Sonke Gender Justice tackles teenage pregnancy
We also spoke to Aadielah Maker - Special Programmes Advisor for Sonke Gender Justice. She was speaking to us about their efforts in addressing the rampant
teenage pregnancy rate at schools. Last week Sonke Gender Justice Network with
the support from SAPS, the City of Cape Town and Maitland Secondary School implemented a week long
programme in the area to discuss with the community how to reduce teenage
pregnancy. The week saw hundreds of Grade 9 to 12 learners attending the school
having frank conversations about sex, contraception, teenage pregnancy, peer
pressure, sexual exploitation and violence. It emerged from the conversations
and workshops that there was a lack of knowledge regarding pregnancy, STIs and
contraception amongst learners. The sessions also revealed how important it is
to get boys talking about these issues since they often held back during the
conversations. For further information you can contact Sonke on (021) 423 7088
or visit www.genderjustice.org.za
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