Since April 2016, the Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation (the Nazareth Centre) has been implementing a school-based program pilot under its ‘From Gender Based Violence to Gender Justice and Healing’ project. The program is a prevention approach to educating young women and men, girls and boys about gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, non-violent behaviours and respectful relationships. Sister Lorraine Garasu, Director of the Nazareth Centre, explains ‘children and young people are dealing with a lot of issues’. She said the issues included teenage pregnancy, absenteeism from school, anti-social behaviour, alcohol and drug use.
