National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Summit

The adolescent summit is an event that brings 300 adolescents girls and boys together for 2 days in Freetown, Sierra Leone from July 18-19, 2023. The theme of the summit is Empowering Adolescents girls to make own decision about pregnancy and marriage. Key Government officials including the Ministers for Health, Education, Gender and Children's Affairs and the Inspector General of Police and other influential adults will participate in the  Sexual Health and protection accountability panel. Adolescents will show case their learning in the life skills, gender equality and sexual and reproductive health sessions. The digital sexual and reproductive health learning App- ''Me body me right'' will be lunched for national uptake to promote age appropriate and culturally sensitive  information and service directory and referral on SGBV. The VOICES video- a documentary of parental testimonials of creating enabling environment for supporting adolescent sexual and reproductive health choices and promoting  gender transformation in the homes and communities will be featured.

This is a Closed event – participation only by invitation

For more info. reach out to: Dr. Modupe Oladunni, Taiwomodupe.taiwo@savethechildren.org