Background
There are increasing rates of teenage pregnancy. In Clara and Gobah towns, anecdotal information shows that teenage pregnancy and incidences of abortion are common, though grossly under-reported in the ministry of health official statistics. Much as adolescents are initiating sexual debut, uptake of contraceptives is low thereby contributing to adverse health and social related outcomes such as abortion, teenage pregnancies, and school dropout for girls. A combination of individual, socio-cultural, and systemic factors is undermining uptake of modern contraceptives, affecting majorly adolescents.

About the project
The project aimed at increasing knowledge and access to quality family planning and post-abortion care services among adolescents in Clara and Gobah Towns, Liberia. Activities conducted were; two stakeholder meetings, a baseline survey, one training for 25 health professional staff nurses in family planning and post abortion care management skills, one coaching session with health professional staff on the use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), human rights-based approach in patient care, and management of sexual violence and coercion, six health talks in three schools, two community dialogues and one radio talk show on SRHR.

Results
Increased number of adolescent girls accessing pills and injectables from 33% to 40%, increased number of   adolescents accessing condoms from 25% to 36%, slight increase in the number of adolescents accessing counselling and testing services for STIs and HIV from 20% to 24%

Year: 2018/2019.