Khmer Youth Association

Promoting Healthier Life Choices in Adolescents, funded by PLAN International

Promoting Healthier Life Choices in Adolescents

Project period: September 2012 - December 2013

Funded by: PLAN International

Target group: Young women ages 15-30

Target area: 73 villages in Angkor Thom and Srey Snam Districts of Siem Reap Province

Plan International funds KYA’s Promoting Healthier Life Choices in Adolescents project that increases access to sexual reproductive health (SRH) services and increases knowledge of SRH, HIV/AIDS, pregnancy, and substance abuse among young people in Angkor Thom and Srey Snam Districts of Siem Reap province. The project covers 73 villages in total.

Using a rights-based approach, the project worked both with adolescents and duty bearers to lay the foundation of an environment that encourages and motivates its young people to adopt safe sexual and reproductive health practices in the long term. The project collaborated with the National Reproductive Health Program and the district health center to promote and increase the utilization of youth-friendly health services among the target population. Two youth centers were established as hubs for SRH awareness raising activities: 146 active young people were trained as SRH peer educators and two mobile youth centers were organized in the Svay Chak commune and Chouptatrav commune. By November 2013, 215 young people had used the services provided.

Other activities included training courses, group discussions, one-on-one talks, entertainment quizzes, drama shows and meetings with local authorities about sexual and reproductive health rights village.

By the end of the project, favorable attitudes and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and drug abuse issues had increased among the target population and their communities and more youth-friendly health centers had been established.

Promoting Healthier Life Choices in Adolescents, funded by PLAN International

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