It’s About More than Just Sex: Curricula and Other Educational Materials on Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health

This interactive toolkit shares a collection of curricula and supplemental materials designed to improve youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH). The editors of the compilation chose materials they found to be "specific, structured, and targeted while culturally adaptable and appropriate for low-resource settings." The toolkit was developed in order to help support comprehensive SRH education programmes, which aim to provide information for youth to be able to make good decisions about their SRH. Topics covered in the materials include abstinence, body image, contraception, gender, human growth and development, human reproduction, pregnancy, relationships, safer sex, prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), attitudes and values, anatomy and physiology, sexual orientation, and sexual pleasure.

According to the toolkit, the materials are intended for group SRH education (either adult or peer-led). They seek to provide "objective and scientifically and medically accurate information that meet one or more of the following goals intended to help youth: understand human sexuality and puberty, form healthy relationships, prevent or delay pregnancy, prevent or reduce risk of HIV and other STIs and prevent sexual coercion, sexual violence, or transactional sex."
The toolkit consists of 3 sections:

• Section 1: Material design for adult-led education
• Section 2: Material design for peer-led education
• Section 3: Supplemental materials and games

The toolkit was produced by FHI 360 on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG).