Achieve universal access to sexual reproductive health as part of universal health coverage
Commitment description:We will provide 40 thousand young people in Samoa with comprehensive sexuality education ((CSE), in and out of schools, through evidence-based approaches including innovative and digital ones. We will influence the government of Samoa to establish or revised policy initiatives and/or legislative changes to include CSE into curricular of formal education programs or programs for out of schools adolescents.
We work in partnership with other agencies to establish a youth friendly center for youth centered programming and CSE and to build local capacity to deliver high quality integrated gender and rights based Comprehensive Sexualtiy Education.
Mode of engagement:
- Programmatic actionProvide 40thousand young people in Samoa with comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), through evidence-based approaches. Influence the government to establish new or revised policy initiatives/legislative changes to include CSE into school curricula
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)(4) Access for all adolescents and youth, especially girls, to comprehensive and age-responsive information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services to be able to make free and informed decisions and choices about their sexuality and reproductive lives, to adequately protect themselves from unintended pregnancies, all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, to facilitate a safe transition into adulthood.
