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Photo by Geri Matthew Carretero for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Philippines is home to one of Southeast Asia’s largest youth populations, with an estimated 21 million young people between the ages of 10 and 19. Yet, like many countries around the world, it faces barriers to accurate information, supportive services, and safe spaces that continue to hinder young people’s development.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Teenage pregnancies, rising HIV infections, and growing mental health concerns remain significant challenges. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country recorded 138,697 pregnancies among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 in 2024. While teenage pregnancies have declined nationally, pregnancies among girls younger than 15 continue to rise, according to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These realities underscore the need for comprehensive, community-based approaches that equip adolescents with knowledge, life skills, and supportive environments to make informed decisions and lead healthy lives.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-862x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9240\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-862x1024.jpeg 862w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-253x300.jpeg 253w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-768x912.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1294x1536.jpeg 1294w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-455x540.jpeg 455w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-375x445.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-960x1140.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1280x1520.jpeg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Learners-explore-different-board-games-inside-a-teen-center-at-Labinay-National-High-School-in-Ozamiz-City.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learners explore different board games inside a teen center at Labinay National High School in Ozamiz City. Photo by Geri Matthew Carretero for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Safe Spaces for Adolescents\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Ozamiz City, Northern Mindanao—where there were more than 10,000 pregnancies among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 in 2024—the Building Resilient and Aware Voices for Empowerment (BRAVE) Project is addressing this need. Funded by Olivia Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good and implemented by Jhpiego Philippines in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Ozamiz City, BRAVE is helping young people build knowledge, confidence, and resilience by equipping them to navigate challenges, make informed decisions, and advocate for their well-being while strengthening the systems that support them.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the initiative is a simple but powerful belief: when young people have access to trusted information, supportive mentors, and opportunities to lead, they are better equipped to make informed decisions about their health and future.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Key to the project is the expansion of school-based teen centers—safe, adolescent-friendly spaces that offer information, counseling, referrals, and peer support. In November 2025, Jhpiego and the DepEd Ozamiz City Schools Division doubled the number of teen centers in the division from five to ten. This expansion followed training for school heads, guidance personnel, and center managers on creating more inclusive school environments.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Located within schools, these centers provide support for young people on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, mental health, gender-based violence prevention, disaster preparedness, and other issues affecting adolescents.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The impact is already visible. Project data indicate a 25 percent reduction in teenage pregnancies in areas served by the teen centers, alongside improved access to health information and stronger connections to available services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Building social will starts with creating spaces where young people feel heard, respected, and empowered to make informed decisions about their health,” said Coleen Dolina-Anugon, project officer for sexual and reproductive health at Jhpiego Philippines. “Through BRAVE, we are not only providing information and services but also helping communities recognize adolescents as partners in creating healthier futures.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9245\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-720x540.jpeg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2560x1920.jpeg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-3840x2880.jpeg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-collaborate-in-groups-to-design-adolescent-friendly-IEC-materials-on-mental-health-ASRH-and-disaster-preparedness.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero.jpeg 4032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students collaborate in groups to design adolescent-friendly IEC materials on mental health, ASRH, and disaster preparedness. Photo by Geri Matthew Carretero for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empowering Youth as Leaders and Advocates\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A defining feature of BRAVE is its emphasis on meaningful youth participation. Rather than being passive recipients of information, adolescents are engaged as leaders, advocates, and co-creators of solutions.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As Maitha Daguman, a Grade 11 student from Ozamiz City National High School, shared, “The teen center has shown us that young people can be part of the solution. By empowering youth leaders, the center is helping create a generation of adolescents who are more informed, responsible, and confident about their future.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In February 2026, students and teachers from across Ozamiz City participated in a two-day workshop to develop digital and print information, education, and communication materials on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence prevention, mental health, and disaster preparedness.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“BRAVE gave us the opportunity to speak about issues that matter to young people and create materials that can help our fellow students make informed choices,” said Marchie Mae Candilla, president of the Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) at Montol National High School. “It showed us that our ideas and experiences can contribute to positive change in our schools and communities.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond health education, BRAVE has invested in strengthening youth resilience through activities focused on psychological first aid, climate literacy, and leadership development, recognizing that young people face interconnected challenges and require holistic support to thrive.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9239\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-960x540.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2560x1440.jpeg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inside-the-teen-center-at-Tabid-National-High-School-learners-can-access-confidential-counseling-and-youth-friendly-information.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero.jpeg 3520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside the teen center at Tabid National High School, learners can access confidential counseling and youth-friendly information. Photo by Geri Matthew Carretero for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengthening Systems for Sustainable Impact\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Jhpiego Philippines was recently recognized by the Department of Education Schools Division of Ozamiz City for its contributions to youth empowerment through adolescent sexual and reproductive health education, mental health support, and climate awareness.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“BRAVE has strengthened our efforts to create schools that are not only centers of learning but also safe spaces where adolescents can access support, develop leadership skills, and openly discuss issues affecting their well-being,” said Arlene Via, senior education program specialist for the Department of Education Schools Division of Ozamiz City.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Following that recognition, Jhpiego partnered with the Ozamiz City Health Office and the DepEd Ozamiz City Schools Division to train additional educators, guidance counselors, nurses, and health providers on adolescent health and resilience.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Due to BRAVE’s initial success, Jhpiego and the Commission on Population and Development Northern Mindanao are now working with teen center managers across multiple regions in the Philippines to institutionalize quality standards and create communities where adolescents can thrive.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As a young participant in a BRAVE workshop wrote, “I am BRAVE. We are BRAVE. Together, let’s build a generation that is informed, resilient, and empowered.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Geri Matthew Carretero is the Communications and Knowledge Management Officer for Jhpiego Philippines\u003C/em>. \u003Cem>Megan Christofield is the Principal Technical Advisor for Family Planning and Reproductive Health.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>The BRAVE Project is advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health through teen centers, youth leadership, and community partnerships in the…\u003C/p>\n","healthier-futures-filipino-adolescents","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/healthier-futures-filipino-adolescents/","/our-stories/p/healthier-futures-filipino-adolescents/","2026-06-25T17:37:39","2026-07-01T13:00:03",{"id":988,"src":989,"width":990,"height":991,"alt":20,"caption":992,"title":993,"description":20,"mimeType":23,"html":994,"srcset":995,"sizes":996,"meta":997,"acf":1041},9238,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A-teen-center-manager-engages-with-learners-inside-the-teen-center-at-Ozamiz-City-Central-School.-Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero.jpeg",2000,1500,"A teen center manager engages with learners inside the teen center at Ozamiz City Central School. 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A regular customer of the digital health platform, she was browsing for beauty and wellness products when a pop-up advertisement promoting family planning consultations caught her attention.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>She was intrigued but skeptical.