Commitment title:

zero teenage pregnancy and preventable maternal deaths by 2030

Commitment description:

we will create more awareness on the dangers/effects of teenage pregnancy, this will be done through community dialogues, advocacy for accessibility of SRHR information, organize youth camps that will provide a platform for the youth with entrepreneurship skills, and above all, we will empower victims of teenage pregnancy with marketable skills trainings which will reduce on their vulnerability
Besides, we will also advocate for better maternal health by reducing barriers to easy access health services and campaign on the reduced risks of delivering in the Health centers. This will result to the increased numbers of mothers attending antenatal and thus reduced deaths. and these will both starts this december

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    we will start by organizing a first ever youth camp in December from 2nd to 6th where we will engage/ train young men on the dangers of teenage pregnancy, provide SRHR information to both community and students especially the girls
Commitment to be actioned in: global
Submitted from: Uganda
Submitted by
The Suubi Center Kibuku
Thematic area
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation
Commitment category

(5) (a) Zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, including zero child, early and forced marriage, as well as zero female genital mutilation; and (b) Elimination of all forms of discrimination against all women and girls, in order to realize all individuals’ full socio-economic potential.