Teach us about sex, youth demandYoung people under the banner of Young Champions on Human Sexuality Education when they asked government to consider implementing sexual and reproductive health education to curb teenage pregnancies. “The conversation around young people, sexuality education and teen pregnancies has been ongoing, especially during and after the just concluded KCPE and KCSE examinations,” said Martha Kombe of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC). “These high rates of unplanned pregnancies can be reduced by equipping our children with age-appropriate and need-appropriate sexual and reproductive health education. Our adolescent girls, young sisters and daughters, need information to be able to make safe, healthy and informed sexual choices,” Brian Otieno of Alfajiri said. SEE ALSO :How modern parenting is turning our children into creatures of lustThe group said evidence from UNESCO shows that human sexuality education programmes in 29 developing countries have positive outcomes.

Source: Standard Digital December 23, 2018 06:33 UTC