Abstinence Kenya
Published by contactus February 17th, 2010 in Abstinence
Recently we received a report from The Abstinence Kenya Forum, “Upholding the Youth’s Dignity” held on January 9, 2010. Here is a synopsis of this report:
The participants of the forum were invited by Abstinence Kenya by virtue of being in the category of ‘youth’. They were drawn from different parts of Nairobi, Kenya. While most of those attending were members of Abstinence Kenya, other participants were friends of Abstinence Kenya.
According to attendance and participation, the forum was a success. There was much discussion on how it is possible for a male and a female in a relationship to abstain from sex until marriage.
Some of the brief points brought out and discussed during the forum were:
Factors contributing to pre-marital sex:
· Media influence
· Technology
· Curiosity
· Peer Pressure
Ways of promoting Abstinence
· Know the importance of Abstinence
· Develop mind control (for sex is in the mind)
· Be busy (avoid idleness)
· Define boundaries in relationships
· Avoid bad company
It was concluded that Abstinence might be hard for a young unmarried couple but it is possible if the young people are exposed to pro-abstinence information and activities. If the young people develop a purpose in their lives, they would be able to define the kind of relationship they wanted to be in and thus they would understand the importance of abstaining from premarital sex.
NOTE: Abstinence Kenya is a youth friendly non-governmental organization which was established in the year 2008 with the main objective being: Empower and enlighten the youth and the community in general as to create a better & informed youth on the importance to abstain from pre-marital sex and drug abuse.” Since then, the organization has bee implementing different programs aimed to achieve Abstinence from pre-marital sex and drug/substance use and abuse.