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    This document summarizes efforts in Zambia to strengthen comprehensive sexuality education programs in schools. Teenage pregnancy is one of the major causes of school dropouts among girls in Zambia. The Ministry of Education has integrated comprehensive sexuality education starting in grade 5 to address this challenge. They have revised the curriculum, developed life skills materials, and trained teachers. Moving forward, they plan to further train teachers, develop teaching materials, and support incorporating sensitive indicators into monitoring tools to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights among young people. The presentation calls on policymakers to support these efforts to protect youth and ensure their full potential.

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    This document summarizes efforts in Zambia to strengthen comprehensive sexuality education programs in schools. Teenage pregnancy is one of the major causes of school dropouts among girls in Zambia. The Ministry of Education has integrated comprehensive sexuality education starting in grade 5 to address this challenge. They have revised the curriculum, developed life skills materials, and trained teachers. Moving forward, they plan to further train teachers, develop teaching materials, and support incorporating sensitive indicators into monitoring tools to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights among young people. The presentation calls on policymakers to support these efforts to protect youth and ensure their full potential.

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    STRENGTHENING COMPREHENSIVE

    SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR


    YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOL SETTINGS IN
    ZAMBIA - WHAT WE MUST KNOW….

    Presented: UNESCO
    Date: 15/09/14

    Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights- What is


    MoESVTEE doing about it?
    Global Overview

     Teenage pregnancy has remained one of the major


    causes of school drop outs among girls in Zambia
     The Ministry is alive to this fact
     Although there are policies in place such as the re-
    entry policy, free education and alike, Teenage
    pregnancies are rising to levels that challenging for
    the ministry.
    The Challenge
     Total Fertility Rate (increasing from 5.9 in 2002 to
    6.2 in 2007)
     Maternal Mortality (one of the highest in the region
    591 per 100,000 live births)
     Teenage Pregnancy (3rd highest in Sub-Sahara
    Africa 143 per 1000 15-19 years old girls, School
    dropouts due to pregnancy 17,600 in 2012)
     Early Marriages
    Adolescence birth rate

     Zambia has the 5th highest adolescent birth rate in


    Sub-Saharan Africa.
     ZDHS of 2007, 28% of adolescent girls in Zambia
    become pregnant before the age of 18.
     In addition, according to the 2010 census of
    population and housing, the adolescent birth rate in
    Zambia stands at 146 births per 1000 women aged
    15 to 19 years
    What is the impact?

     Teenage pregnancies often have health, economic and social


    risks both for young mothers and their babies, as well as for
    the wider communities they live in.
     As the UNFPA (2013) World Population Day message:
    “Adolescent pregnancy is not just a health issue. It is deeply
    rooted in poverty, gender inequality, violence, forced, child
    marriage, power imbalances between girls and their partners,
    lack of education, and the failure of systems and institutions
    that otherwise should be protecting their rights”.
     Zambia being a signatory to the CRC means that, we are
    obligated to protect our young people and ensure that they
    reach their full potential and become productive citizens.
    Key causes of teenage pregnancy

     Low Levels of Knowledge on Sexual and


    Reproductive Health and Correct Contraceptive use
    and methods.
     Early sexual debut and early marriage
     Limited Availability and Access to Youth Friendly
    Health Services – Including Family Planning Services
     Poverty, Transactional Sex, Unprotective Environments
    and Alcohol Use
     Socio-Cultural Beliefs and Customs
    Evidence Based programming…

    What is the evidence to drive


    our work then?
    Teenage Pregnancies from grade 1-12
    Number of Pregnancies and Re-Admissions) 2002-2009
    What Ministry and partners are doing
    ?
     The curriculum has been revised, piloted in 2013 and
    now being implemented as from January, 2014
     Comprehensive Sexuality Education has been
    integrated starting at grade five to twelve.
     Narrowing the knowledge gap that exists between
    teachers and learners.
     Strengthening linkage with stake holders on youth
    friendly corners.
     Increase networking and collaboration with partners
     Increase resource allocation towards a sustainable Life
    Skills based Comprehensive Sexuality Education
    programme
    Continuation….
     Strengthening CSE in the Teacher Education
    Curriculum
     Life skills framework has been developed
     Support materials developed for Life skills
    Education from grade 1 to 9
     Lesson models on integration of life skills have been
    developed and piloted in 2013 in five provinces
    Steps forward…
     Training teachers on effective methodology on the
    delivery of CSE
     Develop teaching and learning materials
     Push for the Integration of CSE in lessons and this is
    why we are here
     Orientation of teachers on the lesson models
     Sharing the new learning
     To support the incorporation of the sensitive
    indicators into the main standards monitoring tool
    Policy makers have a part to play too
    It comes with responsibility….
    Thank you all…

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