Specific programme: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values ​​(CERV) programme - CERV-2022-DAPHNE
UPV/EHU Partner Status: Partner
UPV/EHU PI: Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon
Project start: 01/03/2023
Project end:   28/02/2025

Brief description: Gender-based violence (GBV) and teen-dating violence, still widespread around Europe (EC, 2022), are rooted in harmful social norms and stereotypes that reinforce unequal power relations between genders. Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) can play a central role, as a longterm solution, in empowering young people eventually lowering the risk of them suffering from, perpetrating or standing by violent behaviours.

LoveAct aims to reduce the risk of GBV and teen-dating violence by equipping teenagers, parents and educational staff with knowledge and competences in CSE. In particular it aims to: produce quality educational materials, informative and networking tools on Sex-ed; build the capacity of educational staff to address issues related to Sex-Ed; empower teenagers live their sexuality and affectivity safely and positively, raise awareness on the importance of CSE. The direct beneficiaries of the project will be teenagers (14-18), their parents and school teachers. The project will also involve different stakeholders and professionals at every stage of the project. Activities include: the co-design with target groups of CSE multimedia educational and informative materials and tools; the conduction of capacity building activities with 200+ teachers; the implementation of Sex-Ed sessions with 1000+ students; the co-creation of an awareness campaign on the need for CSE.

Intended outcomes of the project include: Increased availability and accessibility of quality CSE materials and tools, sensitive to intersectionality and trauma and co-created with the target groups, hence highly relevant. Increased capacity of families and 200+ educational staff to deliver Sex-Ed with teenagers in an informed, supportive and positive way Improved chances to build healthy relationships free from GBV, of 1000+ young people increased awareness around the need for more and better CSE.