HIV awareness programme for Peers and Youths (HAPPY) project coordinator Siti Kailene Jazlan Kashfi called on youth to abstain from engaging in risky behaviours leading to sexually transmitted infections (STI), unplanned pregnancies and early marriage.
She said this during an address to some 150 students from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls Arabic Religious Secondary School (SUAMPRIPAHS) recently during the Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council’s (BDAIDSCouncil) HAPPY programme as part of a school awareness initiative.
She also shared the latest local statistics on STIs and teenage pregnancy, highlighting the age and gender groups most affected by these issues.
HAPPY is a youth-led project designed to spread HIV awareness, including information on teenage pregnancy and STIs.
The interactive programme uses audio-visual presentations and engaging activities to communicate its messages, adapted to fit the local settings. – James Kon
