Despite the sensitivity and controversy that surrounds frank, honest discussion and action to safeguard adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health, the global community, through the Cairo and Beijing plans for action, has agreed to many principles aimed at reducing adolescent vulnerability ...
Women and AIDS in Africa: A Case of Traditional Inequities
by Elizabeth Marquart It’s still pitch dark. Relieved, I hear the first cock’s crow in the village. A choir of cocks complete with each other as half an hour later, the sun rises: at six o’clock in the morning the ...
A Call for Action
Excerpts from an article by ‘Nike O. Esiet, AHI Project Director, published in the Guardian of May 28, 1996 As the world marks the 1996 International day for Action for Women’s Health, teenage girls in Nigeria continue to account for ...
Resources – June 1995
The materials listed below are resources about sexual responsibility. In order for young people to understand the physical and emotional changes they experience in adolescence and be able to take control of their lives, they must have practical as well ...
Rape I.Q. Answers
1. C – Rape is an act of power, not caused by being sexually starved. Rapists do not test out to be “crazy” on psychological tests. 2. F – Rapists are more likely to use tricks, threats or physical force than ...
What’s Your Rape I.Q?
1. Why do men rape women? A. Sexually starved B. Crazy C. To overpower and humiliate someone else 2. Knives and other weapons are usually involved in rape. T. F. 3. The place rape usually happens is? A. ...
Self-Protection
There is no perfect way to protect yourself against rape, but the following have worked for many people. 1. Know you have the right to set sexual limits You may have different limits with different people; your limits may change. ...
Let’s Share With You
Do you have articles, true life stories, cartoons or jokes on issues of adolescent life that you want to share with us? If you do, send a copy of the material to: The Editor, Growing Up Newsletter, Action Health Incorporated, ...
Resources – March 1995
The materials listed below are resources about sexual responsibility. In other for young people to understand the physical and emotional changes they experience during adolescence and be able to take control of their lives, they must have practical as well ...
Resources – June 1994
The materials listed below are resources about sexual responsibility. In order for young people to understand the physical and emotional changes they experience in adolescence and be able to take control of their lives, they must have practical information as ...