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“She thought it was a hoax. 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Specifically, she wanted a combined oral contraceptive that could also help manage her acne. In the past, she might have purchased a family planning product over the counter with little guidance, relying largely on her own judgment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Instead, she found herself in an extensive phone consultation with Mercy, discussing her reproductive health needs, medical history, lifestyle, and skin concerns.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We had an extensive consultation and identified a combined oral contraceptive that could work for her and help with her acne,” Mercy said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For the lawyer, the consultation was eye-opening. She had not known that MYDAWA offered family planning services, let alone access to a clinician who could discuss her individual needs and recommend an appropriate method. She was equally pleased to learn that, after the consultation, her medication could be delivered directly to her office, sparing her the need to leave work or schedule a visit to a health facility.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It was more than a convenient purchase; it was health care tailored to her circumstances and delivered on her terms.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is the subtle revolution that the Jhpiego-supported E-Pharmacy for Family Planning project is enabling across Kenya.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breaking Down Barriers\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For many Kenyan women, accessing family planning services remains challenging. Concerns about privacy, stigma, limited information, and the competing demands of work and family life often shape how and where women seek contraceptive services. In urban settings, barriers may be less about distance and more about time, discretion, and convenience.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Jhpiego’s partnership with MYDAWA was designed to address these barriers. Through an integrated digital platform, clients can initiate consultations through MYDAWA’s website, social media channels, WhatsApp, or mobile application; speak with trained clinicians at a time that suits them; and receive family planning products at their preferred location, often within hours.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“E-pharmacy offers a discreet, convenient, and trusted platform where users can access information, consult providers, get products delivered to their location of choice, and receive follow-up support from anywhere, at any time,” said Agnes Ngure, Jhpiego’s technical advisor for commerce, design, and demand generation. “It was designed to address barriers that traditional channels have never fully solved: stigma, privacy, convenience, and limited information.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9181\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-300x239.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-768x612.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-677x540.jpg 677w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-375x299.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-960x765.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-1280x1020.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k-1920x1531.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55339042575_5e6d60ef01_k.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A MYDAWA pharmacist fills a prescription. 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Instead of selecting a contraceptive without understanding which option best suited her circumstances, she received professional advice that addressed both her contraceptive needs and her concerns about acne.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since 2024, the MYDAWA e-pharmacy platform has reached 8,622 clients across all 47 counties in Kenya and facilitated 4,788 unique digital family planning counseling sessions. Of those who received counseling, about 63 percent were first-time family planning clients, demonstrating the platform’s ability to expand access to reproductive health information and services. The remaining 37 percent used the telehealth platform to continue their current contraceptive method or switch to an alternative option with greater convenience and privacy.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Evidence for Scale\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Early signs from the project suggest strong demand for digital family planning services, particularly among younger and urban populations already accustomed to managing many aspects of their lives online.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Digital health can play a transformative role in expanding family planning access by making services more accessible, personalized, and client-centered,” said Agnes. “It has the potential to reach underserved populations, reduce barriers to care, and complement—not replace—the public health system.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For one lawyer in Nairobi, what began as a routine search for skincare products became an introduction to a different kind of health care experience—one in which a simple pop-up advertisement led not just to a purchase but to a conversation, expert guidance, and a family planning choice made with confidence.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Lisa Wagethi Kamau is a Communications Officer for Jhpiego Kenya.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Megan Christofield is the Principal Technical Advisor for Family Planning and Reproductive Health at Jhpiego.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Jhpiego’s partnership with MYDAWA was designed to address barriers to family planning services. 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This is made possible through Jhpiego’s Building Resilient and Aware Voices for Empowerment (BRAVE) Project, which enhances students’ agency to turn classrooms into spaces of hope, learning, and leadership, where conversations about health, climate, and well-being come alive.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7544\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-300x168.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-768x431.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-960x539.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-1280x719.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-1920x1078.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-2560x1437.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines-3840x2156.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Students-proudly-display-their-I-AM-BRAVE-signs-during-the-launch-of-the-BRAVE-Project-at-Ozamiz-City-National-High-School_Philippines.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students proudly display their “I AM BRAVE” signs during the launch of the BRAVE Project at Ozamiz City National High School.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Connecting Health, Mind, and Environment\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In classrooms where laughter once drowned out serious talk about health or the environment, young people are now leading meaningful conversations that could shape their future. They talk about relationships and choices, about anxiety and hope, and about the floods and storms that sweep through their coastal communities.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For them, these issues are not separate. They are deeply connected. The BRAVE Project, implemented by Jhpiego Philippines in partnership with the Department of Education Ozamiz City Division, is helping them understand why.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A Regional Challenge\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Northern Mindanao has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in the Philippines. In 2023 alone, the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 10,895 cases across the region. This has drawn national attention and has been recognized as a priority concern in regional development discussions.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But behind these numbers are stories of young people who face limited access to information, support, and safe spaces to make informed decisions about their lives. Recognizing that adolescent pregnancy is shaped by social, cultural, and economic forces, Jhpiego and its partners designed a more holistic approach that nurtures resilience, not just awareness.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7548\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-300x168.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-768x431.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-960x539.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-1280x719.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-1920x1078.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-2560x1437.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines-3840x2156.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-student-leader-signs-the-Commitment-Wall-during-the-I-AM-BRAVE-Call-to-Action-ceremony_Philippines.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A student leader signs the Commitment Wall during the I AM BRAVE Call to Action ceremony.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Birth of BRAVE\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Building Resilient and Aware Voices for Empowerment (BRAVE) is Jhpiego’s youth-focused initiative in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It combines reproductive health education, mental health support, and climate change awareness—three issues that deeply influence how young people live and make choices.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Working closely with DepEd Ozamiz City Division, the initiative has set up school-based teen centers in 16 national high schools. These spaces allow learners to seek confidential guidance, counseling, and reliable information about their health and well-being.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Teachers, guidance counselors, and focal persons have been trained in adolescent reproductive health, mental health support, and youth-friendly care. Alongside them, a network of peer educators—students trained to educate and support their classmates—ensures that accurate, stigma-free information circulates within schools.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>BRAVE is funded through proceeds from \u003Ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-donation-womens-charities-1235209069/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-donation-womens-charities-1235209069/\">Olivia Rodrigo’s concert in the Philippines last October 2024\u003C/a>, a contribution that has turned the energy of music into a movement for youth empowerment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7546\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-300x168.