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Your invite to our 35th birthday

We'd love you to join us to mark the occasion of acet UK's 35th birthday!

The birthday event will take place between 10.30am and 12.30pm on Saturday May 20th at Room 2, 10 Windmill Road, Chiswick, W4 1SD.

Health for All

On April 7th this year, World Health Day will recognize the incredible progress made in public health over the last 75 years since the World Health Organisation was formed, and will also highlight opportunities for further progress. 

What Does it Mean to be Happy?

As RSE educators, we have a role to play in helping the young people we work with to gain an understanding of what real happiness is.

International Women’s Day 2023

Imagine having fewer opportunities just because you are a woman.

Sadly, this is still the experience of women all around the world - and maybe even you as well? Even here,  in the UK, equality can still be improved! 

Could you be a Big Give pledger?

Apologies for mentioning Christmas so early in the year! But we are looking for ‘pledgers’ for this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. Paul who has kindly been a pledger for us before explains:

Racial identity project

Rachel has also been working with Michelle on our new racial identity project, by developing sessions and materials for the Primary part of this.

SEND work in UK primary schools

Rachel has been busy creating materials  and piloting sessions for our new Esteem Primary Relationships Education programme. One very rewarding part of this has been the work she has done with a group of children in a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) unit.

Beaded Anklet Project in South Africa

“When things go wrong as they sometimes will, don’t quit” is what the poem tells us, and working with the girls in the Beaded Anklet Project has brought up some very difficult challenges, but we’re delighted neither the team nor the girls have quit!

Challenging misconceptions in Nigeria

2022 was a year of expansion for ACET Nigeria’s Esteem clubs. The team trained 89 new volunteer educators in the Esteem programme. 31 new Esteem clubs were set up as a result, to support teenagers in building healthy self-esteem, positive relationships, and good sexual health.

Outreach with men in Zimbabwe

You may be now very familiar with the main focus of our Zimbabwean partner Nehemiah Project’s Shining Star programme. Their mission is to empower girls and women, who have been driven to sex work, to be in control of their health and to be equipped to generate other income streams.

March 2023 newsletter

Welcome to the March 2023 issue of our Salt and Light newsletter. Click the links below to read individual stories or read the newsletter in its entirety here.