Young Talk, June 2009
Young Talk, June 2009
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Young Talk, June 2009 1
When we talk about virgins, we normally think it is only girls who can be virgins. This
is not true. Every boy and girl is born a virgin. Virginity is only lost after having sex.
Elizabeth Okello, teacher, Gayaza HS
Virgin Power:
For boys and girls
Who is a virgin? Proud Boys, keep
to wait the promise
A virgin is a boy or girl who has not had “I advise boys to stay virgins
sex! Yes, boys and girls are born virgins. “I want to keep a vir
by avoiding bad friends and Henry Ahirwe
z You can remain a virgin for as gin till marriage. I do
like bad friends. They refusing gifts for sex from older
long as you want. women. Virginity is cool.
z Virginity does not cause any can lead me into sex.
also talk to young peo Play football during your free
problem to your body. time and avoid being idle. “
z Protect it till the right time when about the benefits of
being a virgin.” Henry Ahirwe, 11, P5,
you get married. St Mary’s Bwebare PS,
Ngangeyo Hope, P7,
Virginity is healthy Hoima Public School Mbarara
Says NO to sex
sex? We recieved over 190 responses.
Thank You. You all win exercise
Ruth Agonza, 20, studies at Kichwamba Technical College,
books. We especially loved letters
from Masika Shamimu, Kyondo PS,
Fort Portal in western Uganda. She is studying electrical
Bundibugyo and Mugabe Mathias, 11,
engineering. She was chosen the most beautiful girl at the
P5, Rutooma Parents PS, Mbarara.
college. So she is
Miss Kichwamba.
Shamimu writes: I am avoiding sex
by:
Ruth is a virgin.
• Following my religious teaching.
‘In P3 I made a promise not • Saying a loud NO to gifts.
to have sex until marriage. • Avoiding bad friends.
Even when I joined college, • Avoiding alcohol which can
I promised myself not to get confuse my mind.
involved with boys.
Many boys ask me to be Mathias wrote: “Delaying sex is
their girlfriend but I tell cool, healthy and easy. It helps you stay
them that I cannot serve in school, perform well and be liked by
Ann the teachers. Keep your virginity. Say
two masters at the same
time. I love sports. NO to sex.”
My mother encourages
me to keep the promise.’ Thank you, Shamimu and Mathias.
You get Young Talk gift packs of exercise
What would you tell Ann if she is your friend?
Ruth is waiting for the right time to have sex. Draw this picture and fill the empty bubble.
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first time you
ome girls are born with a thin skin that partly
Young Talkers, sexual
covers the vaginal opening. It is called a hymen. have sex
feelings are normal.
Having a hymen does not mean a girl is or is not
It means that your How useful is the
a virgin. Some girls who have sex still have a hymen.
hormones are secondary virginity?
Others who have never had sex have no hymen. Most
working properly. Nantale Shamim,
women have some hymen left until they give birth.
Control them by 12, P7, Banunule
keeping busy: find PS, Kampala
something to do like
reading your books, It is very useful! If you
playing games with
lose your virginity, you
good friends and
helping parents with can still stop having sex
work at home. and be safer. This is
called secondary virginity.
Remember: just because
you had sex does not
mean you have to con-
tinue saying yes to sex
A boy enjoys playing football at Gulu Youth Centre. every time.
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For teach-
Sex with a virgin not protection from HIV ers
Dear teachers, teach
BAS C
BASIC
B your pupils the value
of virginity. Tell them
virginity is healthy. Do
Is it true that if you have unprotected sex with a virgin you this during club ac-
are safe? Rosemary, P7, Bukomero Junior tivities. Let them ask or
School, Kiboga write questions about virginity. And
No, you are not safe! You can get pregnant or HIV encourage the children to talk to their
anytime you have sex. There are many young people who parents. Jerolam Omach, Counsellor,
are virgins and HIV positive. They could have got it from Straight Talk Foundation
their mothers during:
z Pregnancy
Teachers, help your pupils read
z Birth
and understand Young Talk.
z Breastfeeding
To win books on how to make
It is called mother-to-child
school safer, send us a text with
transmission of HIV. A virgin can also
your name and school address
get HIV through sharing sharp objects
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It is only by testing the blood that you
Talker from Lira If you send your pupils’ letters
can tell that someone is safe.
Dr Stephen Watiti, to Straight Talk Foundation with
Mildmay Centre Do first things first: read your books.
a covering letter, you also win.
You can make your own play board. What you need: A box or
hard paper, glue, blue, red and black pen. On top of the hard
paper put the white paper using glue. Now copy the play board.
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