Afya Yangu

Adolescent SRH clubs open in Mlele secondary schools

ASUTA partners with four Mlele secondary schools to launch adolescent SRH clubs led by trained peer educators.

ProjectUSAID Afya Yangu RMNCAH · Katavi Region
Published27 Feb 2023
LocationKatavi Region · Mlele, Mpanda, Tanganyika
Field Dispatch

ASUTA partners with four Mlele secondary schools to launch adolescent SRH clubs led by trained peer educators.

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Why schools

Katavi's teenage pregnancy rate sits well above the national average. The clubs are designed to be low-key — weekly 45-minute peer-led sessions on puberty, consent, contraception myths and where to seek help.

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Early reception

Attendance settled at around 35 students per club by week four; head teachers in all four schools have asked to extend the curriculum into form-three classrooms next term.

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