Making RH Services available to University Students

Project name: TUR/03/01/13-02/P13 : Introduction of Model Youth RH Services at Selected Universities

Budget: USD 222,500                                                 

Timeline:  January 2002-December 2005

What's the situation?

Adolescents and young adults constitute a significant segment of the population in Turkey and available data indicate that this segment is expanding.  University students are covered by a free health care system, offered mainly in Medico-social Centres (MCs) at each university. However, Reproductive Health (RH) counselling and services are not provided in these centres. Since university students already are, or soon will be sexually active, it is expected that integrating the provision of RH services into these existing services will have a positive impact on their sexual health and behaviour.

What’s our mission?

Our mission is to contributing to development of adolescent RH services in Turkey, to address adolescents' RH and sexual health needs and to developing appropriate models for the provision of RH services for adolescents and youth.

How is UNFPA doing this?

  • By preparing the RH training curricula for service providers at universities,
  • By developing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials for university students
  • By equipping youth RH service units in universities’ Medico-Social Centres,
  • By training service providers at RH service units
  • By discussing  the model for RH service provision with the involved stakeholders so as to be able to develop a strategy for expansion
  • By raising awareness among university youth through peer education on S/RH

 

Who are our partners?

Human Resource Development Foundation

International Children's Centre

How will Turkey benefit?

Meeting the health and educational needs of this segment of Turkish society is essential for the country's social and economic development. It will also make an impact on overall population policies.

Contact Details: 

Gökhan Yildirimkaya: gokhan.yildirimkaya@un.org.tr

Elif Elci: elif.elci@un.org.tr

Zumray Kutlu: ikgv@ikgv.org

Nilgun Kircali: icc@icc.org.tr