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Gender Responsive Protect Proposal: A Reference Guide for LGus

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Operationalization of Teen Center in Magdiwang National High School

A. PROJECT SUMMARY

Baseline Disaggregated Data of Intended Beneficiaries /Answer Box 7 /fern 2.a)

Indicator Male Female Total

(S.Y. 2022-2023)
Teenage Pregnancy
17 17 34
(Pregnant Teens and Their Partners)
Bullying/Smoking/Influence of ]jquor inside
15 8 23
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8. RATIONALE / BACKGROUND r77]e rafr.ona/e f.s ffle result of ffte genderanalysf.s concJucfecJ/

Teens are unprecedentedly distracted to violence, smoking, alcohol consumption and significantly
alarming, the feenage pregnancy. Reinforced by unwise use of technology and lacking of efficient place and
right person to talk to, setting them to societal and school concerns even worse, a delinquent.
With the concluded School's Psychosocial support and Mental health symposium on leamers, interviews
and written statements reveals that many young men and women are experiencing stress leading to depression
and anxiety. Addition to it, is the rising number of pregnant teens due to wanting for intimacy and relationship
wherein most Of these young mothers and males asserted that pregnancy was not in their mindset however, it
happened. Commonly, teenage mothers are the most affected subject in this scenario. Mostly concerns resulted
due to parenting factors, environmentlpeer pressures and the need for counseling from experts to alleviate their
mental and emotional drives. The post pandemic learning surprisingly begets the emergence of teenage
pregnancy knocking the doors of concern personnel to address it through sexuality educationoand counseling.
As stipulated in GAID "andarfue Mow:IRR See. 20 A 1-11, Teen Centers providing health and sexuality
ec/uca£/'on and course//.ng. The Teen Center would be an avenue for students' outlet from problems and change
it with joy and enriched self-development. The school has guidance counselor catering gender issues however
with the realization of the teen center a certified and licensed specialist/doctor and psychiatrist or psychologist
may be tapped by the school for teem counseling and capacity development program to teachers and advisers.