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Ado Avance Ensemble engages adolescents and young people to talk about sexuality and health. How? By training teachers and peer educators on sexual and reproductive health and rights, reaching adolescents and youth with age-appropriate information. Inside and outside the classroom!
Main takeaway of the training
Amadou Kone, who was one of the educators trained, shares his main take-away from that training:
“We talked about how to assist adolescents, free from any judgement. We learned to support them in case they are in difficulty. And we learned how to help adolescents develop [the above mentioned] healthy sexual behaviours.”
Peer educators reaching youth outside the classroom
Armand Leonce Yede is peer educator in Lataha, Cote d’Ivoire.
“We had a peer to peer session with adolescents about teenage pregnancy and contraception. These sessions are so important. When we asked the group when it was OK for a woman to be pregnant, the answer was 15! It is so important to explain to them that when you’re this young, your body is not ready for reproduction.”
In the video below, you can see how adolescents discuss and learn about sexuality, inside and outside the classroom.