SHE SOARS

International Day of the Girl honours girls’ rights and experiences around the world and celebrates the power of girls everywhere to change the world. In this episode, Madeline and Amal, two of the Youth Champions, are joined by Gloria, an inspiring youth advocate from Kenya, to talk about women’s leadership in the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) space. Learn about Gloria’s journey advocating...

The Youth Champions continue their discussion on inclusive, youth-friendly language with Amanda and Jeremiah of the Youth Advisory Board. They take turns sharing their personal experiences and things to be aware of when meeting people for the first time to ensure everyone feels respected and included. In part 2 of this episode, Amanda and Jeremiah explain resources the Youth Advisory Board are cur...

The way we communicate affects who understands and participates in advocacy and projects. It can either exclude certain groups of young people, or inspire them to take action. To kick off season two, Amal and Nour, two of our Youth Champions, sit down with Amanda and Jeremiah, incredible youth advocates in Uganda and Zambia. Learn about Amanda and Jeremiah’s journeys to becoming members of the You...

Meet Giulia, a youth climate advocate and project officer at the world’s largest alliance for women and young people’s health and wellbeing, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH). Giulia shares how she became involved in global climate justice and some of the challenges that youth commonly face when doing advocacy work. She also explains the surprising impacts of climate...

In honour of World Environment Day, the Youth Champions dive into this pressing issue and what we can do about it. Meet Rebecca, CARE Canada’s Chief of Party for the SHE SOARS* project, who shares how climate change impacts sexual health and rights. Rebecca explains how environmental changes like temperature, flooding and food insecurity, and their link to gender and social norms, negatively affec...

CARE Canada’s Youth Champions, Amal, Lauren and Madeline, chat about what they learned about sex education when they went to school and globally based on their conversations with Jessica from the Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) and Sithembile from Restless Development in Zambia. They compare and contrast the different curriculums, and share their personal experiences ar...

Meet Jessica from the Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), who joins CARE Canada’s Youth Champions to discuss sex education across the country. As a research specialist, Jessica has developed national guidelines and collected youth views on sex education in Canada. She provides insight into the topics covered in Canadian schools, and gaps that still exist. She shares how to...

CARE Canada’s Youth Champions continue their conversation with Sithembile and discuss what the SHE SOARS* project is doing to increase young people’s knowledge about their health and rights. In part 2 of this episode, Sithembile explains the curriculum that is implemented in the girls’ and boys’ groups, which uses participatory activities for learning and youth leadership. Sithembile explains how...

Meet Sithembile, a youth leader and social worker based in Zambia who shares what Comprehensive Sexuality Education looks like for girls in Zambia who are in school and not in school. Sithembile works at Restless Development, a global organization that supports the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. In part 1 of this episode, Sithembile sits down with CARE Canada’s Youth C...

CARE Canada’s Youth Champions, Amal, Lauren and Madeline, continue their conversation with Ruth, a youth activist based in Kenya who supports young people to lead advocacy efforts through the SHE SOARS* project. In part 2 of this episode, the group dives deeper into the role of youth activism and unpacks what it means to have youth meaningfully engage in the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Righ...

Meet Ruth, a youth activist in Kenya who leads advocacy efforts and meaningful youth engagement in the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) space. In part 1 of this episode, CARE Canada’s Youth Champions sit down with Ruth and learn about the work she is doing and some of the ways the SHE SOARS* project is making change on the ground. Ruth explains barriers young women and girls in Ken...

Why are Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) an important topic around the globe? Are young people able to make their own decisions about their health and sexuality, and what informs these decisions? CARE Canada's Youth Champions highlight key issues facing women and girls globally, and examples of what SRHR looks like in reality. They dive into the SHE SOARS* project, which is improv...

What does Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) stand for and what does it look like globally? Why do we want youth voices to lead the conversation about these rights? Join CARE Canada’s Youth Champions, a group of young people from across Canada, on their journey to explore SRH issues and solutions in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia through the SHE SOARS* project, and how this connects to Canadian youth....

The SHE SOARS podcast is a space for passionate young people to discuss why Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) matter and how you can take action! What barriers do young people around the world face in accessing contraception and other health needs? How can youth voices lead to improving their choices and lives? Join CARE Canada’s Youth Champions (YPEC) to explore SRHR challenges and sol...