This section addresses issues such as sexually transmitted infections (STI's), health and hygiene, pregnancy and abortion. It also highlights examples of promising practices in the sport for development and sexuality education sectors.
Basic Education: Biology, Sex And Reproduction
Adolescence is the time when girls transition into potentially sexually active beings. The experience happens within herself, through menstruation and increased sexual interest....
Bodily Integrity
Sport is all about using your body and exploring its possible improvement. If you know your own body well, you will want to know how to protect it. Sport can show you how the body...
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Despite the dangers, adolescent girls are increasingly engaging in risky sexual behaviours, which—when coupled with limited knowledge of disease transmission and prevention— put...
Health And Hygiene
Sport creates rituals and habits. Often girls are not taught effective hygiene habits at home. A sport environment can be a place to learn about personal caretaking and regularise...
Pregnancy, Neonatal And Maternal Care
Of the half a million deaths that result from complications during pregnancy and childbirth, 99% of those occur in developing countries. Africa and Asia account for 95% of all...
Fistulas
A fistula is a permanent abnormal passageway between two organs in the body or between an organ and the exterior of the body. According to WHO, there are an estimated two...
Abortion
Opposition to abortion is grounded in cultural, religious and individual values, resulting in laws and practices that restrict or deny access to safe abortion. Nevertheless,...