A cry of alarm sounds from Ziguinchor. Yandé Gaye, head of the Adolescent Conseil Center, revealed a disturbing fact when the Eprise 4 project was launched.
“We receive young people of 10 years already sexually active, often without any protection. It’s serious. They need supported support adapted to their reality, “she said, according to the sun.
This declaration comes within the framework of the deployment of the EPRISE 4 project, which intends to strengthen the fight against pediatric HIV. This program is based on increased psychosocial support, family screening campaigns, and an inclusive and sustainable community approach.
Mame Birame Niang, project coordinator, said the ambitions of the initiative: “Our goal is to reach 2,300 children across the country. »»
The choice of Ziguinchor As an anchoring of the project is not trivial: this region becomes a pilot center in the fight against HIV in children, by highlighting the psychosocial dimension, often neglected in conventional approaches.
The project Eprise 4 marks an important evolution in the prevention and treatment of pediatric HIV, by attacking a sensitive but urgent problem: the precocity of sexual intercourse in very young people, often left to themselves in an environment where access to sex education remains insufficient.
