YOUTH PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Young women and men (ages 13 to 19) trained as Youth Leaders provide accurate reproductive health information and service referrals to their peers through community-based activities. Our evidence-based training curriculum uses an educational strategy that addresses gender and power in intimate relationships, with a focus on pregnancy prevention for adolescents.

VOLUNTEER PROMOTER NETWORK

One of WINGS’ longest-standing programs is our network of more than 30 Volunteer Health Promoters: community leaders identified within underserved rural areas to be a local point of service. Through their intimate linguistic and cultural knowledge of the communities they serve, they are able to provide quality contraceptive counseling, low-cost short-acting methods, and referrals to WINGS medical clinics for additional services.

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINICS

Our three mobile units which reach rural communities, as well as our three stationary clinics, provide long-acting reversible contraception, short-acting contraceptives, and rapid cervical cancer screening/treatment. We offer copper IUDs which provide up to 10 years of protection from unintended pregnancies and subdermal hormonal implants which provide 5 years of protection. We use visual inspection with acetic acid for immediate detection of cervical cell abnormalities and same-day treatment using cryotherapy for pre-cancerous cells that may lead to cervical cancer.

MOBILE SURGICAL CLINICS

Affordable, quality tubal ligations and vasectomies are performed by our Medical Director and contracted physicians at partner hospitals throughout the Departments in which we work. Pre and post-procedure care as well as follow-up in the days after is provided by our nurses.