Feminist and Youth-led Action (FAYA)

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

To demonstrate innovative in-school and out-of-school comprehensive sex education delivery and support policy implementation in Rajasthan, Tanzania and Kenya.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

India, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2018 - 2021

Partner(s)
  • Population Council

Kenya Red Cross Society, Dasra, Population Foundation of India, Muthengo development solutions, Foundation for Civil society limited, Quilt AI, Femina HIP, Centre for the study of adolescence, Kenya Youth Muslim Development Trust

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

APPI, Omidyar

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Religious leaders
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Health and childcare services
  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • Condom distribution
  • Referrals to health services
Life skills education
  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Gender, rights and power
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Social/gender norms change
  • Media campaigns
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved nutrition
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage