A coalition of youth-led organisations, spearheaded by Youth Kommunity, has pledged to champion and strengthen Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (AYSRH) education across Ghana.
The commitment was formalised at the launch of the Ghana National Family Planning (FP) Youth Roadmap in Accra, marking a decisive step towards addressing critical sexual health challenges among young people.
The youth organisations, working with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and development partners, have thrown their weight behind the new roadmap. The initiative directly responds to President John Dramani Mahama’s call for a bold, youth-led dialogue on rising sexual health concerns, often fuelled by limited access to information, stigma and weak communication.
“For us at Youth Kommunity, the president’s call was a direct call for duty to meaningfully engage adolescents and young people in the nation’s sexual and reproductive health and youth development agenda,” stated Ms. Habiba Abdallah, Co-Founder and Deputy Executive Director of Youth Kommunity.
The National FP Youth Roadmap seeks to build a strong, coordinated youth-led movement dedicated to advocacy and programming for sexual and reproductive health and overall youth development.
Youth Kommunity, in partnership with the GHS, Momentum and FP2030, played a central role in developing the roadmap, which also aligns with global and regional frameworks including the Agenda for Action for Adolescents (AAA), West & Central Africa Commitments (WCA) and the Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA) Framework 2.0. The aim is to build a national, youth-driven force capable of tackling Ghana’s reproductive health challenges more effectively.
The Ghana Health Service, represented by Dr. Doris Amarteifio, reaffirmed its commitment to implementing youth-friendly programmes to meet national health targets. Youth groups also called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) and other agencies to fully implement reproductive and sexual health education in schools to ensure adolescents are adequately informed to make responsible health decisions.
The initiative forms part of Ghana’s broader commitment to the FP2030 global partnership, which seeks to guarantee universal access to family planning services, particularly for young people.
The coalition’s pledge signals a strategic shift towards local ownership and youth leadership in addressing health challenges. Development partners are being urged to provide strong support to youth-led frameworks, recognising that empowering young Ghanaians is key to achieving sustainable, universal sexual and reproductive health goals.