http://bit.ly/2HWPELW | The Swedish government will invest of 3.7 million Swedish Krona (lb305,948) to educate newly arrived migrants on sexual rights and sexual health.
The programme is primarily aimed at newly arrived female asylum seekers, but also at men to teach them the sexual and reproductive rights they have in Sweden as well as societal sexual norms, Swedish broadcaster SVT .
Describing the need for the programme as "extremely urgent", Minister of Social Affairs Annika Strandh"all said: "We find that some of the women in this group of new arrivals come from communities where there are completely different norms, laws, and regulations."This project gives this group of women better opportunities to gain knowledge about the sexual and reproductive rights in Sweden."
Strandh"all also mentioned the programme came as a result of a survey conducted by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU), which will also be the beneficiary of the investment.
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