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Youth divided: A review of loveLife's Y-centre in Orange Farm
Prishani Naidoo, Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE). August 2003. Republished with kind permission of CADRE.
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Under the heading "Y-centres lead the way" loveLife's brochure describes the Y-centre initiative as follows: "Y-centres provide a positive, dynamic and youth oriented outlet for social development, and have become extremely popular among young people - each Y-centre serves approximately 3,000 young people weekly and provides:
- Sexual health education, counselling and care
- Voluntary counselling and testing for HIV and other STDs
- A radio studio with live broadcasts, run in partnership with local radio stations
- A computer training facility
- Recreational activities, such as basketball and volleyball
- Additional elements, developed in partnership with the local community
The Y-centre in Orange Farm is one of the longer established facilities, initiated in May 2001 and building upon a previously established Youth Centre, which was run by the Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa (PPASA).
The Y-centre received wide publicity during a September 2002 visit by former presidents Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton, actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Rock.
The full version of this paper can be downloaded on the righthand side of this page.
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