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As RSE educators, we need to understand the factors that may be impacting young people's views of relationships and sex. Sadly, one prevalent influence is pornography - which is so easily available online.
For most years in the last decade, PornHub has...
It was so encouraging to hear news from Petra, an ACET Slovakia educator from Nitra, about closed doors being opened.
“In October, a teacher from the village of Rybník called me to come to their school to provide sessions about bullying and relationships. I told my colleague, Monika, as it is right next to the village where she lives...
It’s a bit too late to say ‘Happy New year’ so instead - welcome to our first 2022 newsletter!
We are so happy to be sharing more encouraging stories with you from our work in 2021. Another strange...
Trigger warning - the following story is a true account from one of our members and may be very disturbing to those who have been victims of rape or abuse. Kezi's name has been changed to protect their identity.
Just after my 19th birthday, two men tried to rape me.
I wasn’t walking home late at night, I wasn’t drunk, I wasn’t...
‘On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, join us in calling to accelerate investment to end female genital mutilation and uphold the human rights of all women and girls.’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres, February 6th
What is FGM?
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(This story is also featured in Charity Today.)
It has been 40 years since the first AIDS cases were reported.
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Amazing news - The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded us £20,000 for core costs of the Esteem programme!
Established over 60 years ago in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, grant-making charity which supports causes across the UK and, in the most recent financial year, gave over £99million. Since it was...
For the first time, the Big Give has offered acet UK the full champion matched funding for the Christmas Challenge online matched funding campaign to add to our pledger’s matched funding. This is absolutely fantastic news but it does mean our fundraising target is the highest it has ever been at £24,016! EEK!!
It would...