Sexual Education Team

PESANE: Program for Sexual Education at the State-Level

PESANE was founded in 1992 with the goal of providing essential sexual- and reproductive-health information to the teachers and students of the State of Guanajuato through interactive courses and workshops. Comprised of a group of young Mexicans, all trained as health specialists, PESANE provides classes in all the counties and municipalities of the State of Guanajuato, in elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as governmental institutions such as the DIF (Program for Integrated Family Development), the Justice Department, rehabilitation centers, etc.
 
Invited by local communities who hear of CASA either by word of mouth or from the other outreach programs, the PESANE team travels throughout the State of Guanajuato, usually visiting schools and villages multiple times in order to provide them with a full course on basic anatomy, concepts of sexuality, health issues related to sexuality and sexual organs, pregnancy and birth, potential risks to both youth and the aging, use of contraceptives, STDs, cancer, family planning, anorexia and bulimia, individual rights, paternal responsibility, self-esteem, dealing with depression, drug addiction, and prevention of domestic violence. In public schools, PESANE's teenagers engage the class directly, interacting with the students, asking and answering questions, at times anonymously to encourage participation and resolve long un-addressed doubts and queries. The same group also helps to train public school teachers with new methods of discussing sexuality and providing a comprehensive sexual education appropriate for each age group. In the year of 2005 alone, PESANE trained 49 teachers, and provided over 400 classes.

In exchange for classes, PESANE usually asks the hosting school or institution for a small gesture of financial assistance relative to the size of the class. This money is used for the expenses involved in the preparation and maintenance of teaching materials and transportation around Guanajuato State. Of course, we are always looking for sponsors to help us cover the costs of fulfilling our mission --

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World AIDS Day

Massive Awareness Campaigns

CASA Promoters Staffing a Table during International AIDS Awareness Day

Every year on December 1st, World AIDS Day, PESANE, accompanied by its sister peer counselor programs, sets up shop in downtown San Miguel, distributing information on sexuality and equal rights, safe sex, family planning - as well as free family planning methods.

In 2003, PESANE began a new program with the police department of San Miguel de Allende. Through this collaboration, the promoters have given educative courses to the members of the police force dealing with themes which commonly affect adolescents such as: domestic violence, alcoholism, and sexually transmitted diseases. In return, the members of the police department have assisted in the giving of some of PESANE's courses.

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