Acknowledgements .................................................................... iii

Executive Summary ........................................................................................ x

1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 1

1.1. Background to the project
1.2. Project sites and partners
1.3. Project phases and activities
1.4. Brief overview on results from the baseline surveys

2. Project results and outcomes ................................................. 9

2.1. Cambodia
2.2. China
2.3. Philippines
2.4. Sri Lanka

3. Good practices on life skills training ....................................... 23

3.1. Knowing the situation before designing interventions, and ongoing monitoring and following up
3.2. Undertaking community-based interventions
3.3. Engaging youth through peer-to-peer approaches
3.4. Linking interventions to other initiatives and the larger social environment
3.5. Developing sustainability of interventions
3.6. Engaging parents, local authorities and community leaders

4. Lessons learned ......................................................... 33

4.1. Life skills approach is ideal for education on sensitive issues
4.2. Life skills approach should be participatory and youth-focused
4.3. Life skills training should include monitoring and evaluation, supervision and coaching as essential components
4.4. Life skills training should be mainstreamed
4.5. Life skills training should reach the disadvantaged and marginalized
4.6. Life skills training should be sustained

5. Model approaches ................................................................... 39

5.1. Developing life skills applied to issues relevant to young people’s developmental tasks and social context
5.2. Combining life skills development trainings with informational content to address the social and developmental tasks relevant to the youth
5.3. Adapting programming that contributes to the development of life skills, including peer-to-peer approaches and interactive learning processes
5.4. Effectively formulating and implementing the interventions

Annex I. Survey of Youth Aged 15-24: Strengthening Life Skills for Positive Health Behaviour – Questionnaire .............................................................. 51
Annex II. Examples of information, education and communication materials from four countries ..................................................................................... 61