In our latest podcast episode, Associated Editor of SRHM, Nina Sun, speaks to two colleagues from the United Nations Population Fund - Petar Mladenov, a Programme Analyst for youth-led advocacy, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), and Ilya Zhukov, a Technical Specialist and global CSE focal point.

Young people living with HIV, young people selling sex, and young people from marginalised backgrounds are often left behind from CSE interventions and there is a pressing need to tailor CSE programs in order to include them, and improve their sexual wellbeing.

In this episode, listen to the panelists engage in an enlightening discussion on how to improve CSE program integrity, quality, and fidelity for left-behind populations and how their work with local partners and research institutions are helping to address research gaps for the success of these programs in different countries. They also discuss how they measure and evaluate facilitators that enhance inclusive CSE programs, and efforts to improve the facilitators' performance in different contexts.

Useful links from the SRHM journal issue:

SRHM issue - Beyond the classroon: Comprehensive sexuality education for outside of school settings

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programming adaptations in response to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

The International Technical and Programmatic Guidance on Out-of-School Comprehensive Sexuality Education – an evidence-informed approach for non-formal, out-of-school programmes reaching young people from left-behind populations