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9 Young Talk, March 2009 

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Sex Education for primary schools

• Know your rights

• Stay in school
• Delay sex

Dear Young talkers this time we look at teenage pregnancy. It is

one of the problems that comes with early sex. Read stories told by young
people like you who are out of school because of having early sex. Read
carefully and learn.

Hard to be a I regret having sex

young father
I was in P7 and had sex with
my girlfriend who was 12 in P5.
She got pregnant. I loved her
and decided to marry her. I
have faced many problems.
I lack money and can not
support my family. I am an
orphan. I dig to help my family.
Study when you can.
Do not hurry to have sex.
Martin, Kumi
What do you learn from Martin and Susan’s stories? You would not want to suffer like them.
So, delay sex until you are old enough to handle the results. If you are having sex, you can stop.
We are staying safe from early
pregnancy. We are not having sex.
I had a boyfriend when I was 12 in P7. I liked him and when
he asked for sex, I accepted. At first I was scared, but he said
he loved me, I felt safe.
ging. I
I am so tired from dig
After two months, I went back to school. I fell sick. I was have nothing to ea t, or give
checked and found pregnant. I was sent away from school. at ca n I do ?
to my baby. Wh
My parents were disappointed. I told them about my boyfriend.
He was forced to pay a cow and sh 300,000/=.
But I failed to push the baby. I was operated on. After birth my
uncle took me to sell in his shop, I regret having sex. Ann is 14, she got pregnant in P6. The boy
does not help her. She digs to get money.
I would still be in school. Susan, 13, Soroti
You are too young to
have children and
look after them well.
Becoming a parent
at an early age takes
away your chances of
having a better life.
HIV/AIDS facts
HIV is found in
four liquids:
blood, semen,
vaginal fluids
and breast milk.
HIV is not found in air.

It is spread mostly through sex. It can

also be passed on from a mother to her
unborn baby or newly born during birth
Early sex leads to: or during breastfeeding.
l HIV/ STD infection
l Dropping out of school HIV may also be transmitted through
Gloria, Aggie and Maria l Imprisonment blood transfusion and unclean
St John Bosco Katende PS, l Rejection by your parents instruments
Mpigi l Suffering with pregnancy
l Operation or dying while giving birth
l Shame to you and your parents
Delay sex... it is safe and healthy for you.
YOUNG TALK IS FOR TEACHERS AND PUPILS IN P5, P6 AND P7
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Pregnancy does not mean marriage Avoid early

Think of the way you can correct your mistake, go back to school pregnancy
GIRLS and BOYS:
Ask for forgiveness
Iam sorry I did not listen
Show your parents that your are sorry to your advice.
for your actions. Ask them to forgive I will not do it again
you. Show that you have changed
and will not misbehave again.

I am sorry I did not

listen to your advice.
I will not do it again

l Boys and girls do not

involve yourself in early
sex.
l Talk to your friends about
the dangers of early sex.
l Avoid bad friends.
l Report anyone who tries to
ask you for sex to your
teachers, parents or
guardian.
I got pregnant when I was in P6,
Vivian Kityo Wakisa
I felt so bad about it. My boyfriend tried to make me abort, but I refused.
He ran away. My parents were not happy with me. I was sent away. His
parents accepted me to live with them. But my parents later accepted
Going through
me back home. I gave birth and they are willing to take me back to early pregnancy
Abortion is dangerous school. This makes me happy.
Harriet, Kumi
As you seek help from par-
My cousin who was 12 got
Harriet, thank you for being a very strong girl. It is good your parents ents and relatives.
pregnant. She did not tell
her parents. She went to are willing to take you back to school. Be grateful and thankful to them.
l Go to hospital near
an old woman who Reward your parents by reading hard.
you as soon as you

helped her to abort. know you are
She nearly died and that Every one makes mistakes. pregnant.
is how we found out. However, one mistake should not lead to another.
Adepo Scovia, 13, Do not run into marriage, abortion or ending your life. l Go back every time
Teso Boarding PS, Ask for forgiveness and change your behaviour you are told to do so.
Soroti
What do you learn l Eat well and rest
from this story? enough.
Do you think In case you are forced into sex: l Sleep under a treated
Scovia’s cousin did l Tell someone especially an adult mosquito net to avoid
the right thing? l Go to a hospital and ask malaria.
Abortion can lead to; about drugs that can stop
• Death
• Damage of your sexual organ FOR TEACHERS
l
you from getting HIV
Report to the police before
l

Deliver your baby in
a big hospital be
• Infections Help your pupils taking a bath cause you may need
• Barrenness get and read Young Talk an operation.

