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Antipolo LGU holds family life enrichment sessions for teenage parents

Published Sep 21, 2023 07:44 am

The Antipolo City local government on Thursday, Sept. 21, said it continues to hold Family Life Enrichment sessions for teenage parents to properly guide them and their families.

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(Photo from Antipolo LGU)

"Hindi biro ang pagsubok ng pagiging isang batang ina o batang ama. Bukod sa kailangang maging full time sa pag-aalaga, kailangan ding isipin ang magiging kinabukasan ng kanilang anak. Pero ika nga, nariyan na ‘yan  (Being a young mother or father is a daunting task. Aside from taking care of their children full-time, they need to think about the future of their kids). We can’t change their past but we can still help change for the betterment of their future," Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said.

"Kaya naman tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang ating pagsasagawa ng Family Life Enrichment sessions sa mga teenage parents. Kaugnay ito sa ProtecTEEN Project ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) kung saan, Antipolo at Malaybalay, Bukidnon pa lamang sa buong bansa ang nagpapatupad o implement (We continue holding Family Life Enrichment sessions for our teenage parents. This is in line with the ProtecTEEN Project of the DSWD, with Antipolo,  Malaybalay, and Bukidnon as the pilot areas in the country)," he added.

The mayor explained the program aims to provide psychosocial support, seminars about family planning, social services and assistance, and other interventions to help make teenage parents realize that the local government is helping them fulfill their big responsibilities as young parents.

Project ProtecTEEN is a social welfare model of intervention that intends to create a supportive environment for adolescent mothers and their families. The strategy of this framework includes the empowerment of teenage mothers through the provision of direct social services and assistance, referral to other agencies, and organizing peer advocates.

The target clientele of the ProtecTEEN is adolescent mothers aged 10 to 19 years old, their children, partners, and other household members who provide support to them. It is piloted in three local government units -- Antipolo City, Malabon City and Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

DSWD personnel Lai Zata explained that the criteria of the agency in selecting pilot areas include high incidence or prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in the area, willingness to implement the project and carry out the expected, and availability of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) services and other related projects in the areas.

Each pilot region will determine a local government unit that shall be responsible in identifying at least two barangays to implement the project, Zata explained.

 

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