...sbian--Gay-Jamaicans-from-Violence Homophobia: Our ancestors knew better! By Moonlight The tired excuse for homophobia in Ghana is that homosexuality is against our culture, and it’s a new thing young people are copying from the west. An “evil new thing” that ought to be co...
...e following: What’s sex education like in Jamaica? Are condoms and contraceptives freely available? How do most Jamaican youth feel about sexuality and safer sex? What are the dangers Jamaican youth face? Check out some featured blogs here: Safer Sex Week How to love and be in ...
...er a range of key asks that include calling for the integration of sexual and reproductive health and HIV services for youth, comprehensive sexuality education and access to male and female condoms, and the engagement of young people in program and policy decision-making, among o...
... Quality sexual and reproductive health services for youth Youth leadership and advocacy Youth and their environments Gender-based violence Sexuality education (in collaboration with UNFPA) Reaching marginalized adolescent girls (in collaboration with UNFPA) At the Main Conferen...
...eproductive health and rights. Topics covered included: young people’s access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, sexuality as a cultural taboo, and approaches to sustainable development and global campaigns addressing the connections of sexual and repro...
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INTRODUCTION Homosexuality is still criminalized in 73 countries around the world and five of these countries use the death penalty as a punishment for peopl...
...event also provided a unique opportunity for teachers to share teaching methodologies for EPH and how best to communicate effectively about sexuality issues with students. YUWA is also working to build community-level support for sex education and will be carrying out a red ribbo...
...atform of Action. The report can also help advocates like you inform policies in your own countries and mobilize others to demand access to sexuality education, reproductive health services and commodities, safe abortion, and the elimination of laws and policies that criminalize ...
...exual-and-reproductive-health-rights-with-environmental-sustainability. My Voice Counts! URGENT: SIGN AND SHARE: Stop Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill! In Uganda, a terrifying “anti-homosexuality” bill has resurfaced within parliament for discussion. At its worst, it wou...
... "un-African"-- and where my daily work is a life and death matter. Since 2009, my community has faced the potential passage of an anti-homosexuality bill that threatens Ugandans in same-sex relationships with life imprisonment (there are conflicting reports on whether the origin...