GET HELP
Dear teachers when you get
Young Talk
l Ask pupils in P5-P7 to form
groups of 8-10. Visit or call any of these places
l Give each group a copy of for counseling and support:
Young Talk to read together.
l Ask the pupils to identify hard Mirembe pregnancy crisis home,
words and discuss with them. Martin road, Old Kampala
Keep doing that for all the
Wakisa Pregnancy crises
copies that you receive Namirembe road, Old Kampala
throughout the term. Tel. 0414576 087 Gulu Youth Centre
l Make sure that each pupils Tel. 0471 432 917
Mr Gyaviira Ssimbwa of University Hills Naguru Teenage Centre
PS Mukono recieves a football and netball
gets a chance to read
YoungTalk. Kiswa Health Centre-Bugolobi, Kampala Kitgum Youth Centre Tel. 0471 439 680
from STF’s Denis Pato. His pupils sent the Tel. 0414 288 304/0414 288097 Any health centre/hospital nearest to you
most number of letters in November 2008.
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Sara’s uncle is surprised about the stove. DICTIONARY

Smokeless:
He wonders whether anyone else knows about it. Burning with little or
Now an excited uncle wants it to be a little secret. no smoke
He can not wait to tell the chief about the new Secret:
stove. Sara gives the easy to light and smokeless A thing that should
not be known by other
stove as a gift to her uncle and Auntie. When the people
THE SPECIAL GIFT uncle tries to touch the stove, it burns his finger. Excited:
Being happy

....YOU LEARNT THIS AT

SCHOOL ? DOES ANYONE I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S
GOOD ! NOW WE’LL AND I’LL COME OVER HIM. OH NO !
ELSE KNOW ABOUT THIS ?
JUST KEEP OUR LITTLE BRING THE CHIEF IT’S CRACKED !
SECRET TO OURSELVES, TO SEE IT IN THE
ONLY MAMA OH I DO !...I ONLY
MORNING.
AND GRANDMA. WON’T WE ? WISH HE WOULD
GIVE US A LITTLE
MORE TIME.

YES SIR !

SARA TAKES SOME FIREWOOD AND

LIGHTS UP THE STOVE. IN A SHORT TIME
A GOOD FIRE IS BURNING
LET’S LOOK AT THE
IT WILL NEVER BE DESIGN AGAIN AND FIX IF IT DOESN’T WORK BY
LOOKS LIKE THE CRACK.
READY ON TIME !.... TOMORROW. YOUR UNCLE
THE TOP’S
WILL GO WILD...
NOT STRONG WHAT DID WE DO
ENOUGH. WRONG ?

GOOD MORNING. IS THE STOVE WORKING ? WE WANT TO SEE IT TOO ! WHAT WAS THAT ?....IT’S BROKEN.
THE CHIEF IS COMING SOON !
YOU WANT ME TO BE THE LAUGHING
STOCK OF THE WHOLE VILL.....
GOOD MORNING
UNCLE. GOOD
MORNING AUNTIE.

AH...THERE’S VERY LITTLE HMM...LET ME SEE

CALM DOWN MY SON.
IT’S NOT THE STOVE.
IT’S ZINGO
SMOKE. WE MUST HAVE HOW HOT IT IS....
ONE TOO. LITTLE MARIA IS
OUCH ! IT’S SO
COUGHING ALL THE TIME.
HOT ALREADY !