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-768x431.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-960x539.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-1280x719.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-1920x1078.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-2560x1437.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines-3840x2156.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-participants-transform-the-space-into-a-colorful-haven-of-creativity-and-self-expression_Philippines.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The teen center becomes a safe space where young people can express themselves freely, learn, and connect with others without fear or judgment.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Health, Climate, and the Power of Play\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What sets BRAVE apart is its recognition that resilience grows not only from knowledge but also from creativity and connection. In a country ranked among the world’s most climate-vulnerable, the program helps adolescents see how environmental challenges affect both physical and mental well-being.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To make learning engaging, Jhpiego partnered with Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST Asia), a non-profit organization focused on environment and education, to introduce Master of Disaster, an interactive board game that helps learners understand climate change and disaster preparedness in a fun, relatable way.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7550\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines.png 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines-300x235.png 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines-768x601.png 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines-690x540.png 690w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Master-of-Disaster-Game_Philippines-375x293.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Through the game, young people learn teamwork, empathy, and problem-solving skills that are vital during crises and in everyday life. For teachers and guidance counselors, it serves as a creative tool for building emotional resilience while making climate education more meaningful.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7551\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-960x539.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-1280x719.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-1920x1078.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-2560x1437.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1-3840x2156.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Guidance-Counselor-talks-to-the-students-at-OCSAT-Teen-Center.Photo-by-Geri-Matthew-Carretero-2_Philippines-1.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A guidance counselor talks to the students at OCSAT Teen Center. Photo by Geri Matthew Carretero for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Beyond Prevention: Empowerment\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For Jhpiego and its partners, success is not only measured by fewer adolescent pregnancies but also by stronger, more confident youth who see themselves as part of the solution.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Through BRAVE, adolescents are finding their voices, speaking up for health, climate action, and mental well-being in their schools and communities. They are learning that empowerment means participation in decisions about their bodies, their environment, and their shared future.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a region often defined by challenges, BRAVE tells a different story of hope, courage, and leadership. The young people of Ozamiz City are proving that resilience can be taught, but more importantly, it can be lived.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Jaime Bonifacio Jr. is a Program Manager for Jhpiego Philippines and Geri Matthew Carretero is the Communication and Knowledge Management Officer for Jhpiego Philippines.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Ingrid Magnata is the Country Program Manager for Jhpiego Philippines.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>In Northern Mindanao, Philippines, young people are proving that climate readiness can be learned, shared, and lived. 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to Girls: Improving access to information and health services for adolescents in Tanzania","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4979\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2.jpg 936w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2-300x192.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2-768x492.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2-842x540.jpg 842w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024_2-375x240.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Daudi checks in on her cell phone at the Kiteto district hospital in 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Photo by Frank Kimaro.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Growing up in a village in Tanzania’s Kiteto district in the Manyara region, Rachel Daudi a 19-year-old single mother of a two-year-old child, had limited knowledge of and access to reproductive health services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In her community, it is uncommon—and often disapproved of—for young people to get information on reproductive health while still living with their parents. Rachel acknowledges that she and others like her were also unaware of ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know anything about family planning and sexually transmitted diseases. I first heard about it from my sister while sharing my fear of having another child immediately after. I decided to visit the district hospital to learn more,” she says.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the facility, Rachel met Catherine Shayo, an Afya Yangu – Mama na Mtoto trained nurse, who counseled the teenager on ways to protect herself from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. She also encouraged Rachel to join an adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) service program known as Power to Girls. Rachel agreed. In the program, she met a group of young women her age and began attending sessions on family planning, gender-based violence and other health-related topics. Today, 1,891 young women like Rachel are a part of the ASRH services program in the Kiteto district.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Catherine credits a lot of her knowledge and expertise in providing ASRH services to the training she received from the Afya Yangu – Mama na Mtotoproject, which is led by Jhpiego. \u003Cem>Afya yangu mama na mtoto\u003C/em> is a Swahili translation that means: my health, mother and child.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Before the project, reproductive health services were not available anywhere in our district. We had little understanding of how to attend to and manage adolescents’ cases,” says Catherine. “I have been equipped with adequate skills to provide comprehensive counseling on family planning, sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, gender-based violence and teen pregnancy—all of which posed huge risks for girls and young women in this region from reaching their full potential and realizing their dreams,” she says. “The Power to Girlsapproach … has improved my skills on adolescent issues and how to offer counseling to young people in a way that is acceptable, friendly and professional.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Catherine is one of 16 health care providers trained by the project, which has contributed to a 2% reduction in teenage pregnancies in Kiteto district (January–March 2023 to January–March 2024).\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"532\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4980\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024.png 866w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024-300x184.png 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024-768x472.png 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024-375x230.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Catherine Shayo (in white) poses with Rachel Daudi (in red) and other girls visiting the hospital for ASRH services. Photo by Frank Kimaro.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Launched in January 2022 in Kiteto, the project uses a Power to Girls methodology to reach adolescents and young women to empower them with the right information on sexual reproductive health and life skills and to increase the power that girls have in their community. “Power to Girls helps adolescents make right decisions on issues related to their health including where to get services at the right time,” says Sion Paul, Jhpiego’s ASRH technical officer in Manyara region. The project is also collaborating with a locally led organization, Amani Girls Organization, which works to increase opportunities for children, youth and adults from socio-economically disadvantaged households in Tanzania and connects girls to the project.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Catherine is now cascading her training to other health care providers from all six health facilities in the Kiteto district, while closely monitoring the quality of services provided. A total of 26,956 adolescents and young people were reached from September 2023 to October 2024.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After joining the Power to Girls group and being counseled by Catherine, Rachel selected a family planning method that would work best for her. 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In partnership with the Ministry of Health, Jhpiego leads the project team, which consists of local partners Tanzania Communication and Development Center, Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Amani Girls Organization and D-tree International.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Dominic Fortunatus was a Communication Officer in the Jhpiego Tanzania office.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Catherine is one of 16 health workers trained by the Afya Yangu – Mama na Mtoto project, which has contributed to a 2% reduction in teenage pregnancies in Tanzania’s Kiteto District. \u003C/p>\n","power-to-girls-improving-access-to-information-and-health-services-for-adolescents-in-tanzania","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/power-to-girls-improving-access-to-information-and-health-services-for-adolescents-in-tanzania/","/our-stories/p/power-to-girls-improving-access-to-information-and-health-services-for-adolescents-in-tanzania/","2024-12-03T01:31:21","2025-08-26T01:43:08",{"id":1228,"src":1229,"width":1230,"height":1231,"alt":20,"caption":1232,"title":1233,"description":20,"mimeType":198,"html":1234,"srcset":1235,"sizes":1236,"meta":1237,"acf":1257},4980,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tanzania_FrankKimaro_2024.png",866,532,"Catherine Shayo (in white) poses with Rachel Daudi (in red) and other girls visiting the hospital for ASRH services. 