Where Are They Now? Guinea ' s Youth Ambassadors Continue to Promote Family Planning

By Katherine Seaton, Communications writer/editor, IntraHealth International ; Jen SnellApril 06, 2022When Abou Maimouna Diallo was a teenager, he didn’t have much information about sex. He had never talked about it with his parents or learned about it in school.After his girlfriend became pregnant, he knew he had to educate himself.“I decided to commit myself to the promotion of information on sexual and reproductive health and family planning,” he says.“To make sure I didn’t repeat the same mistakes, but also to help other young people.”So in 2016, he became a youth ambassador with IntraHealth International’sCivil Society for Family Planning project (CS4FP). The goal of the project, which began over a decade ago, was to help the government and civil society organizations work with young people to promote the benefits of family planning in the region. And sustainability was key.“I feel really proud of my work. The young ambassadors have become essential. "Now, a year after the project officially ended in Guinea, youth ambassadors for family planning are thriving, and it looks like their approach to advocacy is here to stay.“We want young people to be in all regions and prefectures of the country,” Abou says.“We plan to mobilize and train 500 young people across the country who will become young ambassadors.”The National Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Family Planning in Guinea was born from...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Youth Source Type: news