Event Title
Advancing Adolescent Health and Development: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Communication
Description
Young people in Uganda constitute the majority of the country's population and yet often limited plans exist for addressing access to services that improve their health and wellbeing. Many young people engage in sexual activity with little or no knowledge about how to protect themselves against the risks of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy. Other challenges include having to balance the expectations of the traditional, often conservative, norms against the increasing exposure, through the mass media, to modern ideals. The presentation will highlight Straight Talk Foundation work in serving adolescents and responding to specific populations needs for health and development.
About the Lecturer: Ms Susan Ajok, is the Executive Director of Straight Talk Foundation; one of the oldest and first young people focused civil society organizations in Uganda to recognize and act on the unique sexual and reproductive needs of young people in Uganda. She has led several communication programs of the organization. Her areas of expertise are HIV prevention, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender. She received the 2008 Compton Fellowship on Population, Environment and Human Security and is a Population Leadership Fellow. Annually, Straight Talk Foundation serves about 10,000,000 young people through mass media, interpersonal communication and youth services.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
13-11-2019 11:30 AM
End Date
13-11-2019 12:50 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Duration
1:03:37
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Program
World Issues Forum
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Youth--Sexual behavior--Uganda; Sex instruction for youth--Uganda; Health education--Uganda; Youth--Health and hygiene--Uganda; Reproductive health--Uganda; Sexual health--Uganda
Geographic Coverage
Uganda
Type
Moving Image
Keywords
Adolescent health, Uganda, Straight Talk Foundation
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Advancing Adolescent Health and Development: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Communication
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Young people in Uganda constitute the majority of the country's population and yet often limited plans exist for addressing access to services that improve their health and wellbeing. Many young people engage in sexual activity with little or no knowledge about how to protect themselves against the risks of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy. Other challenges include having to balance the expectations of the traditional, often conservative, norms against the increasing exposure, through the mass media, to modern ideals. The presentation will highlight Straight Talk Foundation work in serving adolescents and responding to specific populations needs for health and development.
About the Lecturer: Ms Susan Ajok, is the Executive Director of Straight Talk Foundation; one of the oldest and first young people focused civil society organizations in Uganda to recognize and act on the unique sexual and reproductive needs of young people in Uganda. She has led several communication programs of the organization. Her areas of expertise are HIV prevention, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender. She received the 2008 Compton Fellowship on Population, Environment and Human Security and is a Population Leadership Fellow. Annually, Straight Talk Foundation serves about 10,000,000 young people through mass media, interpersonal communication and youth services.
