"I knew nothing about family planning services as no one told me about these services while I was a young girl. As a result, I could not achieve my wish of having just 2 children,” stated Jabulile Tsabedze elaborating on what could be done to enable women have their desired family size.

Young people are able to access [sexual and reproductive health] services but not as much as they used to before the lockdown,” said Kondelwani Kamanga, a 27-year-old student from Zambia. Globally, weaknesses in health-care systems have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s a great opportunity for adolescents as it enables them to prevent some of the challenges they face such as unintended pregnancies,” stated Hlobsile Makhubu commenting on the importance of providing Life Skills Education for adolescents.