THE CHIEF ARRIVES AT UNCLE’S COMPOUND FOLLOWED BY A

IT WORKS UNCLE ! ITS MY ....SPEC...SPECIAL GIFT, EH ? YOU REALLY ARE ELECTRICITY ! ELECTRICITY,
EH ? A VERY INTERESTING
LARGE CROWD. UNCLE HAS TOLD EVERYONE ABOUT HIS NEW STOVE.
SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU AND QUITE A CLEVER LITTLE GIRL, SOMETIMES. BUT NOW,
SUBJECT. I COULD BE THE
AUNTIE FOR THE WAY YOU HAVE TELL ME...ERM. WHAT WOULD YOU BE STUDYING
FIRST MAN IN THE VILLAGE COME AND SEE
HELPED ME IN SCHOOL... IF YOU WENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOL ? TO GET ELECTRICITY. HAH ! THE STOVE.
UM...THAT IS, AH...IF YOUR FATHER HAHA ! HAHA! HAHA !
SENDS THE SCHOOL MONEY.

YOUNG TALK IS FOR TEACHERS AND PUPILS IN P5, P6 AND P7

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Girls like playing with me. I don’t like playing with

them. What can I do? Rubongeya Joshua, Buhinga
PS, Kabarole
At certain ages, boys do not like playing with girls. This
is different from person to person. If you do not like to
play with girls, you can tell them politely that you are
not interested. They should respect that.

I am 15, when I see a girl, I get an erection and

sperms come out. Sometimes I feel like having sex.
Please help. OM, 15, Moroto Army PS
What comes out when you get erection is semen and
not sperms. Getting erections is natural. However, if
it happens every time you see a girl, then it becomes avoid
e de la yi ng se x to stay in school and
a problem because girls are everywhere. You need to We ar
pils of Mayuge PS
focus your thoughts on other important things apart early pregnancy. Pu
from girls. Even if you feel like having sex, it does not
mean that you have to. Erections cool on their own and sexual partners. What can I do? school and after testing for HIV. duce? Nabwire Eresi, Bukobe
go away. Having sex may bring you problems like early AL, Akwari Kwar PS, Kumi Have you tested for HIV with your Maboke PS, Busia
fatherhood, HIV, STDs and dropping out of school. Are boyfriend? You can get HIV/ STDs
you able to look after a home and a baby at 15 years? My dear, do not have sex for and also become pregnant. Please Oh yes, she will produce. A girl
You are not. sweets and pancakes. You are stop taking his things. who throws her pads in the latrine
going to destroy yourself and your is clean and responsible.The latrine
It is now one month since I started seeing white future. Wait for the right person Is it true that a girl who throws is one of the best places to throw
spots that look like flour mixed with water, coming and the right time.This can be after her pads in the latrine will pro- pads.
out of my penis. What could that be? Ongom T, 14,
Layibi Central PS, Gulu
We cannot tell what this spot is without seeing it. KNOW YOUR BODY - Having pimples is natural
Please visit a hospital or a clinic and let a medical person
look at that spot.
I have alot of pimples on my face. friends must also be having them.
Some people say there are condoms for young I feel bad about it. What can I do? You do not have to feel bad.As you
people. Is that true? Nalutaya B, 14, Apio Grace, 14, P7, Kitante PS, grow they will go away.
Timothy Bunyere PS, Masaka Kampala
You can however control them
No dear, there are no condoms for young people. Pimples are a normal body change, by washing your face with clean
They are for adults only. That is why children should which happens during adoles- water and soap everyday.
delay sex until they are adults and have found a wife cence. Nearly every adult has ever
or husband. They should test for HIV and agree to be had pimples. Some of your
faithful to each other.

I have a boyfriend. He buys me sweets and pan-

cakes. He usually asks me for sex. But he has other Be ware of child sacrifice Advice
My mother died of AIDS.
Child sacrifice is a crime that is common in our society.

Win a Book Make sure it does not happen to you:

l Do not take lifts and gifts from people you do not
know.
When I fell sick, I also tested
positive. I live with my cousin.
But her husband asks me
for sex whenever she is not
l Avoid walking at night and in lonely places.
l Stay alert and be aware of your surrounding. around. I fear to tell her. What
Write and
tell us when you said l Walk with friends. can I do? I do not want to
NO to sex. Tell us the full l If you think someone is following you,change pass on the HIV. N.H P7, 15
story. Best 10 stories win directions. Marumbu PS, Kyenjojo
story books. l Tell your parents whenever you are leaving home.
l Do not accepts eats from strangers. Please advise NH Send your advice
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