Recent statistics show that girls’ sexual and reproductive health are under severe threat, and many girls, especially, in hard-to-reach areas are at risk of contracting lifelong diseases, dropping out of school, harming their reproductive health permanently and even their lives due to unsafe sexual practices, dangerous pregnancies and risky abortions.
Koya said they try to address issues around sexual reproductive health, substance abuse, issues around young people’s socio-cultural lifestyle, academics and even recreation. The essence he said, is to bring back a totally sane individual who can function effectively regardless of whatever situation they were before or find themselves in. In 2021, he set up the young mums club to focus exclusively on pregnant teens and girls out of school.
“We also try to target places where young people gather, especially in areas we have assessed that information is limited or misinformation is rife. Outreaches are determined or motivated by young people we speak to. When we come in contact with them or they come into the centre. We ask them where they live and if out of 10 cases, five are from a particular area, we usually go there to hold intervention programmes.
“Despite the several limitations we face, some young people come all the way from Ojo, Badagry, Isolo, Ijedodo and Ijegun, FESTAC, Mile 2, Amuwo-Odofin and so on and when we ask them how they heard of the centre, they respond that they saw us online so there is still hope. We need more awareness so that more young people can access us but we need even more awareness amongst health workers.
Speaking with one of the mothers of a ‘young mum’, Barakat Adesina, she revealed that she had to leave her marriage and found herself and her daughter in a difficult position when they couldn’t make ends meet. Now hawking Amala around Alimosho, she said: “Shortly after we got here was when she told me she was pregnant. We tried to ‘remove’ it but after trying three times with herbs and alcohol, the baby was still there and we decided to leave it after she almost died after the last try.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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