What lessons were learned from the adaptation process?
• Involve young people from the start • Adaptation is a good starting point, but what is adapted is also important • Pre-testing is important, especially with different groups of young people (rural/urban, education levels, language skills, etc.) and the feedback, as much as possible should be accommodated • Having a “development committee” is important, and should be lead by government, with technical assistance from UNICEF or a sub-contract. All other partners working in the area should be involved as well… but make sure they are involved in more than just meeting and discussing and reviewing “drafts”. They should also be involved as much as possible with young people in doing the pre-testing. • Formal research to test the materials is fine, but as a means not an end Part II: Lessons about involving stakeholders Q. How did you gain the support and commitment of political leaders / senior officials, teachers, parents? A. The Ministry of Basic Education had attended a regional UNICEF
