• Strengthen commitment to and support for the sexual and reproductive health and rights and needs of adolescents and young people
• Increase participation of young people in decision-making in governance and Program management at all levels.
• Increase access to comprehensive, youth friendly, gender sensitive sexuality and relationship education
• Reduce political, legal, socio-economic, cultural and religious barriers and practices which affect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and young people

Objectives

• To strengthen commitment to and support for the sexual and reproductive health and rights and needs of adolescents/young people
• To promote participation of young people in governance and in the identification, development and management of programs that affect them
• To increase access to comprehensive, youth friendly, gender sensitive sexuality education
• To increase access to a broad range of youth friendly services
• To reduce gender related barriers and practices which affect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young women

Challenges

• There are high rates of unplanned pregnancies, unsafe abortions, STIs, HIV/AIDS, and sexual abuse among young people, young women in particular
• Existing Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs do not address the needs of pre-teens; they reach young people with too little information too late.
• Girls and young women in particular are faced with many socio-cultural, economic and political pressures and barriers which disproportionately affect their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• The sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people are not integrated into the wider development agenda.
• Adults are often ill equipped to communicate on sexuality-related issues with young people.