Sex education remains a controversial topic because some remain conservative in dealing with issues like safe sex, premarital sex, teenage pregnancy, HIV and more. However, despite the division on this subject, sex education is already offered in some schools.
Sex Education Not Efficient In Some Countries
Sex education is expected to help teens get informed with safe sex. Unfortunately, it is not efficient in some countries. Parent Herald reported that sex education in the UK is failing teenagers. Meanwhile, Parent Herald also reported that sex education in the U.S. is experiencing a downfall.
However, despite the lack of success of sex education in these countries, it is successful in other parts of the world. Here are the top three countries with the best sex education programs in the world per the Guardian.
3 Countries With The Best Sex Education
1. India - The country promotes a healthy attitude towards gender through YP foundation. This progressive curriculum informs young people about gender equality, sexual diversity and consent. This program offers 14 classes for individuals 12 to 20 years old. This program includes role playing, arts and games.
"Our teaching comes from the place that there are not just biological female and male bodies, but all kinds of bodies, as well as sexually diverse people. Understanding sexual consent is also a big part of what we teach," said Manak Matiyani, director of the foundation.
2. Nigeria - Education as a Vaccine (Eva) set up MyQuestion to allow young people to get answers to their questions about sex through text, phone or social media. This program offers young people anonymous advice from any location at any time, which increases their confidence to open up.
According to Eva, 12,000 to 15,000 questions are sent through text. The founder of Eva, Akinfaderin-Agarau shared that this program aimed to fill the gap because sex education in Nigeria doesn't focus on one's rights and teachers skip subjects that they are uncomfortable with.
3. The Middle East - Ashraf Abumraq, 32, founded Karaz, an Arabic website that provides information and advice about sexual and relationship issues. He realized that there was a problem after meeting a young woman with six children who said, "I'm 25 and I have six children, make it stop' ". The anonymous woman was not aware of contraception.
"There's a lot of stigma so I wanted to help people to educate themselves from the privacy of their home," Abumraq said. His goal to help was misinterpreted alleging that he was setting up a sex shop. However, he was able to get through it because "now communities in Palestine, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria want to help."
Were you surprised that these countries have these initiatives to make sex education effective? Is sex education in your area efficient? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