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It’s a bold move in a farming village in central India’s tribal belt where conversations about sexual and reproductive health among young people are taboo and adolescents have few opportunities to ask questions about their bodies.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/India-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/India-group.jpg 799w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/India-group-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/India-group-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/India-group-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amrita speaking to other members of the youth leadership group to which she will distribute napkins and other information.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Everybody knows what this is, right?” the 18-year-old asks confidently as she launches into a discussion about the misinformation around a woman’s monthly period that can keep an adolescent from attending school or seeking health services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amrita has been a peer educator in her community since 2017 when she was selected by her village’s local government to be part of the Government of India’s peer educator program.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At this youth support meeting, Amrita dispels a series of familiar myths around menstrual hygiene, “You can’t enter the kitchen. Don’t eat pickles. Don’t wash up.” She challenges group participants to dismiss them. “You should do all of it,” she says emphatically, and urges, “If you bleed for more than seven days, you must get checked up.” The peer counselor also discusses gender equality, reproductive rights, nutrition, mental health, communicable disease and drug abuse. Amrita educates the participants on issues that girls and young women in this conservative community find difficult to talk about.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4962\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023_2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amrita Sahu was asked to be a leader in 2019 but had to postpone her training due to COVID.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As part of her work, Amrita introduced her peers to Baatein Unlocked, a youth-led movement for open dialogue supported by the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash project and in partnership with the government of India. In addition to having a social media presence for all, the initiative hosts a closed Facebook group, a private online space where membership is limited and controlled to ensure a focused, confidential and safe environment for discussions.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Pull out your phones, type your question and post! You can ask anything; it’s that simple,” she tells the group. Amrita received training on the social media tool from Purpose, an implementing partner, and on-ground support from local civil society organizations, like Gram Bharati Mahila Mandal. She believes this closed\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Facebook group, which has over 6,000 followers, is bridging the digital divide, helping youth access health services and promoting good health.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“There is a lot of disparity between the way girls are treated and how boys are treated. We try to bridge that gap by talking to boys and girls,” says Amrita, a physiotherapy student.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amrita is part of a larger movement energized by the Jhpiego-led MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash project. Young people between the ages of 15 and 29 make up more than 27% of India’s population—yet this large group remains underserved regarding their sexual and reproductive needs.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Youth champions, like Amrita, supported by MOMENTUM are working throughout India.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Delhi, Rajesh Kumar is driven by the same passion and commitment as Amrita. The challenges he faces are different, but they share a mutual goal: to break the silence surrounding sexual and reproductive health and promote gender equality. Rajesh is a 24-year-old youth champion at Delhi Learning Lab (DLL), an initiative supported by MOMENTUM located in a low-resource community, Dakshinpuri, in New Delhi.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4959\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India_Yash_2023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As a youth leader for MOMENTUM-supported Delhi Learning Lab, Rajesh Kumar (right) does community outreach to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health issues that impact young people.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Rajesh joined DLL in early 2023 and received foundational training with support from local partner Restless Development on how to address taboo subjects around sexual and reproductive health within his community. “If a boy talks about menstruation, it’s not acceptable in our society,” he explains. “But it’s crucial to break the silence.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Through DLL, Rajesh also has learned to advocate for the queer community and people with disabilities. He partners with private and public health service providers, faith-based leaders, colleges and government authorities to facilitate easy access to youth-friendly, quality sexual and reproductive health information and services and to leverage the use of technology.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>“DLL has given me a platform, an identity. The community recognizes me as an advocate for change. With a network of 400 changemakers like me in our community in Dakshinpuri, we are creating a ripple effect. I want to use technology, like Baatein Unlocked, as a tool to communicate with communities on sensitive topics through which we are unlocking difficult conversations. It’s a movement.”\u003C/p>\n\u003Ccite>Rajesh\u003C/cite>\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Embodying the spirit of International Youth Day 2024 and the theme “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” Amrita and Rajesh are deepening the crucial connection between digitalization and progress toward the global Sustainable Development Goals. Their voices resonate with the power and promise of a brighter tomorrow. Through social media, face-to-face sessions and educational discussions, the India-Yash champions are transforming their communities—one conversation at a time.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Sribash Chandra Saha, State Program Manager–Madhya Pradesh and Pankhuri Shukla, Program Officer–Youth\u003C/em> \u003Cem>contributed to this story\u003C/em>.\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Amrita has been a peer educator in her community since 2017 when she was selected by her village’s local government to be part of the Government of India’s peer educator program.\u003C/p>\n","youth-peer-educators-in-india-raise-awareness-on-sexual-and-reproductive-health-issues","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/youth-peer-educators-in-india-raise-awareness-on-sexual-and-reproductive-health-issues/","/our-stories/p/youth-peer-educators-in-india-raise-awareness-on-sexual-and-reproductive-health-issues/","2024-08-20T17:50:00","2025-08-26T00:53:11",{"id":1272,"src":1273,"width":1274,"height":1275,"alt":20,"caption":20,"title":1276,"description":20,"mimeType":23,"html":1277,"srcset":1278,"sizes":1279,"meta":1280,"acf":1299},1371,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle.jpg",800,534,"circle","\u003Cimg width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />","https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/circle-375x250.jpg 375w","(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px",{"width":1274,"height":1275,"file":1281,"filesize":1282,"sizes":1283,"imageMeta":1296},"2025/03/circle.jpg",360411,{"medium":1284,"thumbnail":1287,"mediumLarge":1290,"smallPreview":1293},{"file":1285,"width":33,"height":34,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1286},"circle-300x200.jpg",34388,{"file":1288,"width":43,"height":43,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1289},"circle-150x150.jpg",22643,{"file":1291,"width":47,"height":48,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1292},"circle-768x513.jpg",136205,{"file":1294,"width":67,"height":68,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1295},"circle-375x250.jpg",45531,{"aperture":86,"credit":87,"camera":20,"caption":20,"createdTimestamp":86,"copyright":1297,"focalLength":86,"iso":86,"shutterSpeed":86,"title":20,"orientation":309,"keywords":1298},"�2023 Karen Kasmauski",[],{"primaryColor":1300,"blurhash":1301},"#404344","U7C?ZU4:NE?a_4NGIV#r54J6yDI:I.V_r]Io",{"id":1303,"guid":1304,"title":1305,"content":1306,"excerpt":1307,"excerptRaw":1307,"slug":1308,"url":1309,"uri":1310,"to":1310,"status":325,"date":1311,"modified":1312,"type":328,"authorId":544,"featuredMedia":1313},4105,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=4105","Three Principles to Provide HIV/SRH Services for Young People","\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Lessons from five countries on maintaining and sustaining integrated, adolescent- and youth-centered services.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"477\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-300x199.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-375x248.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adolescents and HIV epidemic control\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite years of advocacy and a growing evidence base to reduce vertical programming, progress on integrating services remains limited and, in many countries, HIV prevention and family planning (FP) continue to be offered as isolated services with limited options. Providing individual services in isolation places an unnecessary burden on clients and health workers. In addition, it doesn’t take into consideration the specific needs of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who already face numerous challenges to access high-quality care. AGYW report a lack of support from parents and sexual partners for contraceptives and HIV prevention methods [1],[2] and cite negative, judgmental attitudes from providers [3] and frequent stockouts of FP methods as barriers at the health facility level.