Also, they will probably put off having their first child. Yet girls continue to face discrimination in education. The Good News International family planning programs help teens avoid pregnancy and stay in school. International family planning programs work to end job and school discrimination against girls and women, and thus expand the range of life opportunities for girls beyond the traditional roles of wife and mother. Each adolescent has their own, individual needs, depending on how old they are, whether they are sexually active, and if they are single or married.
Boys often have different concerns than girls.
Providing health services to adolescents that include family planning information and services. Involving parents and schools to support kids making the right choices. Helping to end the practice of female genital cutting Helping to end violence against women and girls , forced sex, and trafficking in youth. Helping to increase job and educational opportunities for youth- especially girls . The one billion adolescents alive today are not just a number.