Youth Adolescent Caring Organisation in Zambia

14/09/2021

Good evening family and friends

28/03/2021

good afternoon family

08/09/2017

Miles Eugene the spokesperson for YACOZ at DREAMS programme in makeni villa St Daniels..

20/08/2017

Do you know what the Anti GBV Act is? It is the Law that provides for protection of Victims of Gender Based Violence, establishment of the Anti-GBV committee, establishment of the Anti-GBV fund. It is there to; protect the victims of GBV, give guidance on how to go about the GBV cases and classify cases of GBV. Read all about it in Anti-GBV Act booklet by the Prisoners' Future Foundation.

26/07/2017

30 BROADWAY SCHOOL GIRLS PREGNANT

Over 30 school girls have in the last two years fallen pregnant at Broadway secondary school in Kabwe.

This came to light when Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube and staff from the Kabwe District education board toured the school.

Head teacher, Kizito Kalonga says the school recorded 21 cases of pregnant girls last year while so far this year 12 are already expecting.

Mr Kalonga says most of the girls that have fallen pregnant rent houses in urban Kabwe because their parent’s homes are in the rural parts of Kabwe district

He was however quick to exonerate male teachers as being responsible.

19/07/2017

Myth 2: Straight people don’t have to worry about HIV infection

Fact: HIV is 16-18 times more likely to be transmitted through a**l s*x rather than vaginal s*x. But not only men have a**l s*x.
Furthermore, the definition MSM (men who have s*x with men) was established to define ALL men who have s*x with men, regardless of their s*xual orientation.

concerns us all, and believing that one is safe just because of their s*xual orientation is very dangerous.
Every time you sleep with someone, you also sleep with their past.

Thanks to .ca for this amazing campaign!!!

18/07/2017

Eugene Njobvu Habenze.
Telling us to stay away from premature s*x.

08/07/2017

CHILD MARRIAG
"Three months ago, my parents sat me down and told me I was no longer their responsibility. They wanted me to move out and start a life of my own. When stranger paid a bride to my parents, things moved faster than I expected. I had no say in the matter. I didn't choose this life and I'm not happy here. I want to escape but I am afraid my parents wouldn't take me back. Sometimes it is hard to defy our parents because it is disrespectful, but we can't continue to allow them to make choices that are bad for us. It was my wish to finish school and become a nurse but I guess that will never happen because my husband won't allow me to further my studies. Now instead of going to school, I spend the whole day doing chores, washing dishes, cleaning and cooking.' , 17 years old.
Q. Did Agnes want to get married? Why did she get married, if she didn't want to?how does she feel about her marriage? Why? How does she feel about her future? Why? What do you think about her situation?

05/07/2017

Evidence for Action - Accelerate Access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Services

2014
13,275 primary school girls dropped out of school due to pregnancy, only 5,322 later returned. While in secondary schools, 3,103 girls dropped out and 2,069 returned.

2015
11,989 primary school girls dropped out of school due to pregnancy, only 5,217 later returned. In secondary schools, 3,136 girls dropped out and 2,047 returned.

Source: Ministry of General Education

28/06/2017

Let's all stand up to fight against teen pregnancy in Zambia. Together we can do it..

26/06/2017

Wow that's amazing!!!

South Africa recently launched a five-year plan to improve the country’s response to HIV, TB and s*xually transmitted infections.

26/06/2017

One of the answers someone give on the question we asked, the question was should we teach about condoms or distribute them in churches?

OK I have a negative and positive view to this......
* It may encourage the people you're distributing these condoms to continue having s*x and we all know that the church the Bible in particular discourages s*x before marriage and adultery as this is not right!

* This act also makes people think that they can sleep with anyone as long they have won a condom,hence high risks of r**e and defilement

* It may also lessen the spread of HIV/AIDS and early pregnancies as people will think of protection first before having s*x

* But if you ask me I'd suggest that as an organization you work on discouraging s*x...tell the people about the dangers and all the consequences of s*x so that the use of condoms is minimized plus condoms do break so they are not 100%

17/06/2017

We would like to know what youths and adolescent think concerning the followin statement.
1.Can disclosure of ones HIV status when tested positive
(a)lead to stigma and discrimination?
(b).stop stigma and discrimination?
(c).prevent the transmittion of the virus?
(d).increase the transmittion of the virus?
be honest in answering the question.

14/06/2017

CHAINAMA Hills Hospital has warned that the growing trend among women of mixing powdered to***co, locally known as ‘insunko’, with other drugs to stimulate their bodies for s*xual purposes has potential to make them violent.

And Hospital senior nursing officer Mary Banda has disclosed that Chainama Hills Hospital attends to about 120 men with mental challenges caused by drug abuse monthly, which they attribute to pressure of providing for their families.

Mrs Banda said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that powdered to***co is highly addictive, especially when mixed with other drugs, and can lead to a person becoming violent.

“It is not scientifically proven that insunko can stimulate someone s*xually. Some people might even be depressed by it instead of being stimulated,” Mrs Banda said. http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=102712

CHAINAMA Hills Hospital has warned that the growing trend among women of mixing powdered to***co, locally known as ‘insunko’, with other drugs to stimulate their bodies for s*xual purposes has potential to make them violent.

13/06/2017

To promote SRHR for all!!!

06/06/2017

FIVE GOALS OF ARVs (ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY )
1.DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF VIRUSES IN THE BLOOD.
the goal is to reduce the amount of virus in the blood to a level that the virus cannot be detected in the blood. (remember,it is still there,we just cannot measure it.
2.SUPPORT AND HELP THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
When the client is on ART the immune system should get stronger and the CD4 cell count should rise.the immune system can then fight the infection better.
3.REDUCES HIV RELATED ILLNESSES AND DEATHS.
ART usually stops or slows the progression of HIV infection.development of opportunistic infections (ois) is unlikely.
4.IMPROVE THE CLIENTS QUALITY OF LIFE.
Clients often gain weight are less fatigued and generally feel better when taking ART.
5.REDUCES THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV TO OTHERS.
people on ART can still transmit the virus to others.however,ART decreases the amount of viruses in the body.a person is less likely to transmit the HIV to others if s/he has lower level of virus in the blood.