Informed, capacitated youth communities promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe Youth Leaders

The youth leader exchange will support DRCY?s partnership project with ZRCS focusing on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe almost one in three girls are married before the age of 18 Evidence shows that a limited access to education and information elevates the risk of early marriages This creates a vulnerable youth with limited possibilities for their future making especially girls prone to marginalization by being both young and female The youth leader exchange will support and facilitate youth-led initiatives in cooperation with ZRCS core volunteers by focusing on capacitating youth to negotiate, reflect and understand the consequences of their choices, and strengthen the Zimbabwean youth?s ability to make healthy and empowered choices Concretely, the youth leaders will be contributing with vast experience with regards to and youth-to-youth approaches including key Life Skills and Sprint