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Agricultural
Colleges Sporting Gala report
Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team
(SAYWHAT)
May 31, 2009
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Executive
Summary
Students and Youth working
on reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT) carried on with its
annual commitment of participating during the Agricultural Gala.
SAYWHAT whose mandate is to enhance participation of youth and students
in programs of their sexual and reproductive Health and Rights identifies
opportunities like the Agricultural Gala to disseminate information
and ensure knowledge sharing as well as establish a bases for advocacy
by identifying students reproductive concerns. In conjunction with
other stakeholders SAYWHAT partners the Ministry of Agriculture
for this annual event.
Rio Tinto College of
Agriculture hosted the 2009 gala where more than 1000 students participated.
SAYWHAT packaged a comprehensive program that ranged from Voluntary
Counselling and Testing, Information provision, Drama and Quiz Competitions,
Sanitary Wear campaign to Condom sale and Advocacy. The National
Coordinating Committee and the Local Coordinating Committee of the
hosting college with technical and financial support from the secretariat
planed all the activities that were carried during the one week
long sporting gala.
SAYWHAT and Batsirai
Support group from Kwekwe ensured that Voluntary Testing and Counselling
services were accessible to students and the immediate community.
A total of 196 were tested and among them 116 were females and 80
males. This provision was initiated to carter for the service which
in most cases lacks in some agricultural colleges.
SAYWHAT also takes VCT
as an entry point to positive living and the broader managemen of
HIV as well as the central pillar for the "Kicking Stigma
out of Agriculture Colleges" Campaign.
Trained Peer Educators
from the Local Coordinating Committee managed the Information Booth
of SAYWHAT. The Booth provided Information, Education and Communication
materials including T-Shirts on the broad aspects of SRHR. The booth
also hosted small group discussions and condom demonstrations.
Under the Sanitary Wear
campaign in partnership with Clovit a sanitary wear manufacturer
provided sanitary pads for female students at a subsidized price.
The price was friendly to students and it increased the uptake of
this essential service that most female students complain of not
being affordable.
SAYWHAT took the competition
to quiz and drama on issues of Gender, Male Circumcision, HIV treatment,
care and support and reproductive health and rights. These activities
were essential in exploring reproductive health issues in a creative
manner that attracted and retained interest from the students. There
were edutainment evenings that used tools such as film aided learning
to inspire discussions. To enhance interest on its activities with
students SAYWHAT continues to sponsor various trophies for competitions.
The Sporting
Gala Remains an Important platform to provide services and engage
students on SRHR and concerns from such events shall continue to
inspire the focus of the institution.
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