The organization’s main objective is to develop innovative communication approaches that shall address the reproductive health and development needs of the young people in South Africa
OUR GOALS
OTHER OBJECTIVES
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To reiterate Increased adoption of safer sexual and reproductive health practices amongst in and out of school adolescents.
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To provide a Safe and supportive environment for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in schools, families and communities promoted
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To contribute to the improved mental, social and physical development of adolescents aged from 10-17 and young adults aged 18-23.
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The programme aims to keep readers/audience safe from: sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDs, as well as to prevent early/unwanted pregnancy.
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To eradicate Alcohol and drug abuse amongst young people by creating awareness about their consequences to discourage those who haven’t started using them, encouraging them to stay in school and showing them safer alternatives. Identifying those already using, enrolling them into teens talk clubs.
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Promote Children’s rights & responsibilities thereby fighting child abuse in our country.
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To provide professional advice regarding subject selection to grade 9 and 10 learners, inform matriculants as to when, how and where they can go access bursaries and scholarships.
Teens Talk Foundation is an indigenous Non-profit organization with invaluable experience in the design and management of health and behavioural change communications programs. It started as a pilot project by concerned Educators, Young Talk open discussions, in June 2015 and acquired NGO status in October 2015.
The primary target audience of Teens Talk Foundation is young people 10- 23 years; while teachers and parents are targeted as a secondary audience.
Originally; TTF focused entirely on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health (ASRH), preventing HIV/ AIDS and drug abuse in Schools. However, TTF has grown into an organization that works powerfully and purposefully with young people as well as adults and has a focus much broader than HIV. This broader focus includes “livelihoods” and the environment. This broader focus has arisen partly because the HIV epidemic cannot be addressed by only focusing on HIV alone: HIV is inter-twined with the multiples crises facing South Africa – in livelihoods, education and the environment.
TTF has a specialized niche with young people, and a comparative advantage in communication for social and behaviour change. Its print materials are trusted household names and it is a world best practice: proven, documented and replicable. TTF has technical expertise in education, early childhood development, HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Health gender, life skills and rights, alcohol abuse other risk and protective factors.
ABOUT TTF