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Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom

Ivy Brashear

June 20, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

An internship program in rural Kentucky takes a bottom-up approach to reproductive health education. All Access EKY hires young female interns to create media and social media campaigns about teenage pregnancy and birth control. All Access Media Director Willa Johnson says, “We’re trying to build some of these bridges in our communities so it’s not just teenage girls on an island and health care providers on an island and educators on an island."

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'We no longer die in childbirth': how Indian villages saved their mothers

Amrit Dhillon

June 12, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Purabgaon, Uttar Pradesh

Villages in India were recording record high rates for maternal mortality due to a combination of factors such has poor diets and lack of education, but a women's group has started a grassroots approach to mitigating this. Known as Save a Mother, this group "aims to educate rural women about pregnancy, nutrition, immunization, delivery and care of the child," and has already seen a significant decrease in the mortality rate throughout villages.

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'Where The Need Is': Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School

Selena Simmons-Duffin

June 11, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In some D.C. neighborhoods with high rates of teen pregnancy, schools are stepping in with more than just school nurses; dedicated midwives have conversations with students, educating students, providing birth control, and supporting teens who have had children and continued with high school. The informal advice and constant presence in schools mean the midwives can reach students who might not have reached out otherwise, ultimately helping to prevent teen pregnancies and build healthier families.

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The teen parents who teach other young people about healthy relationships

Nicola Slawson

May 31, 2018 |

Positive.News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Straight Talking is a "peer-to-peer education initiative" in London using interactive workshops led by teen parents to show the reality of teenage pregnancy. The charity has operated for about 20 years, and studies show that it's working to discourage teen pregnancy while also helping peer educators prepare for new opportunities.

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Almost half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. There's a surprisingly easy way to change that.

Karen Weese

May 01, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Delaware

To reduce unplanned pregnancies, Delaware "embarked on an ambitious experiment" that worked to eliminate barriers that prevented women from pursuing alternative forms of birth control, such as cost and convenience. After two years, rates of unplanned pregnancies decreased by 15 percent.

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Providing youth-friendly health services key in fighting teenage pregnancies

Lillian Namusoke Magezi

April 03, 2018 |

New Vision |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Iganga, Iganga District

Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) Clinic is taking a youth centered approach towards teaching reproductive health. Their methods, which include having youth days, hiring youth peer counselors, and providing private rooms for youth to discuss their sexual health, allow them to reach teenagers. “As a result, their uptake of contraception has increased.”

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Meet the Muslim Women Fighting for Sex Ed in Their Communities

Beatrice Dupuy

March 27, 2018 |

Teen Vogue |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The organization HEART Women & Girls was founded by Muslim women to provide a means for young women to receive culturally sensitive sex education, a safe space to discuss issues of sexuality and sexual violence, and to train staff of community centers, mosques, and other appropriate people to better handle issues of sexuality.

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Menstrual cups are helping Nepal's girls avoid the deadly Chhaupadi ritual

Stephanie Capper

March 10, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal

In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practice has been linked to a string of deaths, but a menstrual cup is helping women in the area avoid the ritual.

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My Perfect Country: Nepal

Fi Glover

February 11, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nepal

In Nepal, a revolutionary volunteer program called the “Female Community Health Volunteers” has led the country to drastically decline the number of women that die giving childbirth. Over 50,000 volunteers look after pregnant women and inform them of how to take care of themselves. “Between 1991 and 2011, it has seen an 80% decline in the number of women dying in pregnancy, during labour and after childbirth.”

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What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

Maggie Jones

February 07, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Teenagers consume a large amount of pornographic media at the same time that they are developing ideas about their sexual identity and preferences. A “porn literacy” class offered to Boston high school students helps them to better understand the dynamics of what they are seeing and avoid the growth of potential harmful ideas about body image, consent, and expectations.

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