Now Safia is back in secondary education, working towards her dream of becoming a nurse while her parents take care of her two year old baby.
In the last six months of the project six new schools were enrolled meaning that CSRC now work with 21 secondary schools; educating young people and their families of different health topic such as pregnancy, self-esteem, STDs, drugs, family planning and abortion. Sessions are delivered by project staff and selected older students who are trained as peer educators. The project has worked with 7,879 students. This part of the programme aims to provide an open discussion forum for young people which gives them the opportunity – unusual in their culture – to ask questions about their sexuality. Being able to discuss these things means that they gain in knowledge and confidence and are able to make informed decisions as they grow. Teachers testify that they see a change in their charges, and a reduction in the number of teenage pregnancies within schools, a drop of 90% in the last year.
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