Dear Aunty, Smoking makes guys look cool. Why am I discouraged from smoking? Confused Reader, Lagos Cigarette adverts make smoking look like something you will enjoy doing. They must make smoking look good enough to make you try it even ...
Resources – June 1998
The materials listed here are resources on peer pressure, drugs, tobacco and alcohol. Although AHI does not distribute any of these materials; they are available for use within our reference library at AHI Youth Centre. BOOKS Tobacco: The Real Story ...
Answers to the Anonymous Questions Asked During the Lecture on Dating and Interpersonal Relationships
If a boy should ask you to kiss him, is it right to do so when you are just friends? The decision to kiss a boy or not is entirely yours. However, it is important for you to know why ...
AHI Responds to Young Peoples Call For Information on Dating
Report by Iyabo Ogunlayi. Recently Queen’s College Yaba, a federal secondary school based in Lagos, organized an enlightenment activity as part of the valedictory service for its out-going students. The purpose of the program was to equip the young people ...
FGM Condemned as Nigeria Celebrates World Health Day
On April 2, 1998, Nigeria joined other countries of the world to commemorate the World Health Day. It was an event that drew people from different walks of life to the National Centre for Women Development in Abuja, venue of ...
TEENAGE FESTIVAL OF LIFE ’98 Theme: Adolescent Reproductive Health: Bridging the Communication Gap Schools are invited to submit entries in the following 5 (five) categories: Drama Short Essays Poster Songs Poems All entries are to be submitted to Action Health ...
International Conference on Reproductive Health
The International Conference on Reproductive Health took place in Mumbai, India recently. It was jointly organized by the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and fertility and the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in ...
NGO Sustainability Workshop in Côte d’Iviore
AHI participated at the NGO Strategies for Sustainable Development Conference held from April 7-10, 1998 in Assinie, Cote d’Iviore. The purposes of the workshop were to explore practical strategies to increase organizational and financial sustainability; identify “best practices” used by ...
UNFPA Roundtable in New York
The Roundtable on Adolescent Reproductive Health held from 14-17 April, 1998, in New York, had as its theme. Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Progress since the Cairo ICPD. The roundtable was organized by UNFPA to review the status, ...
The AHI Youth Clinic: Private and Confidential
Confidentiality The first time I visited the clinic, I registered with a fictitious name and address, but by the end of my session with the doctor, I realized that she wasn’t going to make to make my concerns public knowledge ...