Face Your Peers: A Youth Peer Education Guide Against Sexual Exploitation

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Plan International Philippines released a new peer education guide for Filipino youth aged 12-24 to prevent and protect girls and young women in the age group from the growing threats of commercial and online sexual exploitation (CSEC and OSEC). The module titled ‘Face Your Peers’ is the first of its kind and offers a new approach at decreasing the number of commercial and online sexual exploitation cases in the country, such as trafficking and prostitution. Apart from supporting victim-survivors to speak out and raise awareness of the issue, the global organization has taken on the role of calling on those who can influence change in the system. Developed with partners under the Girls Advocacy Alliance, the contents of the guide book include modules on the CSEC and OSEC landscape in the Philippines, youth-friendly activities for peer-to-peer communication, tips for self-care for volunteer peer educators, and guidelines on how to handle disclosures and report cases in their communities.