Youth SRHR and Choices Today

From Us to You THIS VALENTINE Sexuality is a central aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction.   Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviours, practices, roles and relationships.   While sexuality can include all of these dimensions, not all of them are always experienced or expressed (World Health Organization).   One may even say that young people are faced with the most sexuality-related issues, this is because the peak of human development, including sexual development, is experienced during the adolescence and youthful age.   The youthful age is the stage that most of us take critical/experimental decisions about our sexuality, including forming relationships. A relationship can be intimate, friendship, family or based on work.   Once a young person enters an intimat...

YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD STORMS PRINCIPAL STREETS OF ACCRA It was fun, educational and very engaging as MSIG’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) stormed some principal streets of Accra to promote Family Planning, especially the uptake of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs) among 15 – 19 year olds. The 6-7 hours event aimed to provide Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information and also create publicity for the Dansoman Centre and its readiness to provide quality and affordable Family Planning services to the general public, but more especially to sexually active adolescents and young people. On the morning of Saturday 25 th August, 2018, a truck fully branded with MSIG’s LARC banner hit the road with sound systems amidst music and dancing to grab attention and deliver our message to the public. The YAB team was supported by MSIG’s Marketing Coordinator, Client Activation Officer for South-eastern, the Youth Project Assistant, and Community Mobilisers from Willows Interna...

                                              NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL SECOND NATIONAL ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUMMIT CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 1.0 National Adolescent Reproductive Health Summit The National Population Council, with support from Marie Stopes International Ghana and state and civil society partners is organizing the 2 nd National Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Summit. The ARH Summit will among other things, review the progress of implementation of the ARH policy and programmes, build consensus, and advocate for technical and financial support for ARH programming in the country towards reaping demographic dividend. • Theme: ‘‘Effective Population Management through Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Financing Beyond Aid’’ • Date: August 29 -30, 2018 •...

Hello, Welcome to the Marie Stopes International Ghana's Youth Advisory Board Blog, where you will get the most accurate information on Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Choices, and the latest researches in Youth SRHR. Come on board with us as we talk about the very important issues affecting young people today in a youthful, non- judgmental and a confidential environment . Cheers!