We partnered with NGO Roots of Health to run a family planning conference, based at our centre in the Badjao village. Couples came to learn about family planning and receive free contraception.
The Badjao people have a culture of arranged marriage while still young (school age) and we are trying to teach the younger generation to finish schooling first and wait until they are able to care for a family. These early marriages often don’t last and leave young girls looking after their babies alone. For the young couples already married (and others with loads of kids), family planning is a great help for them to wait until they are ready.
