Peer to Peer discussions led to Dejen and his wife talking freely about SRH issues, and encouraged them to use family planning.
Dejene Lemma is a 24-year-old male, who has been participating in the project for the past 12 weeks, and seems a very eager participant in the peer-to-peer discussions. He went to school until 10th grade, which was when he dropped out, and now he works as a framer. He has a wife and together they have one child who is one year and two months old. He explains that from the discussion he has learnt more about issues such as family planning, home economics, sexual and reproductive health, harmful traditional practices and the importance of education and health. He wants more children, but only if he is able to make enough money to support them, something which was noted as important in the discussion on home economics. Dejene’s wife also takes part in the peer-to-peer discussions, and they talk freely about the issues discussed at home. The discussions have encouraged them to continue using family planning, and his wife has been using a contraceptive referred to as the Norplant Implant, to delay birth and to space the births of their children. Dejene also sees it as his role to pass on the knowledge that he has gained to his family.