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To achieve HIV epidemic control, AGYW at high risk of acquiring HIV must have access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services that address their unique HIV prevention needs alongside their contraceptive and FP needs. The 2023 UNAIDS report confirmed the urgent need to address AGYW HIV prevention and SRH needs, indicating a continued disproportionately high risk of acquiring HIV among AGYW 15–24 years old, with a total of 210,000 women in this age group acquiring HIV in 2022.[4] The report attributes this increased vulnerability among AGYW to insufficient access to information and services to protect their sexual well-being and a lack of decision-making power about sex, contraceptive use, and health care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every year, an estimated 21 million AGYW aged 15–19 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) become pregnant, around 50% are unintended; 55% of these pregnancies end in largely unsafe abortions.[5] Although access to modern contraceptive methods has improved, there is still a substantial unmet need for contraception and FP. According to a 2016 study, of the 252 million AGYW living in LMIC, approximately 38 million are sexually active and do not want a child in the next two years; 15 million of these AGYW use a modern contraceptive method, while 23 million do not.[6]\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The 2019 Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) trial,[7] (a large-scale randomized clinical trial of the relationship between hormonal contraception and HIV conducted in Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia), reinforced the need for urgent action. The trial confirmed an unacceptably high incidence of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections among AGYW seeking contraception in the study areas and limited choices for HIV prevention and contraception. High HIV incidence was observed among women seeking FP/SRH services who were not necessarily classified or considered to be at risk, emphasizing the importance of integrating HIV prevention and FP/SRH services, especially in high-burden settings. These findings resulted in a renewed call to improve access to a full range of contraceptives and integrate HIV prevention within FP services, including multiple pre-exposure prophylaxis options. The finding informed the development of the 2020 Global Fund Strategic Initiative on Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYWSI), a catalytic investment to align national strategies and Global Fund investments with epidemiology and evidence-based interventions that improve HIV prevention outcomes among AGYW.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience from five countries\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Drawing on our vast experience working across disease areas and services and with our deep understanding of the importance of integrated service delivery for high-quality care, from December 2022 to December 2023, Jhpiego implemented Phase Two of the second component of the AGYWSI with funding from Global Fund and continued strategic aspects of this work until June 2024 with organizational (Jhpiego) funding. We worked in five countries—Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe—supporting government priorities for enhanced SRH/HIV system integration and readiness. This built on work previously done by the World Health Organization in each country that included conducting landscape analysis to assess policy and program gaps and creating country action plans to improve availability, accessibility, uptake, and quality of integrated SRH and HIV services. In each country, Jhpiego worked with governments to identify and support strategic priority activities that could be implemented during the project. Based on our experience, these are the common themes and considerations that should be applied for a sustained, high-quality, integrated approach to SRH/HIV prevention:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. \u003Cstrong>Programs require practical guidance on how to apply principles of integration.\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While several global guidance documents emphasize the importance of integration with a focus on “why” and “what,” there is less attention on “how” to operationalize integration and, in the absence of clear step-by-step guidance or an incentive to change, siloed services continue according to the status quo. Insufficient operational guidance and policies that don’t meet the needs of service providers and adolescents can lead to inefficiencies and mistrust in the health system.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What is missing is standardization of approaches at the facility level that inform and shape what is happening at a regional and national level, which should include feedback from providers, engagement and coordination, voices of young people, using human-centered design, tracking of integration indicators, training for implementers, accountability for integration, and a sustainability and planning tool/approach. The result is bi-directional communication to mutually inform each other, supporting a system that is both responsive and well-informed.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.\u003Cstrong> Governments must lead and prioritize integration of SRH/HIV prevention services for AGYW.\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>More often, integration initiatives are supported by donors/external agencies using a top-down approach. For ownership and long-term sustainability, integration initiatives require government leadership and political commitment. This may first require demonstrating the value of integration to governments, which includes improved health outcomes, better efficiency of resources, and improved experience of care for individual clients. Engaging with and having governments be at the lead, with targeted support, will enable them to include integration in health policies, strategies, and business processes. The government should also foster collaboration between different health departments and ministries; both central and local (decentralized) levels should be involved. To streamline integrated service delivery efforts and resources, integration scope/activities need to be costed. Donors should include integration as a priority/objective. Jhpiego and other implementing partners should continue to advocate with donors to introduce integration and avoid verticalized programming. Governments can also work to synergize programs at the national level, clearly articulating integration within their strategic plans. Governments then need to reinforce this priority in their discussions with donors. For continuous improvements of integrated services, the ministry of health and national health departments need to lead the use of monitoring and evaluation data to improve service delivery, including identifying gaps, assessing the outcomes of integrated services, and making data-driven decisions to enhance program effectiveness.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. \u003Cstrong>A person-centered, rights-based approach is essential for ensuring equity as we move towards comprehensive, integrated services\u003C/strong>.\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Evidence from AGYW engagement suggests that the current approaches to integrated service delivery do not adequately put AGYW perspectives of quality at the center. Integration must benefit the end users—the clients—and prioritize their needs, rights, and preferences and ensure that services are accessible, acceptable, and of high quality. Communities should be included not only as beneficiaries but also as key stakeholders and decision-makers working in partnership with others. This may include incorporating AGYW in problem identification, designing solutions, community-led monitoring, and other critical aspects of program design that may occur as part of national or local technical working groups. This can also include equipping health workers with the skills needed to deliver integrated, right-based SRH/HIV care and how to seek the perspectives and feedback of their clients. Governments and health workers need to create more opportunities for engaging AGYW at all stages of design, finding value in these partnerships, and strengthening their skills in partnering with AGYW and communities in meaningful ways.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidance to share\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To strengthen the connective tissue between what is happening at policy and service delivery levels, \u003Ca href=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SRH-HIV-Integration-Implementation-Guide-July-2024_V2-final.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SRH-HIV-Integration-Implementation-Guide-July-2024_V2-final.pdf\">we developed guidance \u003C/a>to support governments in achieving \u003Ca href=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Technical-brief_Coordination-and-Collaboration.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Technical-brief_Coordination-and-Collaboration.pdf\">SRH/HIV coordination and collaboration\u003C/a> for—\u003Ca href=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Technical-brief_Nothing-for-us-without-us.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Technical-brief_Nothing-for-us-without-us.pdf\">and with—AGYW.\u003C/a> Through our experience supporting this process in five countries, we found similar solutions, including the need to optimize the national health management information system to incorporate integration indicators and data use.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" data-id=\"4115\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4115\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-768x528.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-786x540.jpg 786w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-375x258.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-960x660.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1-1280x880.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-1-1.jpg 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" data-id=\"4114\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4114\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1-761x540.jpg 761w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1-375x266.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-2-1-960x682.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" data-id=\"4113\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4113\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1-768x546.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1-760x540.jpg 760w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1-375x267.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-3-1-960x683.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" data-id=\"4117\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4117\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1-765x540.jpg 765w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1-375x265.