Perseverance

ISSUE:
Students at Mahembe primary school (up to fifteen years of age) receive no education on reproductive health or body maturation. Students who have begun to menstruate do not have a safe place to change during school, and the drop out rate for girls because of unwanted pregnancy has increased in recent years.

SOLUTION:
The seventeen team members of Perseverance will provide reproductive health and sexual education for the teenage students, teachers, and parents of Mahembe's primary school. They will also teach lessons on puberty and body maturation. Perseverance will build showers and secure latrines for Mahembe's female students.

IMPACT:
Perseverance aims to decrease rates of unplanned and unwanted pregnancies among Mahembe's girls and to provide students with an understanding of body maturation and reproductive health. They will keep more female students in class, even during their menstrual periods, by building showers and safe latrines.