IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bjc/journl/v12y2025i15p1355-1365.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Empowering Adolescents through Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: The Impact of the WISE Initiative in Muzarabani and Mbire

Author

Listed:
  • Karambakuwa Taurai

    (Founder & Director, Friends for Child Development)

  • Mhuri Kudakwashe Ignatious

    (Lecturer, Bindura University of Science Education)

  • Supu, Valeria. Tafadzwa

    (Lecturer, Bindura University of Science Education)

  • Murongazvombo Desmond Kushinga

    (Programs Coordinator , Friends for Child Development)

Abstract

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) plays a critical role in community development, particularly in rural areas where early pregnancies and child marriages are prevalent. Muzarabani and Mbire districts have experienced significant challenges due to cultural norms, limited access to health education, and inadequate youth-friendly services. The We Investing in Sexual Reproductive Health Early (WISE) initiative, spearheaded by Friends for Child Development (FCD), sought to address these concerns by fostering SRHR awareness, enhancing accessibility, and engaging community leaders. This paper examines the impact of the WISE initiative, highlighting adolescent perspectives, community engagement, and the existing barriers that hinder SRHR service provision. The study was guided by the Empowerment theory by Zimmerman (1995) and adopted a mixed-methods approach. The study was conducted in four wards, in Muzarabani (ward 7- Muvamba and, ward 18- Mutemakungu) and Mbire (ward 15- Mahuwe, and ward 14- Masomo). The findings underscore the necessity of continuous advocacy, policy enhancements, and inclusive youth participation to ensure sustainable progress.

Suggested Citation

  • Karambakuwa Taurai & Mhuri Kudakwashe Ignatious & Supu, Valeria. Tafadzwa & Murongazvombo Desmond Kushinga, 2025. "Empowering Adolescents through Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: The Impact of the WISE Initiative in Muzarabani and Mbire," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 12(15), pages 1355-1365, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:15:p:1355-1365
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/digital-library/volume-12-issue-15/1355-1365.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/articles/empowering-adolescents-through-comprehensive-sexual-and-reproductive-health-education-the-impact-of-the-wise-initiative-in-muzarabani-and-mbire/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:15:p:1355-1365. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Renu Malsaria (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.