Adolescent Class on Teenage

Pregnancy and Family Planning

 INTRODUCTION
Teenage Pregnancy had been a worldwide issue. Pregnant adolescents are more likely to have preterm or low
birth-weight babies. Babies born to adolescents have higher rates of neonatal mortality. Many adolescent girls
who become pregnant have to leave school. This has long-term implications for them as individuals, their
families and communities. The total number of teenage pregnancy is increasing each year. Philippines is one of
the Asian countries which shares similar situation. While teen pregnancy rates in most countries are declining,
the numbers are rising in the Philippines. According to a United Nations report, the Philippines topped the
regional list of Asian countries with high numbers of teen pregnancies. About 500 Filipino teenagers become
mothers every day. That's about 182,500 teenage mothers every year. In a study conducted by the National
Demographic and Health Survey in 2013, one out of every young Filipino women age 15 to 19 is already a
mother or pregnant with a first child. Therefore, the government in partnership with the different non-
government agencies should exert efforts in resolving this issue. Teenage Pregnancies are often associated with
social development issues such as lack of sufficient education and poverty. Awareness and campaigns should
be raised to lessen its occurrence. In line with this, our organization is planning to conduct an adolescent class
on teenage pregnancy and family planning to address this issue. Through this we hope to raise awareness and
empower our youth to enhance their knowledge on family planning to lessen the occurrence of teenage
pregnancies in our country.
 VISION
Family Planning
Our vision is a community where everyone can choose freely whether
and when to have children, and how many: for the benefit of all people
and the community.

Teenage Pregnancy
To bring together all the stakeholders: teens, parents, clergy,
educators, employers and policy makers, as well as health and social
service providers, to ensure that our community is an environment where
teens can make healthy decision for themselves.
 MISSION

To provide adequate knowledge about family planning and

teenage pregnancy through health education and to
minimize the risk of unplanned and unwanted pregnancy.
 RATIONALE

One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing, 8 percent are
already mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child
according to the results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey
(NDHS). This only shows how rampant teenage pregnancy is. This program is
implemented to prevent and lessen the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy
through inflicting knowledge not just to the teens but also to early adults
regarding teenage pregnancy and family planning.
OBJECTIVES
General Objectives

• To reduce incidence of teenage pregnancy

and create awareness to adolescents about it
• To impart knowledge about family planning:
its importance, benefits and effects
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Teenage Pregnancy
• Empower youth to conduct peer-to-peer conversations about healthy relationships and sexual health.
• Empower parents/guardians, youth mentors and advocates to engage in communication/conversations
about healthy relationships and sexual health.

Family Planning

• To enable adolescent couples to freely determine the number and spacing of their children.
• To make available comprehensive family planning services to adolescents who are unable to secure
comparable services.
• To interrupt the cycle of dependency and improve the quality of life for families by reducing the
incidence of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies.
• To provide high quality and individualized care consistent with the unique needs of each adolescent
participating in the program.
• To educate the adolescents toward an understanding of family planning.
 Specific Objectives
Empower youth to conduct peer-to-
peer conversations about healthy
relationships and sexual health.
Activities
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
OPEN FORUM:
Human Sexuality and Adolescent
Reproductive Health
Procedures
• Seek an approval to conduct the
open forum about “Human
Sexuality and Adolescent
Reproductive Health” in the
community.
• Get the list of interested
participants.
• Prepare the venue/place where the
open forum will be held.
• Prepare the materials that will be
utilized for the event.
• Invite speakers.
• Notify the participants on the date,
time and location of the said event.
• Facilitate the activity.
• Evaluate the outcomes.
Empower parents/guardians, youth
mentors and advocates to engage in
communication/conversations about
healthy relationships and sexual
health.
SEMINAR: • Seek an approval to conduct the
Possible Risks of Teenage Pregnancy to seminar about “Possible Risks of
the Mother and the Child Teenage Pregnancy to the Mother
and the Child” in the community.
• Get a copy of lists of adolescents in
the community.
• Get the list of interested
participants.
• Prepare the venue/place where the
seminar will be held.
• Prepare the materials that will be
utilized for the event.
• Invite speakers.
• Notify the participants on the date,
time and location of the said event.
• Facilitate the activity.
• Evaluate the gained knowledge of
the participants on the Possible
Risks of Teenage Pregnancy to the
Mother and the Child.
DISCUSSION: • Seek an approval to conduct the
In Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) discussion about “In Parent-
Meeting about Adolescent Sexual Teacher Association (PTA)
Reproductive Health and Rights Meeting about Adolescent
Sexual Reproductive Health and
Rights” in the community.
• Get the list of interested
participants.
• Prepare the venue/place where
the discussion will be held.
• Prepare the materials that will
be utilized for the event.
• Invite speakers.
• Notify the participants on the
date, time and location of the
said event.
• Facilitate the activity.
• Seek feedbacks from the
participants about the discussed
topic.

 To enable couples to freely determine the number
and spacing of their children.
 To make available comprehensive family planning
services to adolescents who are unable to secure
comparable services.
 To educate the adolescents toward an understanding
of family planning.
 To interrupt the cycle of dependency and improve the
quality of life for families by reducing the incidence of
unwanted and mistimed pregnancies.
 To provide high quality and individualized care
consistent with the unique needs of each adolescent
participating in the program.
FAMILY PLANNING
 Seek an approval to conduct the seminar about
“Family Planning and Methods” in the community.
 Get the list of interested participants.
 Prepare the venue/place where the seminar will be
held.
 Prepare the materials that will be utilized for the
event.
 Invite speakers.
 Notify the participants on the date, time and
location of the said event.
SEMINAR:
Family Planning and Methods
 Facilitate the activity.
 Notify the couples as wells as the adolescents on
the available comprehensive family planning
services which they can use.
 Evaluate the understanding of the participants on
the different Family Planning. Methods.
ORIENTATION:  Re-inform the residents in the community on the
on Facilities offering Family Planning Counseling and Facilities offering Family Planning Counseling and
Services Services.
 Display posters about Facilities offering Family
Planning Counseling and Services.
 Provide flyers.
Duration of the Activity

The month of May is celebrated as Natural Family Planning (NFP) in pursuant to the Department of Health
Department Circular No. 50-A, series of 1995. That aside, we can also include the hormonal, barrier and permanent
type of family planning.
In partnership with the Commission on Population (POPCOM), under their flagship program which is the
Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP), gives the utmost importance to the rights of Filipino women by
providing family planning information and services that will enable them to decide what method to use in accordance
to their life aspirations, physical preparedness, physical and social capacities.
Last year Senator Risa Hontiveros had proposed a bill – the Bill of Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of
2017. It is an act providing for a national policy in preventing teenage pregnancies, institutionalizing social protection
for teenage parents, and providing funds therefor. According to the 2014 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA) revealed that every hour, 24 babies are delivered by teenage mothers. Furthermore, in the 2014 Young Adult
Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study, more or less 14% Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant for the first time
or are already mothers.
In this regard, the activities that shall be implemented in public high schools shall be done quarterly in a year. So
that young Filipinos will be continuously reminded because the main problem is that there is limited access to sex
education and adolescent sexual and reproduction.
Budget Proposal

A budget of 150,000 pesos will be allocate to the said activities per year. It will be use for renting the
venue, Lecture’s fee, food for the participants, pamphlets as review materials and other expenses.

Budget
Venue 30, 000
Lecture’s Fee 60, 000
Food 40, 000
Pamphlet 10, 000
Other expenses 10,000
Total 150,000
Thank you! 