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6 meetings with participation of 93 young people were held in 6 Women Support Centres throughout a month. Recently boys also show interest in the meetings together with the girls.

Young people were interested in the themes discussed in July: ethics, esthetics, sexual education.

The last theme of the meetings was topical for some and unacceptable (some said that this was not the subject for discussion) for others. But the story of a girl in one of the collective centres made everyone think: a girl was ill for long time. Doctors could not explain the reason. She was advised to visit a gynecologist. Her parents protested. They said that she was too young to visit a gynecologist. But when she finally visited a doctor, it turned out that she had an ovary cyst.

This is a good example that one should not have a stereotype attitude to the issues of sexual education. Young people should be provided with necessary information.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst  (Germany)