Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy®
Girls Inc. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy® helps girls identify ways and reasons to avoid early pregnancy and to prevent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Girls acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take charge of and to make informed, thoughtful decisions about their sexual health.
Through interactive, informal learning, girls are encouraged to “own the discovery” that they have the right to be whatever they set their minds to be. The program is focused on motivating girls to make smart choices, either by choosing to postpone sex or by using effective protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
The program fosters girls’ communication skills, provides basic health education, and encourages girls to plan for the future through four age-appropriate components: Growing Together™ (9-11 year olds and their guardians), Will Power/Won't Power™ (12-14 year olds), Taking Care of Business™ (15-18 year olds), and Health Bridge™ (all ages). The first two components have been translated into Spanish as Crecer juntas and Querer/Poder decir “no.”
