Stand Up for Adolescents

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

Since 2017 Amref Health Africa has been working in Mangochi and Machinga districts in Malawi to support young people to access comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education. Their aim is to reach over 14,000 young people by 2021. To achieve this, they engage the expertise and support of the entire community. Young people are trained as peer educators to deliver SRHR education in school and community-based youth clubs, and parents, community members and leaders also take part in SRHR education to inspire open discussion of sexual and reproductive health issues. As a result of the Stand Up for Adolescents project, young people will gain vital knowledge about topics such as contraception, early pregnancy, reproductive rights and personal development, equipping them with the tools they need to make safer, healthier life choices.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi

Activity URL

https://amrefuk.org/our-work/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights/stand-up-for-asolescents

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2023

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Gender, rights and power

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage