Impact

From 2006-2009 the Community and Youth Empowerment Programme:

• Mobilised 323 volunteer peer educators to educate youth and community members

• Taught over 56,000 in-school youth health and life skills

• Reached over 100,000 community members with vital health education.

• Partnered with 1,000 secondary school teachers to increase access to, and quality of, primary education.

As a result...

• New school enrolments increased by 40%, particularly among girls and marginalised ethnic groups

•  Knowledge and use of existing health care services increased amongst students and community members

• 70% of young people adopted safe sexual and reproductive health practices

• An increase of 20% in adults continue to:

Use hygienic sanitation facilities

Practice personal hygiene

Use disposal facilities

Access drinking water from safe sources