The sex education program, with an emphasis on respect and human rights, also seeks to help curb violence — including gender violence — that makes El Salvador one of the world's most dangerous places.
PANCHIMALCO, El Salvador —Deep in the lush hills of Panchimalco, in a community south of the capital of San Salvador, a"centro escolar"or school stands in a no-man's land between two gang-controlled territories. Because it's a neutral zone, the young men act like regular students, even playing soccer scrimages against members of the opposing gang.
Violence in gang-held territories in El Salvador runs deep. It's weaved into the social fabric so seamlessly, that at first it’s imperceptible. But it’s there, present in that fear that pounds hard against people’s chests. It's the elusive, but ubiquitous possibility that something bad can happen if one runs into the wrong person, walks in the wrong street or is born in the wrong neighborhood.
“We have a debt to society that is historic,” said Yeny Rivas, who spearheads the gender unit at the Ministry of Education. Rivas helped launch the sex-ed curriculum in partnership with civic organizations as a response to high teen pregnancy rates and the surge in gender-based violence. Part of the problem, Rivas explained, is that many Salvadorans don’t see themselves as having certain kinds of rights. “Sex ed can teach people that they do have rights and must exercise them,” she said.
It's hard for Bianca to talk about this, so her mother steps in. “I should take some responsibility for not talking to her clearly about family planning,” said her mother, adding,"my mother never taught me anything either."
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