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-4-1-960x678.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" data-id=\"4116\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4116\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1-767x540.jpg 767w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1-375x264.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-5-1-960x676.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cfigcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>The authors are Jhpiego staff on the Adolescent and Young People HIV/Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Project, funded by the Global Fund.\u003C/em>[ET1] \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[1] Jonas K, et al. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427945/#:%7E:text=AGYW%20reported%20to%20experience%20difficulties,at%20the%20health%20service%20level.\">Perceptions of contraception services among recipients of a combination HIV-prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: a qualitative study\u003C/a>. Reprod Health. 2020 Aug 14;17(1):122.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[2] Holmes LE, et al. \u003Ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jia2.25521\">Qualitative characterizations of relationships among South African adolescent girls and young women and male partners: implications for engagement across HIV self-testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis prevention cascades\u003C/a>. JAIDS. 2020; 23(S3):e25521.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[3] Warenius LU, et al. \u003Ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16713886/\">Nurse midwives’ attitudes towards adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs in Kenya and Zambia\u003C/a>. Reprod Health Matters. 2006 May;14(27):119-28.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[4] UNAIDS. \u003Ca href=\"https://thepath.unaids.org/wp-content/themes/unaids2023/assets/files/2023_report.pdf\">The path that ends AIDS: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[5] WHO. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-pregnancy\">Adolescent pregnancy\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[6] Guttmacher Institute. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.guttmacher.org/report/adding-it-meeting-contraceptive-needs-of-adolescents\">Adding it up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Adolescents\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>[7] Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2819%2931288-7\">HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomized, multicenter, open-label trial\u003C/a>. Lancet. 2019;394:303-13.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Lessons from five countries on maintaining and sustaining integrated, adolescent- and youth-centered services.\u003C/p>\n","three-principles-to-provide-hiv-srh-services-for-young-people","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/three-principles-to-provide-hiv-srh-services-for-young-people/","/our-stories/p/three-principles-to-provide-hiv-srh-services-for-young-people/","2024-07-16T17:58:00","2025-08-26T01:00:24",{"id":1314,"src":1315,"width":1021,"height":1316,"alt":20,"caption":20,"title":1317,"description":20,"mimeType":23,"html":1318,"srcset":1319,"sizes":1320,"meta":1321,"acf":1338},4118,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg",477,"Story-Three principles-Image","\u003Cimg width=\"720\" height=\"477\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-300x199.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-375x248.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />","https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-300x199.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image-375x248.jpg 375w","(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px",{"width":1021,"height":1316,"file":1322,"filesize":1323,"sizes":1324,"imageMeta":1336},"2025/08/Story-Three-principles-Image.jpg",90679,{"medium":1325,"thumbnail":1329,"smallPreview":1332},{"file":1326,"width":33,"height":1327,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1328},"Story-Three-principles-Image-300x199.jpg",199,25520,{"file":1330,"width":43,"height":43,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1331},"Story-Three-principles-Image-150x150.jpg",17621,{"file":1333,"width":67,"height":1334,"mimeType":23,"filesize":1335},"Story-Three-principles-Image-375x248.jpg",248,31188,{"aperture":86,"credit":20,"camera":20,"caption":20,"createdTimestamp":86,"copyright":20,"focalLength":86,"iso":86,"shutterSpeed":86,"title":20,"orientation":309,"keywords":1337},[],{"primaryColor":1339,"blurhash":1340},"#36302f","UGD+#o%fO?oz00NGtRs,_N%2s-WUD$RPjEtQ",{"id":1342,"guid":1343,"title":1344,"content":1345,"excerpt":1346,"excerptRaw":1346,"slug":1347,"url":1348,"uri":1349,"to":1349,"status":325,"date":1350,"modified":1351,"type":328,"authorId":329,"featuredMedia":1352},2239,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=2239","Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Youth in Uganda ","\n\u003Cp>In early 2020, the Government of Uganda declared a lockdown with strict measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic; schools closed for 22 months.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Closed schools meant two things—no learning and teenage pregnancies,” says Teddy Kevin Nabuzale, a psychosocial support counselor with Mbale Youth Group. In some districts in Uganda, teenage pregnancies increased by \u003Ca href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30%–50% in 2021\u003C/a> compared to the pre-pandemic period. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Few young people were going to health facilities for family planning services.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>“We had to use new ways. The youth leaders decided to meet the young people where they live—in the community—for education sessions. The sessions are held outdoors and draw 20 to 50 people, both men and women, aged 15 to 25. Here, we talk about HIV prevention and family planning.” – Teddy Kevin Nabuzale\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 22% between the ages of 15 and 24. Youth face a multitude of challenges, including high rates of teenage pregnancies, estimated at 25%. Only 9% of youth ages 15–19 and 28% of 20–24-year-olds currently use a modern family planning method, and unmet need for family planning is around 30%.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To improve these numbers, Teddy’s youth group partnered with the Ministry of Health to combine health talks with family planning services. They convene up to five education sessions each month.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The majority of the participants are adolescent girls and young women. We, therefore, tailor our sessions to respond to frequently asked questions on family planning, birth planning and economic empowerment. We make referrals to health facilities for family planning services,” says Teddy.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Paul Wanzala serves as a nurse at Tororo General Hospital, one of the health facilities that provide these services. Paul is one of 15 health workers trained by \u003Ca href=\"https://tciurbanhealth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Challenge Initiative (TCI)\u003C/a>, with support from Jhpiego, as district family planning master coaches. These coaches are based in 31 health facilities. Paul’s day-to-day activities include leading health education sessions and family planning counseling for women.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>“On a normal day, I will meet up to 20 mothers. Twenty mothers means 20 families. Twenty families are equipped with information on managing their family size based on income and lifestyle.” – Paul Wanzala\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>TCI, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, supports youth and village health teams to mobilize activities to reach as many people as possible. Through the program, youth reach out to other youth for family planning awareness and refer them to health facilities where they can receive family planning services.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I first came here [Tororo hospital] when my baby was eight months old . . . I listened to the nurse and there were several options [for family planning] to choose from. I want to concentrate on taking care of my baby and on farming,” says Agatha Awori, 28.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The first time I heard Teddy talk about family planning, I understood. She was patient and answered all my questions. I know that family planning prevents having children ‘together–together’\u003Cem> \u003C/em>without spacing. It helps me space my family and have time for income-generating activities,” says Evon Mutuwa, 23.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2243\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>TCI aims to increase access to modern contraception for urban poor women. Through TCI, Jhpiego provides technical assistance to local governments in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they implement interventions in family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Evon and Agatha are among 61,454, young women ages 15 to 24 who received family planning services in 2022 and 2023 through TCI-supported facilities in Mbale.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Reproductive health services are administered by health care providers at the facility. But we only reach mothers and families who come to the health facility,” says Stella Abigail, Assistant District Health Officer, Mbale district.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“The Mbale Youth Group is able to reach a larger number of people—adolescents, young men and women in the communities who we would not have reached. We partner with young people, such as Teddy, to reach more people and draw them to visit our health facilities,” she says. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Teddy hopes the young people in her community will make informed decisions about their reproductive health and overall well-being. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“An informed decision on reproductive health means making a decision to receive family planning services to prevent unwanted pregnancies, reduce maternal deaths and prevent the spread of STIs [sexually transmitted infections] and HIV. The more information a young person gets, the better their life choices,” says Teddy, who is among the local community leaders making a difference by helping women access family planning services. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>Janet Adongo, Senior Technical Specialist in Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Uganda reviewed this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Joan Nduta is the Senior Communications Manager, Africa Region. Photos by Peter Caton for Jhpiego.