12/08/2026
๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ: ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐, ๐ถ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ is where we simplify policies and Acts, connect them to our project objectives and show how policy can translate into meaningful change in the lives of children and young people. Through knowledge and awareness, we empower communities to understand, claim and protect the rights of every child.
๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐.
The ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. Under the ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, every child has the right to health and medical care, including conditions necessary for good health such as safe water, hygiene and sanitation.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ:
For many adolescents and young people, having a right to health does not automatically mean being able to exercise that right.
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ can prevent young people from making informed decisions, seeking care or accessing appropriate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services.
When these barriers persist, the consequences can extend to increased vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, delayed care-seeking and preventable health challenges.
๐๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ:
๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ:
๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ,๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
For ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, access to accurate information and appropriate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is an important part of protecting their health, dignity and wellbeing.
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ of the ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ, Youth Alive Zambia is working to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐:
This work is not only about policies, programmes or statistics. It is about the young person who gains the confidence to ask a question, the adolescent who recognizes a health risk, and the community member who understands where and when to seek support.
When ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, they are better equipped to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, prevent unintended pregnancies, recognize risks, seek appropriate services and protect their wellbeing.
๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐:
The ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ provides an important legal foundation for protecting childrenโs rights to health and care.
Part ๐ซ๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ณ further recognizes circumstances in which a child may be considered to be in need of care and protection. This reinforces the responsibility of families, communities and duty bearers to ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ:
๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ:
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐:
The intended result is a generation of adolescents and young people who are better informed about their health rights, more confident in making healthy decisions, and more able to demand and access appropriate SRH services.
๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
It is not enough to say that young people received information. We must ask:
โก๏ธ Did their knowledge improve?
โก๏ธ Did their confidence to seek services increase?
โก๏ธ Did they access appropriate health services?
โก๏ธ Did barriers such as stigma and misinformation reduce?
โก๏ธ Are young people better positioned to protect their health and wellbeing?
These are the changes that turn programme activities into meaningful development outcomes.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Young people need accurate information, supportive communities, trusted spaces and accessible services to translate knowledge into action.
This is why connecting policy awareness with community engagement and appropriate health services is critical. When adolescents understand their rights and know where to seek support, they are better positioned to make informed decisions and contribute to healthier, more resilient communities.
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ:
The challenge is bigger than one young person, one community or one programme.
Scaling this work means strengthening collaboration among young people, families, communities, health providers, government, civil society and development partners so that accurate information and appropriate services reach more adolescents and young people.
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ, Youth Alive Zambia continues working to translate policy commitments into practical knowledge, increased demand for appropriate services and stronger agency among adolescents and young people.
Because informed young people are empowered young people.
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ: Seek accurate information and use available health services.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Create safe spaces where children and adolescents can ask questions without fear or stigma.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Help turn childrenโs rights into everyday reality.
๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐: What can we do together to ensure that every adolescent and young person can exercise their right to health?
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐. ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐๐๐ข๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐! ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐!
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