SRH hub to transform access to health information

Auleria Wakudumo The launch of the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) digital hub under the i-BreakFree project has been hailed as a major step forward in strengthening youth-friendly health services and bridging long-standing gaps in access to accurate information in the Ohangwena region. SRH digital hub is a platform designed to provide young people with safe, accessible, and confidential access to sexual and reproductive health information online. Executive Director of the One Economy Foundation Pauline Thomas-Kahupi emphasised that the initiative responds directly to the realities faced by young people who often struggle to find safe spaces to ask questions about their health and wellbeing.

“Where does a young person go when they need answers, knowing that society may judge them and therefore they are afraid to ask questions?” she asked. Thomas-Kahupi explained that many young people continue to face barriers such as stigma, silence, distance to services, and limited access to reliable information. She said the i-BreakFree project was designed to address these challenges through integrated services that combine sexual and reproductive health education, psychosocial support, and socio-economic empowerment programmes targeting adolescents and young people aged 13 to 35.