O3 Plus regional conference on sexual and reproductive health and rights and comprehensive sexuality education

Abstract

This special issue is a collection of six out of the 37 articles that were presented at the blended regional conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) on 15 and 16 November 2022 at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU). The conference themes were the objectives of the Our Rights, Our lives, Our future plus (O3 Plus) project run by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The first phase of the O3 Plus project was implemented by tertiary institutions in Zimbabwe and Zambia aiming to ensure that young people in higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) can realise positive health, education and gender equality outcomes. This project aim is linked to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 4 which is to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ (UNESCO 2016), with a specific focus on target 4.7 and means of achievement 4a.