A group of older men and women sit in chairs in a circle formation. They are holding colourful classroom resources. There is a handmade poster sitting on the floor in the middle of the circle.
Through the participation of experts in health and protection, students were trained as facilitators of counselling for the prevention of violence. They also received information about rights, STIs, HIV/AIDS, health and sexuality, life skills and human security.
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Human security for adolescents: Empowerment and protection against violence, early pregnancy, maternal mortality and HIV/AIDS

Duration: July 2008– December 2010
Budget: US$1,095,600
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, UNFPA, PAHO/WHO

Focusing on indigenous communities, the programme helped protect and empower adolescents living in the Beni and Cochabamba districts to the risks associated with sexual and domestic violence, early pregnancies, maternal mortality, and HIV/AIDS.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:

Programme Summary