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Argentina is using tech to teach its youth about sex, drugs, and violence

Odette Chalaby

November 20, 2017 |

Apolitical |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Knowledge about sex, drugs and violence is alarmingly low in Argentina and surrounding areas, which has caused the government and other organizations to step in. Hablemos de Todo is an interactive online resource that provides information on a myriad of topics, plus a place for people to anonymously ask experts questions.

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A Mission to Stop Genital Cutting

Amy Yee

November 13, 2017 |

Pulitzer Center |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Senegal, Keur Simbara

Many people who practice Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) consider it a private, cultural issue. The procedure, which is performed on girls, requires “cutting off the clitoris and parts of the labia and sealing the vagina partially shut.” Talking about it can be perceived as rude, or disrespectful. However, that’s exactly what community leaders, health workers, and NGO’s do, in order to eradicate the practice. “My advice is to be patient and analyze each situation and not to impose your thoughts on people. If you impose, people can be defensive.”

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At pop-up eatery in Canada, HIV education is on the menu

Marco Werman

November 10, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

While great strides have been made, ignorance and misinformation around how HIV is contracted remains to this day. In order to dispell some ignorant ideas, a Toronto hospital that focuses on HIV care created a pop-up restaurant with food prepared by HIV-positive cooks.

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Free Sanitary Pads to Fight School Dropout, Child Marriage in Zimbabwe

Sally Nyakanyanga

November 09, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

Young women and girls in Africa face difficult stigmas when menstruating, as well as prohibitive costs to hygiene items and other resources, leading many of them to miss critical days at school and otherwise be left behind in society. Various non-profits and government organizations are working to change this and give girls an equal footing by providing sanitary pads to girls for free, in tandem with sex education and initiatives to debunk social taboos against periods.

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How AI Is Slowing the Spread of STIs

Amitha Kalaichandran

October 26, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Disseminating correct HIV information to the public can be difficult but an HIV prevention program for the homeless has used artificial intelligence to select 'influencers' who are more likely to spread information. These individuals help to extend information through their social networks, resulting in more and accurate information reaching the public.

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The Afghan Madam Helping Sex Workers Take Charge of Their Sexual Health

Michelle Tolson

October 26, 2017 |

Broadly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, Bridge Hope Health Organization has sexual health peer educators in order to help prevent HIV. This NGO has been developed to help educate and prevent HIV in sex workers or other high risk individuals.

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What Happened After California Revolutionized Sex Ed

Steven Blum

October 25, 2017 |

Broadly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

California does well when it comes to healthy teen sex behaviours, but the Healthy Youth Act has pushed this even further. This act provides a more comprehensive education including LGBTQ relationships, medical accuracy etc.

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Hair stylists, barbers tackle St. Louis' STD problem

Blythe Bernhard

October 19, 2017 |

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis has one of the highest rates of STDs and HIV in the state, but the city's Health Department has implemented a creative method for providing safe sex education and testing. The staff at salons and barber shops - who are trusted community members and serve to provide all manner of relevant information to their patrons - leverage key health resources to those populations that need them most.

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In Africa, a Glimpse of Hope for Beating H.I.V.

Tina Rosenberg

September 19, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

While Zimbabwe struggles with a dictatorship and an economic crisis, it has made strides towards achieving ambitious goals related to HIV/AIDS. This has been done through government investment in AIDS programs, intense outreach to youth and use of HIV positive teens as outreach workers, and the use of mobile testing sites.

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Sex Education for the Blind Helps Women With Disabilities Smash Stigma

Priti Salian

September 12, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

A nonprofit in India is offering sex education to blind and visually impaired women who don't receive this instruction in their standard curriculum. The goal is to empower and encourage safe and fulfilling relationships for the young women, who are more likely than their peers to be victims of sexual assault.

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