See what happens when youth activists and policymakers use our new digital advocacy tool to identify gaps in their countries’ plans and make recommendations for AYRH improvements—together. (And keep scrolling for our new curriculum!)
The challenges young people face every day in our communities—particularly sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies, and unsafe abortions—are unresolved. These issues are personal.
Where I’m from, it’s taboo to talk about sexuality. So, my parents didn’t give my sister information. She got pregnant young.
When I see statistics—like how roughly half of pregnancies among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa are unintended—I see my sister. I see my friends in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I see my fellow activists at FP2020 and IYAFP, who share my passion for improving Voluntary Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care AND shoulder a lot of the burden due to a lack of responsive services.
I refuse to sit by and watch young people’s specific needs go neglected. I’m calling for more investment from donors and governments to meet our needs. I know I have a role to play. That’s why I decided to put all my energy into dealing with these unresolved problems. As an activist, I need to make my contribution. To help find concrete and effective solutions.
Now I’ve found a tool that can help.