A two-day consultation on community involvement in youth reproductive health and HIV programs was held November 8-9, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. Led by CARE USA/YouthNet and Family Health International (FHI)/YouthNet, the meeting brought together 33 researchers, program implementers, and technical experts to begin building the evidence and knowledge base on the role of communities in preventing HIV and addressing other reproductive health issues for young people.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the consultation, and many other organizations contributed staff time, written resources, and ideas. Representatives of the following organizations helped plan the meeting: the Adventist Development Relief Association, the Centre for Development and Population Activities, CARE USA, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS/Yale University, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health, the International Center for Research on Women, Mercy Corps, Pathfinder, the Population Council, Save the Children-US, and the World Bank.