(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; Page 56 of 78

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