Updates from the Bate-Papo Sem Tabus Project

The Mozambican Ministry of Health has approved SRHR interpersonal communication materials for adolescents, including a guide to facilitate community dialogues to promote communication between parents and children, within the scope of the implementation of the ‘Bate-Papo Sem Tabus’ (Chat without
These materials were produced by ICRH Mozambique in partnership with the health promotion department of the Ministry of Health (MISAU, with funds from the Government of Flanders). This resulted in 9 posters and 2 leaflets with information on SRH for adolescents, filling the gap in materials for this group, and more specifically for younger adolescents (10 to 14 years old), adolescents with disabilities and their parents.
ICRHM and MISAU started the follow-up process of the implementation of these communication materials to bring about behavioural change in communities in the Magude and Moamba districts (Maputo Province).