Analyzing Ype4Ah Project Effort in Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Out of School Adolescents in Lagos and Kano State through Holistic Youth Friendly Services.

Mfonabasi Nancy Ufia, Babajide Daini, Chukwudike Akanegbu
Babajide Daini, DAI
Chukwudike Akanegbu, YPE4AH

In sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is the most populous country with a thriving population of young people who struggle with barriers to accessing accurate information or services on their sexual and reproductive health and so act based on passed down tales or feelings. The YPE4AH project is a key player in this field seeking to redress this struggle and has a current reach of about 40,000 plus out of school adolescents in Lagos and Kano state between the ages of 15 – 19. Holistically approaching these three areas - i) Life skills, ii) Leadership and iii) Livelihood through trainings in a safe space within their communities and utilizing pre and posttest surveys, it is learned that adolescents make better sexual and reproductive health choices when they are better informed and attended to.