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Peer Educators lead the way: How London Borough of Lambeth lowered teenage pregnancy rates and improved sex education

Objectives

The objective of the peer education programme is to use young people aged 14 -19 to raise awareness about sex and relationship matters and to positively influence other young people in Lambeth.  Working with schools colleges and the youth service, peer educators deliver workshops that take place in classrooms, at ‘health days’ and with youth groups. The workshops are designed by the peer educators. The project works with teachers, youth workers and sexual health agencies to make sure that the workshops compliment and add to the young people’s learning.

The workshops are designed to:

  • Challenge attitudes
  • Explore beliefs
  • Campaign for greater understanding of others
  • Promote responsibility for self and others
  • Encourage respect for self and others
  • Support young people’s right to make informed choices
  • Promote young people’s right to have access to, and information about services

About this case study
Main Contact

John Tatam
Governance
International

email:
john.tatam@govint.org

Andrea Legal-Miller
Youth Education Co-ordinator,
Lambeth Youth Council

email:
alegal_miller@hotmail.com

 

Governance International Associate John Tatam provided Governance International with this case study on 9 July 2010.

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