations working with affected individuals or groups The Guide's intended audience includes program officers, program staff, and development practitioners interested in effectively involving those directly concerned in the health and development communication programs they support

Participatory approaches are widely used to encourage group members to become involved in processes. Activities such as drawing, role play and small group work can be particularly useful in HIV/AIDS work when exploring sensitive issues such as sexual experiences, vulnerability and risk. This guide is designed to be an ôideas bookö of shared experiences to help facilitators prepare for participatory workshops, meetings and planning activities with NGOs and CBOs responding to HIV/AIDS in developing countries. Drawing on the practical experiences of the Alliance and its partners, it is packed with effective ideas such as drawing community maps and active listening exercises