UNESCO：Empowering adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19
date：2020-06-22 19:53author：小编source：UNESCOviews：
School closures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted almost 92% of the world’s student population. In sub-Saharan Africa, where high rates of new HIV infections, early and unintended pregnancy, gender-based violence and child marriage, continue to threaten young people, the negative consequences of confinement on health and well-being are heightened.
As part of UNESCO’s work supporting countries to mitigate the impacts of school closures, particularly for more vulnerable communities, UNESCO is reaching out to 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa through the Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (03) program to ensure that children and young people understand basic, age-appropriate information about coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including its symptoms, complications, how it is transmitted and how to prevent transmission.
Digital channels and radio programs will be harnessed to communicate sexual and reproductive health information to young people. A series of videos and short articles for young people have also been developed, aimed at helping them to cope with COVID-19 school closures.
03 is the world’s largest comprehensive sexuality education program. It envisages a Sub-Saharan Africa where adolescents and young people are healthy and resilient and have the capacity to reach their full potential and contribute to the development of their community, country and region.
Source：https://en.unesco.org/news/empowering-adolescents-sub-saharan-africa-during-covid-19
As part of UNESCO’s work supporting countries to mitigate the impacts of school closures, particularly for more vulnerable communities, UNESCO is reaching out to 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa through the Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (03) program to ensure that children and young people understand basic, age-appropriate information about coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including its symptoms, complications, how it is transmitted and how to prevent transmission.
Digital channels and radio programs will be harnessed to communicate sexual and reproductive health information to young people. A series of videos and short articles for young people have also been developed, aimed at helping them to cope with COVID-19 school closures.
03 is the world’s largest comprehensive sexuality education program. It envisages a Sub-Saharan Africa where adolescents and young people are healthy and resilient and have the capacity to reach their full potential and contribute to the development of their community, country and region.
Source：https://en.unesco.org/news/empowering-adolescents-sub-saharan-africa-during-covid-19
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