Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 (Refer to Annex 1 and 2). The information gathered from these meetings was transcribed and analyzed into different thematic areas. In addition to this, all the relevant text books used in the Maldivian schools were analyzed to evaluate their SRH related content. This was carried out with the help from the Education Ministry who provided the research team with the books used in all the grades. 1.2.1 Design The study was conducted to examine the availability and accessibility of SRH related information and education for Maldivian students and youth from a rights based perspective. As the nature of the study required looking into the real life experiences, knowledge and the existing challenges in providing SRHE in the Maldives, a qualitative approach was essential to gain a better understanding of the problem, issues and participant’s life experiences in the real life setting. 1.2.2 Participants A total of 858 individuals participated in the 132 FGDs held in the islands and in the capital city Male’. Stakeholder meetings were held with personals from different sectors and individuals were grouped into different FGDs. This included school management and teachers, youths, students, parents and personals from the Health and Education sector. Each group was further subdivided to allow separate sessions for males and females to be conducted and the student groups were divided into two based on their age; students between the age of 14 to 15 years and students between the ages of 16 to 18 years respectively. 11 INTRODUCTION