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Tunisia launches a state-sponsored sex-education program, a rarity in the Arab world

Lateshia Beachum

December 05, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Tunisia

Tunisia is rolling out a biological and religious-based sex education program in elementary and middle schools. It is the first state-sponsored curriculum of its kind in an Arab nation.

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America's sexual education system is broken. Can this chatbot be the solution?

Delia Paunescu

November 17, 2019 |

Vox |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Planned Parenthood and other organizations are developing new ways to deliver sex education to students. While creators recognize their tools aren't comprehensive solutions, they see chatbots, videos, and other sources as supplements to the current school curricula.

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Uganda rolls out a self-injectable birth control method

Lilian Namagembe

November 02, 2019 |

Daily Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Uganda

To eliminate barriers for access to birth control, Uganda's Advance Family Planning Project has released a new device that allows women to self-inject a dose of contraceptive once every three months. So far, women have reported that it eliminates the need to stand in line at health facilities while also it allowing for privacy.

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Colorado's family planning program shows Teton County how it's done

Tom Hallberg

October 23, 2019 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Reducing the cost and increasing access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) improves family planning outcomes for patients attending Title X clinics. With an initial infusion of philanthropic funds, Colorado’s Title X health clinics lowered the cost of IUDs and LARCs. The program then became sustainable through an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Under the current administration, restriction to Title X programs put into question the applicability of Colorado’s model in neighboring states.

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'They paid a guy to kill me': health workers fight homophobia in Uganda

Jacob Kushner

October 21, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Mbale

Reaching individuals at risk of HIV requires tackling stigma head-on. In Uganda, the director of the Eastern Region Women’s Empowerment Organisation deploys mobile health clinics to test and educate Ugandans on the risks of HIV transmission. The campaigns are held in neighborhoods and counseling is done in public, to help address the issue of stigma. The mobile clinics have received support from international organizations like USAid.

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Tackling Menstruation Stigma Through Education

Fatima Moosa

October 17, 2019 |

The Daily Vox |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa

Qrate provides menstruation workshops at schools to teach young people about their bodies, good menstruation hygiene, and - importantly - to decrease the stigma, shame, and embarrassment associated with periods. The group presents to both girls and boys in order to address the health of non-binary, transgender, and intersex people who may menstruate, and to engage boys in fighting the stigma. In addition to providing the necessary products, the workshops use fun, child-friendly, lessons. The interactive activities and exercises have been more impactful than simply having someone lecture to students.

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IntegratE; Breaking down barriers in the uptake of family planning services in Kaduna State

Bashar Abubakar

October 14, 2019 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Karatudu, Kaduna

In Nigeria, a project known as IntegratE is gaining traction as a means to improve access to and understanding around family planning. Specifically focused on increasing contraceptive coverage for women, this program trains health workers – not just hospitals, clinics and pharmacies – to become Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors and Community Pharmacists in order to make access easier, especially for teenagers and young adults.

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Where Sex Education Lacks in Appalachian Schools, This Kentucky Program Is Attempting to Fill In

Bailey Basham

September 23, 2019 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Sexy Sex Ed is a program working to fill in the gaps of sexual education in Appalachian Kentucky, where the rate of teen pregnancies is higher than 68% of the country, and 47% of pregnancies are categorized as unplanned. The program, which started in 2012, hosts workshops across 10 counties, where girls and women from a wide range of ages to learn about their bodies, birth control options, and emergency contraceptives, along with other information not normally taught in school.

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This East Tenn. Program Aims to Stop NAS by Reaching Women Behind Bars

Jess Mador

September 17, 2019 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tennessee

In Tennessee, health officials are fighting against the the opioid epidemic by educating opioid-affected pregnant women about neonatal abstinence syndrome. Although several approaches have been implemented, the Voluntary Reversible Long Acting Contraceptive Jail Initiative specifically provides resources to incarcerated women since studies show "women serving time in jails face a high risk of giving birth to a baby with NAS."

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Drive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure'

Nate Berg

September 02, 2019 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Attitudes towards the legalization of sex work are changing around the world, and now some cities have even started considering public spaces for sex work while developing urban infrastructure plans. From Cologne, Germany (where there are "sex drive-throughs" that are equipped with safety features, facilities for rest, and toilets for the workers) to Amsterdam (where they are developing new rules for window-based sex work), governments are now increasingly inviting sex workers and their representatives to the negotiating table.

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