by RRAAM | Dec 4, 2020 | Menstruation, Period Poverty, Sex Education, Youth and SRHR
To those who menstruate, have you ever had one of those incidents when your period came a little too early and you weren’t prepared for it? And so you scramble to the toilet for a stop-gap measure before you finally find a convenience store? Yes, we’ve all been there....
by RRAAM | Dec 4, 2020 | Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Sex Education, Teen pregnancy, Youth and SRHR
I had personally always found it such a cringe, cringe, moment when parents, educators, or older people spoke about sex. One, they make it super awkward. Two, they don’t even say S-E-X. And three, it’s nearly always perpetuating concepts practises that they acquire...
by RRAAM | Nov 11, 2020 | Medical Abortion, Sex Education, Teen pregnancy, Youth and SRHR
Being a pregnant 16-year-old teenage girl in a foreign country can be frightening, yet this was my reality 7 years ago. I had recently moved to another country with my family. The fetus that I was carrying was conceived by me and my 19-year-old boyfriend at the time...
by RRAAM | Aug 5, 2020 | Sex Education, Youth and SRHR
There is no denying the curiosity young people have towards sex and sexuality. It is considered normal and a part of growing up. To be well informed and guided on matters regarding the physical and emotional aspects of growing into adulthood and starting relationships...
by RRAAM | Jul 6, 2020 | Sex Education, Youth and SRHR
At seventeen, when asked to share something interesting about myself, I boasted to the entire class that I was a virgin. I was not, but I had just attended an abstinence workshop which encouraged a sanctimonious attitude. The workshop was a weekend of passionate...
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