Health literacy and behaviour change among adolescents in Kibera, Nairobi-Kenya : student artworks

UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE), and with the support of Government of Azerbaijan implemented a project on “Health literacy and behavior change practices among adolescent girls in the Kibera informal settlement” (2014-2016). Students from different schools in Kibera participated in art competition and illustrated messages inspired from the African proverbs utilized during the art competition, inking these materials to the life skills curriculum and dealt with six themes: HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections; Drug and substance abuse; Negative children’s norms; Stigma/discrimination; Gender-based violence; Life skills.