1. Ref: Youth Peer Education toolkit: Standard of Peer Education Programmes, 2005

2. Why is standard on Peer Education useful?

3. 3 Peer Education Standards checklist Planning Recruitment and Retention Training and Supervision Management and Oversight Monitoring and Evaluation

4. 4 Planning Mobilize main stakeholders Ensure active participation of youth Consider cross-cutting issues Refine general and specific programme objectives Identify target audience Identify the needs of the target audience Identify available resources and try to fill gaps Develop a workplan Develop an M & E plan Establish feedback mechanisms Coordinate and establish linkages with other programmes Develop a resource mobilization and sustainability plan

5. Recruitment: Identify sources and channels for recruiting peer educators Decide on criteria for peer educator selection Set clear expectations Establish a standardized and transparent interview and selection process Retention Document expectations Establish means of continuous communication, including feedback Establish an incentives system Establish supervisory and mentoring system Offer opportunities for increasing involvement and responsibility

6. Training and Supervision Arranged for qualified training Select a quality training curriculum Arrange structure for appropriately sized groups Structure agenda and time to meet training needs Provide relevant materials Use interactive, participatory, skills development approaches Implement tools and methods to evaluate training Youth involvement at all stage

7. Mangement and Oversees Ensure quality, standard maintantained Efficient human and financial resource Transparent decision making process Youth Participation Use M&E tools Cooperation, linkages and networking Sustainability plans

8. 8 Monitoring and Evaluation = establish relevant, clear objectives establish funcational, relevant indicators include M & E in the workpkan from the start implement baseline assessment develop monitoring tools and a measuring system ensure capacity to plan and implement M&E Establih means for youth participation in planning and implementation M& E