2nd National Y-PEER Bhutan e-Course: “Level II – Sensitization Workshop”
Y-PEER Bhutan under the Youth Center
Division, Department of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education initiated the three-day
2nd National Y-PEER Bhutan e-Course from today to develop the
capacity of young people to be productive and responsible citizens. The main
objective of the e-Course is to equip and enhance the capacity of new members of
Y-PEER Bhutan with new knowledge and skills to initiate and provide quality
programs/services related SRHR through different media platforms as well as
through peer-to-peer approach. The e-Course is also initiated with an
expectation to engage young people meaningfully and productively during the National
Lockdown where everyone is encouraged to stay at home.
There are 42 members from 8 Networks:
FoNPH, GCBS, PCoE, NRC, RTC, CST, CNR and TTI Khuruthang participating
in the e-Course that will happen for next three consecutive days (21-23
January, 2021). The 3-day e-Course will cover the following topics:
Introduction to Y-PEER
Volunteerism
ICPD agendas
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
(CSE)
Sex and Gender
Sexual Reproductive Health and
Rights (SRHR)
Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Healthy
relationships, and
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
The sessions will be facilitated by five Y-PEER Bhutan members who attended various capacity development trainings both at National as well as on an international level.