\u003C/em>  \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>To improve family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Teddy Kevin Nabuzale’s youth group partnered with the Ministry of Health to combine health talks with family planning services. They convene up to five education sessions each month.\u003C/p>\n","meeting-the-reproductive-health-needs-of-youth-in-uganda","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/meeting-the-reproductive-health-needs-of-youth-in-uganda/","/our-stories/p/meeting-the-reproductive-health-needs-of-youth-in-uganda/","2024-01-29T15:26:00","2025-08-15T01:50:12",{"id":1353,"src":1354,"width":18,"height":1355,"alt":20,"caption":1356,"title":1357,"description":20,"mimeType":23,"html":1358,"srcset":1359,"sizes":26,"meta":1360,"acf":1403},2245,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/53290487600_fa19751a43_k.jpg",1535,"Teddy Nabuzale teaches the Mbale Youth Group the correct way to put on a condom and other family planning methods in Bukiende village, Mbale district, Eastern Uganda. 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In three Jhpiego-supported countries implementing family planning programs—Indonesia, Guinea and Kenya—the creation of data dashboards enabled the teams to analyze data in real time, visualize problem areas and quickly offer solutions to improve postpartum family planning services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Postpartum family planning services are a set of proven integrated interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies in the postpartum period—the six weeks following childbirth. The provision of high-quality family planning services for postpartum women is recognized by the U.S. Agency for International Development as a \u003Ca href=\"https://fphighimpactpractices.org/high-impact-practices-in-family-planning-list/\">family planning high-impact practice\u003C/a>. Jhpiego, a leader in programming for postpartum family planning in these three countries and others across Africa and Asia, is working to improve access to facility-based postpartum family planning services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Indonesia, a significant decrease in uptake of postpartum family planning was noted in Bogor district and in Ciawi Public Hospital, two areas where Jhpiego provides support. In Guinea’s Kindia region, health centers noted poor maternal health and family planning service data during various monthly data reviews. And in Kenya, problems with inconsistency and low reporting were noted in the many different reporting systems.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In these three focus countries, virtual dashboards were developed to ensure proper collection and timely analysis of data for use in identifying bottlenecks or problems and in determining corrective action.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-India-From-Data-to-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5637\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postpartum family planning program dashboards in Indonesia.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-Guinea-From-Data-To-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jhpiego staff work together to develop a dashboard in Guinea.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-TCI-From-Data-To-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5636\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Challenge Initiative’s dashboard in Kenya\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By analyzing the new postpartum family planning dashboards each month, Jhpiego’s team in Indonesia was able to evaluate trends and produce detailed insights related to services at the health facility level. Parsing through the data with the Ciawi Public Hospital quality improvement team, they saw several reasons why services had decreased. First, it became clear that most postpartum family planning services were not being delivered on holidays and at night. Second, even though several patients had chosen to use family planning, trained health providers who could provide the services were not on duty; and the midwives who were on duty had not received training to provide the required services. In response, the team suggested that all midwives in the hospital be required to be trained on postpartum family planning counselling and postpartum intrauterine devices and implant insertion.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These data-driven actions have already shown an impact on service uptake in Ciawi Public Hospital. For example, the hospital organized in-house trainings, routine drills and on-the-job trainings. Subsequently, the number of women who received a family planning method of their choice prior to discharge increased from 27 percent in July 2021 to 68 percent in August 2021 and then 73 percent in September 2021.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the health centers of Guinea’s Kindia region, dashboards stimulated discussions about the data and possible causes of poor results. Staff then proposed and implemented corrective measures. As these corrective measures improved postpartum family planning uptake, the dashboards reflected the improvements and motivated teams even further. At the Bibane Urban Health Center, for example, the number of new family planning users increased threefold between January–March 2020 and January­–March 2021. This increase continued, and by July–September 2021 had risen fivefold.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Kenya, The Challenge Initiative uses the dashboard to monitor, triangulate and visualize family planning project performance. The dashboard brings together data from various sources, such as the health management information system and project data collected through the Open Data Kit app and the Performance Monitoring and Action program. The dashboards provide a platform for monthly data verification to rectify any identified data errors and for making decisions on performance. Both the project and Ministry of Health staff can easily access the dashboards, which facilitate integration and data use during regular performance reviews and management team meetings. Action plans are then developed to address any poor performance areas and to conduct data quality activities. The Challenge Initiative’s reporting rates have improved and are currently above 95%. There has also been significant improvement in the quality of the data submitted as a result of continuous monitoring and review by the project’s implementation teams.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dashboards are a key tool in Jhpiego programs’ strategies to engage health workers, health facilities, district and regional managers and data managers in making informed, data-driven decisions and taking corrective actions. In so doing, Jhpiego continues to catalyze improvements in consistent, equitable and voluntary postpartum family planning services for all women who access the health system.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Kirole Ruto is a monitoring, evaluation and learning and data manager in Kenya. Jacqueline Aribot is a monitoring and evaluation director in Guinea. Siti Fatimah is a field officer in Indonesia.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Three countries. Three issues with analysis of family planning data. 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Karen Kasmauski",[],{"primaryColor":1472,"blurhash":1473},"#737062","UAFY$2Ib9s%g-yIARioa4mn--=t6_N%ORiW=",{"id":1475,"guid":1476,"title":1477,"content":1478,"excerpt":1479,"excerptRaw":1479,"slug":1480,"url":1481,"uri":1482,"to":1482,"status":325,"date":1483,"modified":1484,"type":328,"authorId":329,"featuredMedia":1485},2741,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=2741","Taking Care Into Her Own Hands, Laetitia Opts for Self-Injected Contraception","\n\u003Cp>Laetitia Tagnan, a student at the Norbert Zongo University (NZU) of Koudougou in Burkina Faso, dreams of a career as a diplomat. Optimistic, full of life and determined to achieve her goals, Laetitia, 24, devotes herself to her studies and takes precautions to avoid anything that will interfere with her plans, including getting pregnant.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">\u003Cstrong>Self-injection of DMPA-SC: A well-thought-out method that meets the needs of female students.\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After talking with her boyfriend, Laetitia began taking birth control pills to avoid a pregnancy that could lead to, among other consequences, possible rejection by her parents, termination of her university studies, being saddled with parental responsibilities she was unprepared for and the derailing of her career aspirations.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"239\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Laetitia-Tagnan-a-student-at-the-Norbert-Zongo-University-holding-DMPA-SC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2745\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Laetitia Tagnan, a student at the Norbert Zongo University, holding DMPA-SC\u003C/em>.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Koudougou, many female students have had an unplanned pregnancy interrupt their schooling and prospects for a higher education. In 2020, the Koudougou health district recorded 375 pregnancies among school girls and many others at NZU and in vocational schools—pregnancies that could have been avoided in part through appropriate family planning counseling and services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since 2015, working in partnership with the government of Burkina Faso and with funding from The Gates Foundation, Jhpiego has been supporting introduction of DMPA-SC as part of family planning options to meet the needs of youth and adolescents in secondary schools, universities and vocational training centers. DMPA-SC is an injectable contraceptive that can be self-administered and protects against pregnancy for three months. In addition to Burkina Faso, Jhpiego works to increase access to DMPA-SC in seven other Francophone countries that are part of the \u003Ca href=\"https://partenariatouaga.org/en/about-us/the-partnership/\">Ouagadougou Partnership in West Africa\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Burkina Faso, Jhpiego supported the training of the midwife at the NZU medical center and more than 20 other providers in health clinics at vocational schools, high schools and secondary schools so that they could coach clients in self-injection. In addition, the program supplies DMPA-SC units, kits for training clients on self-injections and sessions for students on family planning.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>“Before DMPA-SC, I was using the pill that I bought at the pharmacy. It was not easy to get this product,” – Laetitia.