Unsafe sex is one of the top and fastest growing health risks for millions of young people globally. It particulary affects those most vulnerable and living in the poorest countries. Dance4Life is determined to change this. Forever.
1 in 5 girls
is a victim of sexual harassment or rape
Pregnancy
is the #1 cause of death for girls 15- 19 years old
Every 15 seconds
someone is infected with HIV
Let's face the facts
The world today is home to the largest generation of young people in history, 1.8 billion
Unsafe sex is ranked second among the top ten risk factors to health in terms of the burden of disease they cause
Nearly 80 per cent of all new HIV infections among adolescent girls aged 15-19 in 2015 are in sub-Saharan Africa.
The region most affected by HIV – have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months and received the result of the last test. The testing rates in West and Central Africa and South Asia are even lower.
Girls under 15 account for 1.1 million of the 7.3 million births among adolescent girls under age 18 every year in developing countries.
90% of adolescents birth among 15-19 year olds are within child marriages.
1 in 10 girls under the age of 20 has experienced sexual violence, worldwide.
Unesco, 2015. Global Guidance on addressing schoolrelated genderbased violence
Each year, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18. That is 28 girls every minute.