Introduction and Overview
love4life, loveLife's healthy sexuality programme, provides young people with relevant and accurate information about their sexual and reproductive health. The onset of early sexual activity and vulnerability of young people to unsafe sex are largely determined by the following:
- Sexual coercion (forced sex)
- Transactional sex (sex in exchange for money, payment of school fees,
- sweets, toiletries, airtime, clothes and other goods)
- Low self-esteem
- Pessimism
- Peer pressure
Why the programme is used
For youth to participate in this programme, the following should be in place:
They should be between the ages of 12 and 19 years old and have a keen interest in wanting to participate in love4life They should be able to commit to the programme for at least nine weeks love4life is implemented at schools and loveLife community hubs (loveLife Y-Centres, community-based organisations and youth friendly clinics) throughout South Africa by groundBREAKERS and their team of Mpintshis.
Where the programme is used
love4life is a 15 week modular-based curriculum covering three broad themes:
- Sexual and reproductive health education
- HIV⁄Aids and STI related education
- Lifeskills to deal with life transitions
The programme consists of a facilitator's guide that is used by all implementers to run sessions in schools and at the community
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