MOBILIZING FUTURE HEALTH LEADERS

OUR APPROACH

Adolescents between the ages of 10 to 19 worldwide face unique health challenges and unmet needs in areas such as nutrition, gender-affirming care, mental health, personal safety, and sexual & reproductive health.

We train adolescents as youth health leaders (Champions) so they can help their peers navigate these health challenges and thrive during adolescence. 

An Unmet Challenge

Adolescents in India:

0 %
Experience early pregnancy
0 %
Drop out of school once they begin menstruating
0 %
Struggle with issues of addiction
0 %
Are anemic
0 %
Are underweight

Why Peer Education?

We believe adolescents have the talent and capabilities to take ownership of their own health and well-being. Our peer education model builds on the social dynamics of adolescence, as youth often turn to each other for sensitive health information and support.

Our model provides youth with the knowledge, dialogue, support, and prevention strategies they need to navigate their health needs during adolescence and early adulthood with a specific emphasis on gender inequality and the adverse impacts it has on youth.

The Model

OUR CHAMPIONS

  • Learn about common illnesses in adolescence, including how to identify them and ways to address them
  • Gain leadership + public speaking skills as they teach this information to their peers
  • Serve as change-makers impacting knowledge, attitudes, and health practices in their schools + communities

Our Curriculum

Our proprietary, youth-centric, and gender inequity-focused curriculum was developed in collaboration with leading healthcare and education experts globally, covering important topics such as:

NUTRITION & ANEMIA

NUTRITION & ANEMIA

Healthy body mass index, balanced diets, iron deficiency anemia, ways to prevents iron deficiency anemia and undernutrition, gender differences and subsequent nutritional deficiencies

MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Mental health issues (stress, emotions, mind and body connection, depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses), self-care and self-love, self esteem, body image, coping strategies, mental health supports, addiction

GENDER & RELATIONSHIPS

GENDER & RELATIONSHIPS

Gender identity and expression, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, toxic masculinity, gender roles, gender, caste or religious-based violence, child marriage, healthy relationships, safe and unsafe touch, assault and staying safe

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Reproductive anatomy, menstruation, menstrual taboos, menstrual irregularities, sexual intercourse, pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS, other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), contraception, abortion, family planning

COVID-19

COVID-19

Signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology of COVID-19, ways to stay safe and protect others, impact of the pandemic on youth and other vulnerable and marginalized communities, mental health impact, self-care and coping strategies, community supports

Up Next: Our Champions

Learn about the adolescents we work with, hear their voices, and see their creativity in action

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