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| Abstract #2340 - Poster 2 | ||||
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Session: 59.32: Poster 2 (Poster) on Tuesday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Mr. Quraish Matovu - Reproductive Health Uganda, Uganda |
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| Aim: • Advancing the need for integrating sexuality education in youth livelihood programs in Uganda. • Reflecting on the success of integrated sexuality education in livelihood program for 6 youth groups in Iganga, Eastern Uganda | ||||
| Method / Issue: In Uganda like many African countries, most development programs are designed to contribute to specific development agenda with limited integration. As a result of this, their impact on the communities is often limited. Currently, the country is implementing a youth livelihood program across the country with an aim of promoting social-economic transformation. Realizing the missing link, Reproductive Health Uganda a voluntary not for profit non government organization is implementing an integrated youth livelihood and sexuality education program among 6 youth groups in Iganga district-Eastern Uganda. The program aims at promoting safe and healthy sexual choices as a basis of social-economic change among young people 15-24 years. | ||||
| Results / Comments: The program that has been implemented for currently three years has realized a high impact on the lives of the young people, their families and the community at large. Some of these include improved skills of self expression among women, increased male involvement in household and health activities, better partner communication, increased use of family planning services, high group Saving and expansion of group investments. Relating with other groups in the same community, the groups have exhibited cohesiveness with low turnover of members, reflecting prospects of sustainability. | ||||
| Discussion: Integration of sexuality education and youth livelihood programs can highly accelerate social-economic transformation in Uganda. The sexual choices young people make have a high impact on this social-economic life. Therefore stakeholders including the government, donors and civil society need to appreciate the role sexuality education on the social-economic welfare of young people. | ||||
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