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Worried that people had a negative perception of students who publicly buy pills, she waited until the pharmacy was less crowded to discreetly order her pills.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To ensure the method’s effectiveness, Laetitia needed to take one pill every day at a fixed time, which she frequently forgot to do. This disrupted her menstrual cycle and caused her to worry about getting pregnant. Some of her university friends, who had attended a session on pregnancy prevention at NZU, told her about DMPA-SC and the possibility of self-injection. They explained that the midwife provides it for free to students who select it as their family planning method.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When Laetitia visited the university medical center, the midwife counseled her on various contraceptive methods. Laetitia chose DMPA-SC. “It really meets my needs,” she says with an exuberant smile. “By injecting myself every quarter, I can be sure that I will not get pregnant…. Plus, I don’t have to waste time waiting in the long line of patients to get the injection. I take this time to attend my classes and learn my lessons.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I feel empowered,” Laetitia adds.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Convinced of its benefits, Laetitia thinks DMPA-SC can help students fulfill the government’s vision, “Zero pregnancies in schools, universities and vocational training centers.” Laetitia now has the knowledge, support and resources she needs to take control of her reproductive health and her future.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Dr. Yacouba Zanré is the Technical Advisor and Project Manager of the Accelerating Access to the DMPA-SC in the Ouagadougou Partnership Countries Project and Souleymane Zaré is the Communications Officer in Burkina Faso.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Laetitia Tagnan dreams of a career as a diplomat. 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Girls Realize Their Dreams","\n\u003Cp>Lunzu, Blantyre District, Malawi — Alinafe Machilika had to leave high school before finishing her final year, dashing her hopes of becoming a nurse. Her family couldn’t afford the fees.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The teen quickly married and soon had a baby, which left her wholly dependent on her husband. The couple fought, mostly about money. With little hope that she alone could provide for her 11-month-old daughter, Theodora, Alinafe returned to her parents’ home, even though they too were struggling financially.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Blantyre district, where Alinafe lives, young women have few options if they leave school early—which is the case for the vast majority of young women. In fact, only \u003Ca href=\"https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fborgenproject.org%2Fgirls-education-in-malawi-2%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAnn.Lolordo%40jhpiego.org%7C5c69bceee13c4877270e08d99db0355a%7C26ef7fd22a7f4135a2e4de9acf168b2a%7C0%7C0%7C637714202394275990%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tEVTJLExs6c76Hk%2BnYnsywuuGHhKtFOuKsHGwgCyGEc%3D&reserved=0\">6 percent\u003C/a> of girls in Malawi graduate from secondary education each year. Only 2.9 percent seek post-secondary education. Most are vulnerable to early pregnancy and marriage before they are emotionally ready, and they are exposed to high-risk behaviors that can lead to HIV infection.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe holds her daughter Theadora, 2. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To change that reality for thousands of girls in Malawi, Jhpiego has been implementing the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jhpiego.org/countries-we-support/malawi/\">Gateway project\u003C/a> since September 2018. In partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, the project aims to reduce the vulnerability of girls and young women to HIV by improving access to health services and offering paths to economic empowerment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Gateway is funded by the U. S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-areas/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/dreams\">Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS)\u003C/a> initiative.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“From the onset of the DREAMS initiative, Jhpiego has been determined to support girls from across Blantyre district to realize their DREAMS, which were nearly shattered due to early pregnancies, school drop outs and early marriages, these vulnerabilities are drivers to HIV infection,” said Getrude Chipungu, Gateway project director. “Jhpiego, through the Gateway project is implementing the DREAMS program to equip adolescent girls and young women with skills and knowledge to deal with expectations, behaviors and attitudes that put them at high risk of HIV infection and make them vulnerable.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>DREAMS provides a comprehensive package of services that address the broad needs of girls and young women. In addition to preventing HIV and making sure that people living with HIV get healthy and stay that way, it’s about linking youth with reproductive health and family planning services, helping them achieve financial literacy and empowerment and preventing gender-based violence. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3827\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika (20) greets her 2-year-old daughter, Theodora, as she returns home from class at the Malawi Institute of Tourism. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika holds her daughter Theadora at her parents’ home. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3828\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika holds her daughter Theadora (2) while she collects water from the borehole in her parents’ home, just outside Blantyre, Malawi. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Jhpiego is strong across many different technical areas that fall under adolescent health,” said Meghan Greeley, Jhpiego’s technical advisor for adolescent health. “If a 16-year-old is seeking family planning, we aim to see the full picture of her needs and provide much more than a choice of methods, including social support and HIV prevention strategies.” Meghan also noted Jhpiego’s innovative immunization strategies to engage adolescents in the prevention of HPV, which can lead to cervical cancer, especially in women who are living with HIV.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, Jhpiego is helping girls to piece together their shattered dreams through DREAMS in eight countries: Namibia, South Sudan, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Rwanda, Mozambique and, of course, Malawi. In Malawi, one in four new HIV infections occurs among young women, according to a recent \u003Ca href=\"https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/unaids-data-2018_en.pdf\">report from UNAIDS\u003C/a> that reveals just how disproportionately women and girls are affected by what is described as “a prevention crisis.” In fact, young women in Malawi aged 15 to 24 are at almost twice the risk of acquiring HIV compared to males of the same age.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In October 2020, Alinafe met a Gateway community health volunteer. “I was struggling and losing hope until Jhpiego arrived in my village and one of the club mentors [a volunteer working with Jhpiego] introduced me to the DREAMS club in our community,” said Alinafe. “Regardless of having a child or failing to cope with married life or poverty, I was encouraged. I was told that this was not the end, but the beginning of my future.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At ­club meetings, Alinafe and 28 other girls and young women learned about ways to reduce their risk of acquiring HIV. The members encouraged each other to make decisions to preserve their health and safety and lead healthier lives. They discussed economic empowerment and gender issues while learning entrepreneurship skills. Trainings included proper ways of establishing and doing business, developing capital and identifying potential income-generating activities. The DREAMS clubs serve girls, ages 10–­­14, and adolescents and young women, ages 15–24.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The club has changed my life,” said Alinafe, now 20 and studying hotel management and catering at the Malawi Institute of Tourism. “I will take my knowledge back to the girls at home who are like me and tell them to dream big.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>She is among \u003Cstrong>19,238\u003C/strong> young women and adolescents in Malawi to benefit from the Gateway DREAMS initiative through educational support and enrollment in vocational training in the hotel industry, plumbing trades and tailoring. Village savings and loan groups also figure prominently in the DREAMS clubs, encouraging a culture of saving and entrepreneurship.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The DREAMS program is having a great impact,” said Getrude. “The adolescent girls and young women are getting talents and believing in themselves, they can go into the world and tap from the many opportunities that are out there and become what they have always dreamed of.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Because of this program, I learned not to doubt myself,” Alinafe said. “I am confident and now understand what I am capable of and what I can achieve.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Before, my dreams were shattered, but I now see a brighter future. I can become independent and support myself and my child.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe studies hotel management and catering. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Sarah Sakanda is a communication and knowledge management specialist for Jhpiego in Malawi. Maryalice Yakutchik, a communications manager for Jhpiego, also contributed to this story.\u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>In partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, Jhpiego is helping reduce the vulnerability of girls and young women to HIV by improving access to health services and offering paths to economic empowerment.\u003C/p>\n","helping-girls-realize-their-dreams","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/helping-girls-realize-their-dreams/","/our-stories/p/helping-girls-realize-their-dreams/","2021-11-18T01:06:42","2025-08-12T13:26:46",{"id":1547,"src":1548,"width":196,"height":72,"alt":20,"caption":1549,"title":1550,"description":1551,"mimeType":23,"html":1552,"srcset":1553,"sizes":1554,"meta":1555,"acf":1594},3827,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3.jpg","Alinafe Machilika (20) greets her 2-year-old daughter, Theodora, as she returns home from class at the Malawi Institute of Tourism. 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