(g)
target families in communities where child marriage is
most prevalent by providing advocacy or awareness
programmes on the consequences of child marriage; and
(h)
support awareness programmes in primary and secondary
schools on sexual reproductive health matters and the
benefits of not marrying before the minimum age of
marriage .
(2)
The Ministry shall, in liaison with the Ministry responsible for
education and other relevant appropriate authorities, make
learning of the nature, causes and consequences of child
marriage and the consequences of traditional and customary
initiation
programmes
compulsory,
as
components
of
a
comprehensive sexuality education subject, in public and private
learning institutions, including vocational, religious, non-formal
and indigenous learning systems and institutions.
(3)
For purposes of subsection (2), the Ministry, in liaison with the
Ministry
responsible
for
education
and
other
relevant
appropriate authorities, shall ensure that(a)
the content, scope and methodology of a comprehensive
sexuality education subject is based on aged, appropriate,
scientifically accurate, evidence-informed
and human
rights data and information;
(b)
every teacher or instructor of a comprehensive sexuality
education subject is adequately trained and duly qualified
to teach the subject; and
(c)
the content of a comprehensive sexuality education
subject –
(i)
includes sexual and reproductive health and rights
education;
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