Publication: Enhancing Youth Skills and Economic Opportunities to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy in Colombia
Date
2015-06-25
ISSN
Published
2015-06-25
Author(s)
Gimenez, Lea
Van Wie, Sara Hause
Muller, Miriam
Schutte, Rebecca
Rounseville, Megan Zella
Viveros Mendoza, Martha Celmira
Abstract
The Government of Colombia (GoC) has
identified teenage pregnancy as a priority issue. The
current strategic framework to address teenage pregnancy in
Colombia is outlined in the CONPES 147, effective from
February 2012 until March 2014. The CONPES 147 establishes a
multi-sectoral framework that aims to address the
determining factors of teenage pregnancy within Colombia
(Box 1). The national strategy outlined in the CONPES 147
was piloted in 192 municipalities for youth ages 10 through
19. Building on this strategy, the Commission for the
Guarantee of Sexual and Reproductive Rights is developing a
new framework to guide the government’s policy and
activities to address this important policy issue in the
coming years. Parallel to its work on teenage pregnancy,
the GoC released a national strategic framework to generate
opportunities for Colombian youth in July 2014. The note
includes an overview of the WDR 2012 gender equality
framework and World Bank regional study on teenage
pregnancy; outlines the Colombian country context with
regard to gender equality and youth labor market outcomes;
reviews interventions that develop life skills; and
highlights how these interventions might be relevant to the
GoC policies and programs related to teenage pregnancy
prevention (CONPES 147) and youth labor (CONPES 173).
Citation
“Gimenez, Lea; Van Wie, Sara Hause; Muller, Miriam; Schutte, Rebecca; Rounseville, Megan Zella; Viveros Mendoza, Martha Celmira. 2015. Enhancing Youth Skills and Economic Opportunities to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy in Colombia. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22344 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”