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As part of our activities for World AIDS Day, the Youth Advocates Group was at the university community in Gwagwalada, Abuja, with some youth groups from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and other stakeholders to sensitize the general public on HIV/AIDS and distribute condoms and stickers.
It was so much fun. I got different responses from people. Some people were so glad, especially the guys, since most of them were on their way home for the Sallah break. Some other guys asked me to give myself for the condom sampling! Some were even trying to take extras to hoard.
While I was distributing the condoms, this elderly woman called me over and said “why are you distributing condoms? Don’t you know that it will encourage people to commit sin?” There were other young people around who supported her statement. I was going to give it back to her HOT, but I decided not to. Then I explained to her that distributing condoms isn’t about encouraging anybody to have sex, but giving them a choice to protect themselves, because whether we admit it or not, people engage in different kinds of sexual activities.
It is amazing to me that with the rate at which people are getting infected with STI’s and HIV, some people still think that giving condoms to people to protect themselves is a sin.
Oh Nigerians, wake up! The youths are slipping away. The ones you call the leaders of tomorrow, the future of today. Imagine if every young Nigerian engaged in sexual activity without protection… I’ll leave you with the result of your imagination.
We all need to wake up. Condoms are not to encourage sexual activities, but if at any time we choose to “enter d place”, enter with a condom. Food for thought.
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by Anatic09
You are such an awesome world-changer. I am so proud of you and everything that you do in Nigeria, and what an amazing example you set for people to stand up, find a problem, and actively work to fix it. You're an inspiration!
Leah
Awwww! Leah, thank you so much.