Adenike Ruth Adeoye
Over the last 4 years, I sought educational, clinical and volunteer positions to increase access to and utilization of family planning and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services. During my graduate studies, I volunteered with Value Reorientation for Community Enhancement (VARCE). I completed the 5 months intensive training at PPFN where I lead training for young people. With over 2 years if experience working on ASRH and FP, I have since my first training been very intimately engaged with youth well-being including SRH&FP service delivery and advocacy from community-based intervention to school outreach and training programs. I have been proud to offer FP, compare contraceptives counselling, training and cervical cancer screening. Each year, over 10,000 young people have access
My passion grew from a evolving understanding that young people should not be denied access to FP services. Letting everyone have the ability to reproduce, prevent fertility when desired and lead a healthy life. In 2017, I joined a NGO (VARCE) that opened my eyes to see issues of sexuality among young people. With this I did ASRH&FP training at PPFN, addressing adolescent and contraceptives through service delivery and advocacy. This made my service delivery and advocacy work endless FP services
Over the last 2 years, I have led 2 training for young people. Helped organize 6 SRH programs and presented at 3 outreaches in Osogbo. I worked in coalition or network with other organizations, this reinforced the impact of my actions and allowed us to learn and share experiences.
I established and facilitated the establishment of network, coalitions at state level for effectiveness and efficiency of services and also to achieve sustainable results. I am committed to training young volunteers.
I will use this new platform to improve my FP service delivery, continue my advocacy work & educate young people creating youth health clubs, train volunteers & peer educator to encourage youth friendly health services by utilizing advanced practice clinicians(Physicians, Nurses) as providers.
I will specifically use the grant to develop tools for community campaign "Choice not chance pregnancy" for adults & "Save the future" for young people to prevent or reduce teenage pregnancy
