Family Planning is a Human Right…

Family planning is a human right in itself, and is indispensable to the realisation of all sexual and reproductive rights. Family planning also contributes to sustainable development and gender equality. The positive effects that can result from investment in voluntary family planning include: » Facilitating choice. Providing contraceptive options to the 225 million women with...

Breaking the Silence Surrounding High Maternal Mortality from Unsafe Abortions

The World Health Organization estimates that around the world nearly 68,000 women die every year from complications of unsafe abortion. This translates to approximately 190 deaths per day; about the equivalent of a fatal jumbo jet crash with nearly 400 people on board every two days year round. How does death on such a massive...

Comprehensive School-Based Sex Education is an Effective and Efficient way to Educate Adolescents

Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa is vital, given the devastating impact of AIDS, the high rates of unintended pregnancy and the risk that those pregnancies may lead to unsafe abortions. Protecting the health of adolescents is clearly important for the adolescents themselves. In addition, it is a critical...

Consent…..

Being romantically and sexually active with a partner can be a very rewarding and meaningful experience, not to mention fun! To promote a healthy sexual relationship, one of the most important conversations between partners is about sexual consent. Consent is the active and willing participation in sexual activity. It means that both parties in a...

Don’t be that girl, Live a life not a lie

A future without AIDS begins and ends with key populations

n 2013, UNAIDS set out to establish new global targets for HIV testing, care, and treatment. Stakeholder consultations were conducted at country and regional levels around the world, ultimately resulting in the creation of the ambitious 90-90-90 targets to help bring an end to the AIDS epidemic: By 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will...

Meaningful Youth Participation

Challenges and opportunities why meaningful youth participation programs such as HIV prevention, increasing access to employment, eliminating teenage pregnancy, reducing unsafe abortion and increasing accessibility to Family Planning servicescan only be responsive to the needs of young people if they are fully involved in planning and programming of such programs and innitiatives. Albert Bandura in...

A Strategy for the Youths by the Youths (MYP)

It is believed that more than 50% of the developing world’s population is comprised of children and youth, most of whom are denied access to resources and services. They have limited opportunities and have experienced a mirage of promises from families, communities and their governments. Youth have been socially excluded by both formal and informal...

Stop Child Sexual Abuse

There are increasing incidences of child sexual abuse and exploitation in our communities. This is evident from basic facts and figures: 1. Continuous rise of teenage pregnancies. 2. Increased uptake of family planning methods among teenage girls 3. More than half of new HIV infections cases are found among young people aged between 12 and...

Better Health Approaches for Youths

(1) Remove all barriers to uptake of reproductive health services by the youth, and ensure access to youth-friendly reproductive health services. The services must be in the right place, at the right time, at the right price (free where necessary) and delivered in the right style to be acceptable to young people as per the...