Re-Blogged from: allied-youth-initiative-uganda@googlegroups.com

When we viewed the statistical data through an equity lens we found pockets of adolescents at further risk: the youngest mothers, adolescents belonging to ethnic minorities and living in rural areas, those with disabilities, injecting drug users at risk of HIV infection, adolescents with mental health issues, and boys living in certain regions and countries of the world where the threat of gang violence is particularly…