All young people should have access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information that is medically accurate, and culturally and age-appropriate so that they can make informed decisions about their sexual behavior, relationships, and reproductive choices. Sex is already part of many adolescents’ lives, and they deserve to receive high-quality information to inform their decision-making.
Peerless Support provides sexuality education and enables young people to protect and advocate for their health, well-being, and dignity by providing them with a necessary toolkit of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. It is a precondition for exercising full bodily autonomy, which requires not only the right to make choices about one’s body but also the information to make these choices in a meaningful way. And because these programs are based on human rights principles, they advance gender equality and the rights and empowerment of young people.
It is most effective when comprehensive sexuality education is taught over several years by integrating age-appropriate information that accounts for the developing capacities of young people.