SRHR Alliance Kenya | 2018 -2019 Annual Report
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Conference Participation and Support Conferences and symposiums are important spaces for young people and organizations to converge and collaborate with industry peers and discover knowledge and resources that can be used to achieve your personal and organizational goals. The Alliance prides itself in being a supporter and participates in different national, regional and international conferences. During the 8th NOPE conference on HIV and Sexuality, on June the Alliance held a parallel session on the “Status, Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities of CSE in Kenya”. The panelists who included MoE, MoH, KICD, young people, religious leaders and CSOs provided an overview on the trends and the current state of sexuality education in Kenya. CSA one of the Alliance partners shared a research that was conducted on adolescent SRH with a focus on CSE. The research findings identified the challenges related to CSE implementation and the recommendations required to improve effective access of CSE for young people in the country.
The TICH Conference
The TICH Conference held by another Alliance partner and supported by the Alliance brought together 10 counties from the Lake Region Block; Kisumu, Siaya, Homabay, Kisii, Migori, Bungoma, Kakamega, Busia, Vihiga, Nyamira and provided an opportunity for the counties to discuss and strategies on the implementation of youth friendly services in the areas. Policy makers and health workers engaged during the parallel session where research findings were shared and practical approaches to increasing access and uptake of AYFS were discussed and recommended.
2nd, 3rd Conference on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health by RHN The Reproductive Health Network (RHN), 2nd and 3rd annual scientific conference on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights where the Alliance (2018 &2019). The Alliance held another panel discussion on CSE with UNESCO, UNFPA, MOH, Teachers and students on the panel that Provided space for discussion on CSE with all relevant stakeholders, clarified miscoceptions on the same. During the conference the SRHR Alliance had a booth where they shared SRHR information with conference participants, provided platform for visibility
ICASA 2019 Presented 3 Abstarcts; Using RADA mobile App to reduce the rates of HIV infection among University Students; A case of UoN, Sex Positive Approaches in Delivery of Sexual Reproductive Health & HIV and AIDS Related Education and Information to School Going Adolescents and Young People. Held a special session on involvement of young people in achieving the global 90.90.90 target on ending HIV and Supported 6 people to attend the conference
