Rise up and talk was founded out of deep feelings and concern about the high rates of school dropout
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Rise up and talk was founded out of deep feelings and concern about the high rates of school dropouts and child pregnancy/Marriage that prevailed and continued to prevail in bidi bidi refugee settlement due to poverty, illiteracy and socioeconomic issues that hinder their efforts.
Unfortunately, many adolescents do not have access to the reproductive health information they need to make informed choices about their health and their futures. They may be embarrassed asking parents or other adults questions about s*xual and reproductive health. Although parents, teachers, religious and community leaders, and health care providers are expected to educate adolescents about personal and physical development, relationships and their roles in society, it may be difficult for them to do so in a comfortable and unbiased way.
For these reasons, it is important to meet adolescents’ need for information and services. This can help them resist peer pressure to become s*xually active and protect themselves against unintended pregnancies and s*xually transmitted infections, including HIV, if they decide to have s*x. Young people have both the need and the right to access this type of information and services. Adolescent reproductive health education provides adolescents with information about reproductive physiology and puberty; protective behavior, including abstinence and contraceptives; and the responsibilities and consequences that come with s*xual activity.
