While many people love to dance on songs like "Sheila ki Jawani," they are uncomfortable discussing the said "Jawani," that is SEXUALITY. 

Just try asking people ‘Let’s talk about sex?

They will respond immediately with 'No thanks.'

A study was conducted in collaboration with UNICEF and the Population Council India about teenagers between 10 and 19 years of age comprising nearly 250 million of India’s population. They went to incredible details, but to summarise, adolescents face challenges in various aspects. Lack of education, child labor, lack of nutrition, substance abuse, child sexual abuse and a lack of understanding of their sexual and reproductive health are only some of the glaring shortcomings in their well-being.

As an NGO, our focus is to spread sex education to the underprivileged children, to schools and colleges etc. so that we are able to teach our children what SEX really is and what they should/shouldn’t do. Even adults need some awareness on SEX ED as they are equally unaware about it as the children are. When they won’t know what exactly it is, how will they open up to their children and teach them about it?

There are over 2.3 million people having HIV infection for over 15 years which is approximately 31% of the total population infected with AIDS/HIV, in India. 

There is a limited understanding of safe sexual encounters and the repercussions of having unprotected relationships with several partners.

Such high-risk sexual vulnerability can be attempted to be avoided if schools & colleges adhere to the National AIDS Prevention and Control Policy 2002 which throws a light on the need for AIDS prevention and protection of the rights of infected individuals through awareness and education.

Children and women are extremely vulnerable to being abused, especially when they are kept in the dark about sexuality and its exploitation by the culprits who are usually family members and friends.

According to a survey published by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, 50% of boys and girls experience sexual abuse at some point in their young lives. It is the responsibility of adults to educate these children with the knowledge they need to guard themselves from such abuse.

It is also contended that schooling minimizes the desire of adolescents to carry out their sexual needs, reducing the risk that they could abuse/harass others and develop criminal behaviour patterns.

Teenage weddings are a harsh reality in rural and some urban areas of India, with young girls below 15 years of age wedded off to older men.  As a result, there are disproportionately more high-risk pregnancies among teenagers, with 62% of rural women giving birth to at least one child before they have even completed their own adolescence. 

As an NGO, our focus is to spread sex education to the underprivileged children, to schools and colleges etc. so that we are able to teach our children what SEX really is and what they should/shouldn’t do!

Sabr Foundation will be setting up camps in slums, schools, colleges and make sure that we are taking every step to ensure that sex and sex education is removed as a taboo from the society and everyone is able to talk about it OPENLY.