Sexual and reproductive health is an issue that concerns everyone. The time when these issues start to affect young lives is at adolescence when young people are beginning to learn about their own sexuality and are having to make decisions about their sexual behavior which may have life-long implications. Effective support and intervention before and during this period of their lives can have important and long-lasting benefits.
While we know that poor sexual and reproductive health and HIV share common root causes, the respective responses remain largely unaligned, uncoordinated, and under-resourced. With growing conservatism working against gender and human rights-based policies, there is now more than ever a need for integrated action.
At BUVAD, we try something different for various programs. Not only do we want to inspire fresh thinking, but we also want to explore new and practical paths based on surveys.