Stand Up for Adolescents
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
Since 2017 Amref Health Africa has been working in Mangochi and Machinga districts in Malawi to support young people to access comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education. Their aim is to reach over 14,000 young people by 2021. To achieve this, they engage the expertise and support of the entire community. Young people are trained as peer educators to deliver SRHR education in school and community-based youth clubs, and parents, community members and leaders also take part in SRHR education to inspire open discussion of sexual and reproductive health issues. As a result of the Stand Up for Adolescents project, young people will gain vital knowledge about topics such as contraception, early pregnancy, reproductive rights and personal development, equipping them with the tools they need to make safer, healthier life choices.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Malawi
Activity URL
https://amrefuk.org/our-work/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights/stand-up-for-asolescents
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2017 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
COVID-19 Response
Not changedGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Gender equality
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Community leaders
- Fathers
- Mothers
- Other community members - female
- Other community members - male
Participants include
- N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community mobilization
Health and childcare services
- Adolescent-friendly health services
- Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)
Life skills education
- Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
- Gender, rights and power
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved critical thinking
- Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
- Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage