Writing an Essay, for me was quite an enjoyable experience. Taking real life situations and making them your own story with as many additions and exaggerations as you like. I enjoyed using my imagination to bring things to life. Real life experiences can also sometimes be used to share stories and talk about issues of concern. YWLI was running a school out reach program following a session we had with one of the local national schools. During that session it was inspiring to see the potential the girls in the school had.

I was having a discussion with a couple of my friends on the role that women and men play in relationships and then the topic of sex came up, and how relationships work with or without it. I was the only female in the group and was out numbered but that did not stop me from engaging them on this. They shared that it is impossible for a relationship to work if a woman is not willing to “give it up” to her man. They said it is important that women know how to satisfy their partners for the relationship to last.

The Fourth Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights shall be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (8^th – 12^th February 2010).  This conference is part of a long-term process of building and fostering regional dialogue on sexual rights and health that leads to concrete action to influence policy particularly that of the African Union and its bodies. YWLI is part of the organising committee. Find out more and register on www.africasexuality.org