This is how it seeks to prevent teenage pregnancies in public schools in Bogotá - Infobae

2022-09-23 18:57:24 By : Ms. Xia Jason

The Secretary of Education of Bogotá joined the 'District Tour of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (EIS)', which will take place in 5 schools in the city with the participatory intervention of more than 2,000 students and 60 teachers and counselors from this sector .It should be noted that in the context of the 'Andean Week for the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy', the administration has managed to approach 23,834 students, 1,470 teachers and 2,803 fathers, mothers and caregivers through pedagogical activities for the prevention of pregnancy in teenagers.Likewise, in the celebration of the Youth Week, the district implemented seven courses aimed at an audience of young people between 14 and 28 years old, with a theme of prevention of early maternity and paternity, using artistic tools as an illustrative means.In addition, with the slogan 'Let's Talk Clearly About Sexuality', the administration will develop, from Monday 19 to 24 September, six activities that will encourage the care and prevention of adolescent pregnancy, such as: urban art, dance, literary graphics, graffiti , freestyle, K-pop group.On the other hand, the winners of these six 'Andean Week' contests will be awarded the following economic incentives: the first place will receive $2,000,000, the second place will receive a total of $1,700,000 and the last one will benefit from $1,500,000.According to the figures offered by the Ministry of Health, in the first semester of 2022 the cases of births in women between 15 and 19 years old decreased to 2,924, highlighting a decrease of 7.4% compared to the first semester of 2021 (3,158 cases). ).Regarding the first period of this year, there were 68 births in women from 10 to 14 years old, compared to 61 cases in the first semester of 2021, that is, an increase of 11.47% in parallel to the first semester of 2021. The localities where the most cases of births were reported, in this age range, were: Ciudad Bolívar (13), Usme (11), Suba (9), Bosa (8) and San Cristóbal (5).On the other hand, the Secretariat for Social Integration, through the Subdirectorate for Youth, has been working directly with communities, institutions and citizens to consolidate the importance of generating educational awareness and thereby guaranteeing sexual and reproductive rights in girls, boys, adolescents and young people.Within the framework of the Early Maternity and Paternity Prevention Project, during the first quarter of 2022, more than 13,930 girls, boys, adolescents, young people, mothers and fathers participated in the awareness and information sessions on sexual and reproductive rights .In addition, for this same period, 2,531 adolescents received information on the promotion of human, sexual and reproductive rights, thanks to the management of seven sexuality fairs, in district educational institutions and public and private universities.On her part, Edna Bonilla, Secretary of Education of the District, represented Colombia at the summit of the 'Transformation of Education' that took place in New York.It should be remembered that this summit was a call made by the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Gutiérrez in order to address the global education crisis in terms of inclusion, quality, equality and relevance.The participation of the Colombian representative was reflected as a penalist in the day of public policy solutions, in a discussion in which she emphasized the importance of making alliances or direct connections with the public-private sector in order to achieve a transformation in education. .Likewise, Edna Bonilla had the opportunity to share the stage with important world figures, such as: Anna Katharina Muller, Minister of Education of Costa Rica;Google's William Florence;Andreas Schleicher, director of education at the OECD;Simon Sommer of the Jacobs Foundation;Balaji Ganapathy of Tata Consultancy Services;Justina Nixon of IBM and Naria Santa Lucía of Microsoft and Balaji GanapathyDuring this day, Bogotá presented several success stories in which the participation of private companies has been presented, in order to contribute to the construction of various programs in favor of education, of which 'Jóvenes a la U' stands out. , 'The 100K Route' and 'My compass towards the future' strategy.“As local governments we have the power to convene different actors to think about education.We must listen to the voice of teachers, students, families, the private sector and young people to implement programs that transform education”, stressed the secretary, Edna Bonilla, during her intervention.Finally, Bogotá continues with its representation at the Summit of Leaders, in which President Gustavo Petro will participate, in order to present commitments with world leaders in favor of SDG 4, to guarantee inclusive, equitable, quality and control education. to ensure the good life of girls, boys and young people in the city and the country.