Building a Stronger Network of Youth Health Champions Through Peer Educator Training — The Youth Platform

Building a Stronger Network of Youth Health Champions Through Peer Educator Training

The Youth Platform May 15, 2026 1 min read SIGHT Project

Building a Stronger Network of Youth Health Champions Through Peer Educator Training

Recognizing the importance of youth-led approaches in improving access to health information and services, The Youth Platform Three-Sixty (TYP360), through the SIGHT Project, trained 40 peer educators across Choma and Kazungula Districts. The training equipped 20 peer educators in Choma and 20 in Kazungula with essential skills in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), counselling, disability inclusion, and mental health.

The trained peer educators are now better positioned to support adolescents and young people within their communities by providing accurate health information, offering peer support, promoting inclusive services, and strengthening linkages between young people and available health facilities. This investment in youth leadership continues to strengthen community-based responses and ensure that young people play an active role in promoting health and wellbeing among their peers.

SIGHT, Peer Educators
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