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Serving the youth population of rural Nicaragua since 2015

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A message from La Charla Founder Simone Ippoliti

In the summer of 2015, I traveled to Troilo, Nicaragua to implement a pilot program as part of my mastersโ€™ thesis. My research hypothesis was this: a culturally and linguistically appropriate sex-ed program that focuses on empowerment and gender dynamics can decrease the rate of teen pregnancy in rural Nicaragua.

After teaching the sex-ed program to a group of 40 students ages 12-18, I realized that the impact of the program could not be readily determined in a mere 8 weeks. To determine whether the program effectively decreased teen pregnancy rates, I would need to evaluate indicators of sexual behavior, such as feelings of empowerment, sexual health knowledge and willingness to use contraception. For these indicators, I would need to evaluate the program over a greater length of time and, to do that, I would need people to teach the program once I returned the US. I quickly realized that the classes were most successful when the students led one another in dynamic discussion on more sensitive issues and I served more as a facilitator than lecturer. Through this, the peer-led model was born.

Thank you for visiting our page and taking time to learn about La Charla.

Sincerely,
Simone Ippoliti

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