The project focuses on eight departments in the mountainous northwestern region of the country. The waiting room at the Adolescent Health Center has a computer program that answers many questions on sexual and reproductive health for youth who may otherwise be embarrassed to ask.
Youth care for dolls programmed to cry when they have needs to be met.
Youth can visualize the negative consequences of premature parenthood, in terms of the costs to their personal development. Guatemala's northern forest is the largest and most biologically diverse in Central America. The total fertility rate there is the highest in the country, at 6.8 children per woman. The youth peer educators will be trained to inform young people about dual protection, distribute condoms and make referrals to the clinic. The project is training a team comprising a doctor, nurse, and counselor from each of the 20 state hospitals in Guatemala.