This review assessed the implementation of the Body Talk Project, which aims to build the capacity of educators, parents, and health workers to provide inclusive sexuality and reproductive health education to children and adolescents with disabilities (YPWDs).
The study evaluated program governance, training quality, and short-term outcomes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills—especially among YPWDs.
Findings: Body Talk training improved YPWDs’ knowledge of body autonomy and self-protection. However, topics such as contraception and sexual diversity remained taboo and difficult to deliver.
Recommendations: strengthening the involvement of YPWDs and parents in program design, improving facilitator capacity, and contextualising materials and methods—especially for youth with intellectual disabilities.
