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Blog and Take Action on Amplify's International Youth Day Blog-a-thon:
August 8-14, 2010
Today, nearly half the world's population — more than 3 billion people — are under the age of 25. Together, we as young people can work together to leverage our voices on program and policy decision-making bodies that determine whether young people have access to comprehensive youth sexual and reproductive health information and services.
Globally:
- Each year, 15 million young women ages 15 to 19 give birth, of which 13 million are in developing countries.
- Pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death for young women ages 15 through 19.
- At the same time, almost half of all new HIV infections worldwide occur among young people ages 15 to 24.
- Young women are more vulnerable to the HIV epidemic than men — 62 percent of infected youth are female.
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The theme for this year's International Youth Day is "Dialogue and Mutual Understanding." Here are some questions to help you write. How are young people participating in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs and policies affecting your community? How do socio-cultural issues play a role in shaping attitudes about young people and their perceived role within society? How are young leaders actively working to improve the sexual and reproductive health of their peers? What is needed to address young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world?
But don't stop there — you can also use this opportunity to thank or ask your Representatives to support legislation that will help young people like you around the world access comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive health services, and contraception.
Tell your Representatives to co-sponsor the Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010, a groundbreaking piece of legislation that would fundamentally transform U.S. foreign assistance policy into a human-rights framework and that specifically addresses the needs of young people globally.
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