The project aims at empowering young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years with accurate information on Life Skills building on Comprehensive Sexuality so that the youths in Selebi Phikwe can access life skills information to help them make informed decisions on their sexuality.

The project focused on four core aspect namely: life skills–based HIV education, behaviour change and communication, Gender Norms and Parent-child communication. The project empowered youths in Selebi Phikwe to acquire accurate information on Comprehensive Sexuality so that they can make informed choices on their sexuality.

It also improved sexual health of young people and girls, including comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), and youth-friendly service delivery in Selebi Phikwe and also increased access to comprehensive reproductive health services for poor, vulnerable and marginalized people. The project also focused on how to promote parent and youth communication and also reduction or prevention of gender base violence which hinders young girls and women from enjoying their sexuality.

The project is working closely with DHMT, parents, traditional leaders and other NGOs based in Phikwe so as to reach out to as many youth as possible with the project action.

• 4, 210 youths and children trained on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
• 2, 011 adolescents in schools and out of school provided with life skills education.

We provide a parenting program referred to as ‘Pinagare’ to parents and their children aged 10 – 17 years, which empowers the caregivers and parents of adolescents enrolled in the DREAMS program to take a knowledgeable and active role in their chidrens’ sexual and reproductive health education.

Pinagare enhances parents/caregivers’ knowledge, skills and the confidence to boldly discuss issues of sexuality and more with their children; concurrently cultivating and the parent – child relationship. We ensure that parents and guardians are aware of the various risks their children face at an early age and discuss with them the best ways of effectively communicating with their children to ensure prevention.

• 882 care givers mobilized and enrolled into the Pinagare program
• 357 parents of DREAM Girls completed Pinagare family sessions.

The project aims at empowering young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years with accurate information on Life Skills building on Comprehensive Sexuality so that the youths in Selebi Phikwe can access life skills information to help them make informed decisions on their sexuality.

The project focused on four core aspect namely: life skills–based HIV education, behaviour change and communication, Gender Norms and Parent-child communication. The project empowered youths in Selebi Phikwe to acquire accurate information on Comprehensive Sexuality so that they can make informed choices on their sexuality.

It also improved sexual health of young people and girls, including comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), and youth-friendly service delivery in Selebi Phikwe and also increased access to comprehensive reproductive health services for poor, vulnerable and marginalized people. The project also focused on how to promote parent and youth communication and also reduction or prevention of gender base violence which hinders young girls and women from enjoying their sexuality.

The project is working closely with DHMT, parents, traditional leaders and other NGOs based in Phikwe so as to reach out to as many youth as possible with the project action.

• 4, 210 youths and children trained on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
• 2, 011 adolescents in schools and out of school provided with life skills education.

We provide a parenting program referred to as ‘Pinagare’ to parents and their children aged 10 – 17 years, which empowers the caregivers and parents of adolescents enrolled in the DREAMS program to take a knowledgeable and active role in their chidrens’ sexual and reproductive health education.

Pinagare enhances parents/caregivers’ knowledge, skills and the confidence to boldly discuss issues of sexuality and more with their children; concurrently cultivating and the parent – child relationship. We ensure that parents and guardians are aware of the various risks their children face at an early age and discuss with them the best ways of effectively communicating with their children to ensure prevention.

• 882 care givers mobilized and enrolled into the Pinagare program
• 357 parents of DREAM Girls completed Pinagare family sessions.


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