In Madagascar and many other contexts, decisions made at the higher level about family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) are often disconnected from knowledge and experience held at the local level – particularly when it comes to issues affecting youth.
O documento objetiva contribuir para explicitar as diretrizes e os fundamentos normativos internacionais e brasileiros para o desenvolvimento de planos educativos voltados para a promoção dos direitos humanos de crianças e adolescentes.
Sexuality is pivotal to the health of a nation. The result of healthy sexuality are citizens that are comfortable with themselves and able to make informed and responsible decisions, form healthy relationships, and take care of their bodies.
This report, based on research undertaken from March to December 2021, provides findings and operational guidance for the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) across Plan International and beyond.
Since around 2014, lawmakers at the federal, state, and municipal levels in Brazil have introduced over 200 legislative proposals prohibiting gender and sexuality education in schools under the guise of protecting children and adolescents from “gender ideology” and “indoctrination".
The evidence for increased focus on the link between education and health is strong. Education strongly impacts health outcomes and health is equally fundamental to education. This calls for a more comprehensive approach to school health and more coordinated action across sectors.
The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) acknowledges the relevance of Comprehensive Sexuality Education for ensuring respect to sexual and reproductive rights in the different stages of the life cycle, self-understanding, and forming healthy relationships.
Children’s experience of harm and abuse has a profound impact on their health and well-being.
School-based sexuality education in Tanzania often does not meet learners’ needs.
This report is the result of a study to estimate the cost of implementing the SETARA adolescent CSE programme in the three cities of Denpasar, Semarang and Lampung in Indonesia. It found that in the startup phase, implementing SETARA in a school costs between USD 10-15 per student.