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Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is a curriculum-based process of teaching and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality, reproductive health and rights.
Contrary to what opponents of sexuality education often claim, CSE is not just about sex. When delivered well, it promotes health and well-being, respect for human rights and gender equality, and empowers children and young people to lead safe and productive lives.
Conduct one and three day, Comprehensive Sexuality Education programmes for youth and adolescents, in and out of schools, by the six service delivery points in Ampara,Batticaloa,Koggala, Nuwara Eliya, Seethawaka,and Wathupitiwela.
Adolescents in Sri Lanka (2004) revealed that 6% of 14–19 year olds in school and 22% of out- of-school adolescents had sexual experiences with heterosexual partners. The study also revealed that 10% of in school and 9% out of school adolescents had homosexual relationships. Further, it disclosed that the age of sexual initiation was 15.3
children in Sri Lanka during this transition is insufficient knowledge on basic Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) (UNFPA, 2017). A recent Sri Lankan study confirmed that children did not receive an adequate sexual education from the schools (Jayasooriya & Mathangasinghe, 2019). Another study among the
20 wrz 2019 · Policy Brief 8 - Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Sri Lanka. Publication date. 20 September 2019. English. During adolescence, young people face physical, emotional, and behavioural changes and often make choices relating to their sexual and reproductive health.
10 lip 2017 · Sri Lanka has signed and ratified several international human rights treaties that have established state obligations to provide sexuality education to young people, in and out of school.
