I'm In Control

MyKasih with our training partner, LPPKN (National Population and Family Development Board) recently conducted a training entitled 'I'm in Control'.

The objective is to increase the awareness of teenagers on the danger of engaging in unhealthy activities. The training hopes to empower participants to say 'NO' to pre-marital sex and unscrupulous behaviour.

The session took place on March 20, 2010, at a Community Rehabilitation centre in Selayang (PDK Selayang). We were very pleased to receive an overwhelming response from the children of our recipient families between the ages of 15 and 18 years.

A total of 36 participants took part where we encouraged and promoted interaction and teamwork throughout the session. The topics discussed included:

Definition and elements of sexuality
Responsibility to sexually related matters
Abstinence
Awareness of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, AIDS and others

At the end of the programme, participants presented what they understood about the module and their thoughts of the programme. We also managed to gather some comments;

"Now I have more information of HIV and AIDS"

"Always be aware and think very carefully before engaging in sexual activities"

"This is an important issue for teenagers"

"Girls are more empowered to say 'NO' to sex"

"Session is a great platform for teenagers to voice out issues"

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our training partner, LPPKN Selangor for their support and the successful execution of the programme. We certainly look forward to working with them again in the near future.