A SEXUAL health charity is calling on young people to help educate their friends.
Grants of up to £1,000 are being offered to Yorkshire youngsters to come up with innovative ways of teaching about sex and relationships.
HIV and sexual health charity the Terrence Higgins Trust is running the scheme as part of a peer-led education project called Young Leaders.
Young people aged 13 to 19 are being invited to think of ways to build up knowledge around issues including safer sex, relationships and sexually transmitted infections.
Tracey Myers, young leaders participation officer in Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “We’re now going into our third year of the initiative, which has already seen so many creative projects brought to life.
“So far, the groups we’ve funded locally have reached almost 2,000 young people with more important information on sex and relationships.
“But we’re sure there are more ideas out there.
“If you’re 13 to 19 and have an idea how you can get your friends talking about sex, we’d love to hear about it.”
The grants are designed to help young people create and deliver their own sex and relationship education projects locally.
For more information on the Young Leaders scheme visit www.tht.org/youknowyou.
