From Barriers to Allies: Supporting parents to create pathways to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in urban and peri-urban settings of Tanzania

This presentation, delivered at the International Conference on Family Planning in November 2018 by Arnold Kabahaula details how we support parents to create pathways to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in urban and peri-urban settings of Tanzania.

Rather than applying the same approach to parental engagement for all girls, we listened for differences.  While some girls desired our assurance of full anonymity in accessing our events, others told us they wanted our help to bring about their parents’ support. In response, we created the option of a pathway for parents to transition to allies, helping them to find their own motivation to support girls in making sexual and reproductive health decisions.