BAGAMOYO 18 – 23 DECEMBER 2017
UNESCO,
in close collaboration with Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) will
hold a national stakeholders dialogue as part of a broader situational
analysis aimed at determining the status of early and unintended
pregnancy (EUP), and how it impacts girl’s education in ten ESA
countries. Findings of the situation analysis will inform the
development and implementation of a region wide campaign aimed at
reducing EUP. The campaign seeks to reduce EUP through increasing
awareness on the consequences of EUP, improving delivery of
comprehensive sexuality education, promoting consistent condom use and
increasing access and use of effective contraception for sexuality
active young people in the East and Southern African Region.
The objectives of the National Stakeholder dialogues are:
-To understand the national policy and programmatic response to EUP in the country.
-To understand the education sector response to EUP (including provision of quality CSE and implementation of re-entry policies.
-To
understand linkages (referral system) between schools and health
services in enhancing adolescent access to health and education
services.
-To understand the forms and impact of stigma and discrimination on pregnant and childbearing girls in schools and communities.
Early
and unintended pregnancy (EUP) jeopardises educational attainment for
girls. Preventing EUP is therefore an important component of a wider
response to provision of rights based, quality education, and emphasises
the connections between girls’ access to school, comprehensive
sexuality education, child marriage, access to health services and
school related gender based violence. Preventing and managing EUPs
require an effective response from education and health sectors, in
collaboration with other sectors.
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