I am a teen, preventing risks and getting ready for a job

Área primaria

Education

Modalidad

Prevention

Duración

2018 to 2019

Prioridades del proyecto

HIV/AIDS

Financial Literacy

Productivity and workplace motivation

Teenage pregnancy

Addictions

Alcance

State

Ubicación

Hidalgo

Programas implementados

Yo quiero, yo puedo… prevenir las adicciones

Yo quiero, yo puedo… prevenir embarazos no planeados

Yo quiero, yo puedo… aprender sobre educación financiera

Implement a pilot model of comprehensive development for teens that contributes to their buildling a healthy and productive life plan, through life skills development, risk prevention and preparation for employment.

Project objectives

Increase knowledge on: sexual health, pregnancy prevention, gender violence, legal and illegal substance consumption and good financial practices

Strengthen life skills development. Self-awareness, critical thinking, assertive communication, decision making, negotiation and medium- and long-term planning to handle risky situations

Strengthen youth´s reflection and choosing of healthy, creative and productive life paths, as well as their strategies to manage stress and emotional problems

Build personal agency and intrinsic empowerment to positively influence their peers´ life plans

Contribute to the construction of healthy and productive life paths that break the cycles of poverty and vulnerability that are the current reality for these teens living in marginalized communities with high indices of psychosocial risks

Achievements