BREAKING ALL BARRIERS (BAB) PROJECT – SEXUALITY EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES- Raising Awareness of their Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights & Challenges.
BAB is funded by VOICE in Nigeria. VOICE is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the managing Consortium of OXFAM NOVIB/HIVOS.
This Eighteen-month project was designed by Festus Fajemilo Foundation and its partner Centre for Youth Studies. It was borne out of the passion of the Festus Fajemilo Foundation for the holistic development and well-being of children and youngsters with disabilities
AND DESIGNED TO:
- Improve public understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health rights (SRHRs) of young persons with disabilities
- Improve public understanding of available treaties/instruments on Sexual and Reproductive Health rights of young persons with disabilities
- Sustain societal awareness and acceptance of young persons with disabilities via organized forums, publications and social media outreaches.
- Strengthen capacity of networks of advocates (especially young adults) to sustain social and policy advocacy on Sexual and Reproductive Health rights of young persons with disabilities.
- Increase capacity of young persons with disabilities to have improved self-esteem through life skills training
BAB APPROACH:
The project intends to train Adolescent advocates (210 secondary school students) in Agege Local government through their schools’ Guidance counsellors. These students will in turn train their peers with disabilities to become advocates of SRHRs. Adolescent advocates will also generate more advocates via established BAB club in the target schools.
BAB CLUB OBJECTIVES:
- Create awareness amongst government authorities and other stakeholders on the rights of young persons with disability and advocate for their inclusion, especially with respect to their Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) rights
- Multi-stakeholders forum to access level of understanding of disability issues and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges faced by young persons with disability.
- Train and raise advocates for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) rights of young persons with disability.
- Promote respect and human rights of young persons with disability
- Re-orientation of stakeholders for collective action on behalf of young persons with disability
- Ultimately, to train young persons with disability to be Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) rights Advocates for their peers
VISION
The vision of BAB is to promote the inclusion of young persons with disabilities in Sexual and Reproductive Health care services and by extension encourage the integration of their sexual and reproductive rights in National Strategies and programmes.
MISSION
To raise awareness of the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights of young persons with disabilities among the general public and reduce discrimination and stigmatisation against them in the pursuit of their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights.
