Youth
Breakthrough ACTION is committed to integrating youth issues throughout its work.
By partnering with youth and youth-serving organizations, the project enhances young people’s capacity to affect social change within their communities and beyond. From these collaborations, social and behavior change approaches are designed to address factors uniquely impacting young people’s lives. The project’s scope encompasses established issues, such as vaccine and family planning uptake, and a growing emphasis on diversity equity and inclusion. For instance, recent initiatives address youth mental health and more effectively involving sexual and gender minorities in family planning and reproductive health programs. Through these efforts, Breakthrough ACTION empowers young people to drive positive change in their communities and ensures their voices are heard in critical public health discussions, ultimately fostering more inclusive and effective interventions.
Focus On
Breaking Taboos
The Merci Mon Héros (Thank you, my hero) campaign leveraged radio, television, community activities, print media, and social media to bring young people and adults together to overcome taboos and increase social acceptance of youth access to family planning, contraception, and reproductive health information and services.
Resources and results are available in English and French.
Featured Resources
Advancing Inclusion of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in FP and SRH Programs
This brief describes seven ways family planning and sexual and reproductive health programs can include sexual and gender minority youth.
Community Empathways Dialogue Results Brief
This brief describes an effort to gauge whether the cards contributed to reducing barriers for youth to access family planning/reproductive health services.
Gender Equity Today for Youth (GET 4 Youth) Pilot Package
The Gender Equity Today for Youth (GET 4 Youth) Pilot Package aims to create a gender-equitable environment in which 10–14 year olds can grow and thrive.
Courses and
Toolkits
