Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 initiative and play a more important role in conducting more effective awareness campaigns. Participants noted that media was another medium for educating young children on SRH with another group mentioning that the use of cartoons was an effective avenue as almost all children reacted positively to the messages given in them.TV and radio programmes were seen as beneficial for children and adults alike, but all participants were of the opinion that the content of these programmes had to be age appropriate. Some participants also highlighted that educational documentaries such as those from National Geographic Channel would also be vastly beneficial when trying to use media in educating the public towards the benefits of SRH awareness. Many respondents also felt that parental awareness seminars and workshops would lead to beneficial changes in regard to awareness within the community, especially among the children. Participants stated that the bond between the parent and the child would become stronger and that the parents would be in a better position to educate and answer the queries of their children effectively. In fact, most of the participants expressed their belief that the prime responsibility of educating the youth about the issues regarding SRH should fall on the mothers. All of the participants from FGDs stated that the most important action would be to establish a facility or centre specifically to give SRH services and information for the communities. They suggested that such a Centre could be established inside each hospital or separately but noted that at least one such Centre should also be established in each atoll. 69 THEMATIC ANALYSIS

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