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Sexual Reproduction
Health, Pregnancy Test and
Termination Of Pregnancy
Written by
Berlina Lerutoane (Advocacy Officer)
Sexual Reproduction Health (SRH) is a very personal subject;
Good sexual and reproductive health means having a safe and
fulfilling sex life, with the freedom to decide whether or not you
want to reproduce and at what time in your life.
In South Africa we are a country that has services that are
inadequate and unfriendly in most of our health facilities,
people may have trouble finding or asking for accurate
information about SRH. Access to clear advice and information
on sexual health is crucial, as is being able to choose from a
range of contraceptive options without facing any stigma or
discrimination. It is also important to have access to maternal
health services during pregnancy and childbirth, to ensure a
safe pregnancy for both mother and child.
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Reducing Gender Inequality
and Gender Based Violence
Written by
Khanyisile Ngema
In the last decade, the issues of gender inequality has always
been the issue of discussion. During the Covid19 pandemic
gender based violence escalating greatly and affecting more
South Africans. To understand the issue of gender, it is very
important to understand the definition of gender and gender
equity. Therefore, gender signifies the social, cultural and
economic attributes and opportunities associated with being a
male or female, whereas gender equity refers to the fairness to
both males and female. Moreover, promoting equity needs one
to employ the strategies that will compensate for women’s
social and historical disadvantages that prohibited females and
males from operating on an equal level.
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Mental Illness Awareness
and Psychological Support
Written by
Ash-Leigh “Lex” LaFoy (BSocSci Psych. Phil)
Project Facilitator and Youth Health Advocate, Show Me Your
Number
We as South African’s have a long-winded relationship with
Psychology and Mental Health. When looking at the most
psychologically influential movements of our time, it is
noteworthy to know that Mr Hendrik Verwoerd - The very
architect of the Apartheid System – was not only a Psychology
and Philosophy graduate, having attained a doctorate in
Philosophy, he also returned to his home country (Amsterdam)
in 1928 to lecture at his old university, where he was appointed
as the chair of Applied Psychology and six years later also
became Professor of Sociology and Social Work. So essentially
we’re speaking about someone who was highly educated on
human behaviour, who figured out a way to rewire the minds
of the masses to serve his racist agenda.
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Different Methods of
Contraceptives
Written by
Berlina Lerutoane (Advocacy Officer)
Our young people in South Africa are not educated about the
various forms of Prevention methods they can access in their
local health facilities, hence we come across young people
complaining about the high rate of teenage pregnancy they
encounter in their communities in our various districts of
implementation. The high rate of teenage pregnancy is an issue
that can be dealt with if our local clinics were suitable and
accessible for young people, meaning a youth friendly service
in every local clinic is ideal.
There are various contraceptives that young people can access
in their local health facility that they don’t know about…
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