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Tag Archives: sexuality education
‘Don’t say gay’ is gaining traction yet again in the United States
By Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report 2021 is set to “become the worst year for state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people in history,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign in the United States. Our new … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Gender, Inclusion, Legislation, LGBT, LGBTI, sexuality education
Tagged Gender, LGBTI, sexuality education, target 4.7
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What role can schools play to end violence and sexual harassment?
🔊 Listen to this blog By Manos Antoninis Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society. When will it be safe for a woman to walk herself home at night without the threat of … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, school violence, Sexual violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence
Tagged school violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, target 4.7
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Want your Digital Health Education Program to Work? Hire a Youth Designer
By Mireille Sekamana, a junior designer from Kigali, Rwanda. She works with YLabs to design digital platforms that provide health education to empower young people in Rwanda. Mireille is taking part in the Switched On Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, 19-21 … Continue reading
If we do not provide young people with quality sexuality education, the digital world will
By: Joanna Herat, senior programme specialist for health and education at UNESCO, with expertise in comprehensive sexuality education, HIV, and school-related gender-based violence. Joanna is leading the team organizing the Switched On Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, 19-21 February 2020, around … Continue reading
Pregnant girls must be supported in attending school
In October, Sierra Leone’s government issued a clarification to its 2015 policy that barred pregnant girls from attending school. Sadly, the clarification only reaffirms the government’s position. Based on erroneous perceptions that ‘pregnant girls have the potential to negatively influence … Continue reading
“If comprehensive sexuality education can happen in Pakistan, it can happen everywhere.”
By Aisha Ijaz, Aahung, Pakistan I work on reproductive health for an organization called Aahung in Pakistan. For over 20 years now, we have been developing and advocating around comprehensive sexuality education, or, as it is called here, Life Skills … Continue reading
#FaceTheFacts: It’s time to bust the myths on comprehensive sexuality education
Comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of a good quality education that improves sexual and reproductive health, argues Facing the Facts, our newest policy paper out today jointly with UNESCO. Released at the Women Deliver Conference during an event … Continue reading
Tanzania has suspended family planning commercials in the country ‘with immediate effect’
At the end of September, the government of the United Republic of Tanzania announced to international agencies that they should “stop with immediate effect airing and publishing any family planning contents in any media channels” running any family planning content … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Health, sexuality education, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, media, pregnancy, sexuality education, tanzania, target 4.7
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Comprehensive sexuality education and the global vision for the education agenda
By Sanet L. Steenkamp, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Namibia The core responsibility of education systems is imparting the fundamental building blocks of learning, namely the ‘3 R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet national education authorities are … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Reproductive health, sdgs, sexuality education, Uncategorized
Tagged Health, sexuality education, target 4.7, Target 4.a
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