"W.A.I.T" is an acronym for “Why Am I Tempted?” It is a top-rated and specially designed youth programme from the United States that focuses on abstinence education. WAIT offers ideals, high expectations and insights on the development of true intimacy in relationships to youths. The primary message behind this programme is to move teens towards the achievement of ideals, to set desirable goals for themselves, and to aid them to grow emotionally, spiritually and intellectually at a healthy pace.

WAIT is founded on a community model of prevention, which seeks to involve parents, teachers, faith communities etc., so as to provide youths with a character-based love and sex education. The programme also promotes abstinence education within a social framework, that is, it teaches youths to recognise the effects of non-committal human sexual behaviours on interpersonal relationships, and in turn, the effects of these relationships on their community.

Above all, WAIT is a student-tested and parent-approved programme. It is fun, highly interactive and energizing despite being directive and firm on the issue of abstinence.

Programme’s Objectives:

. Impart knowledge and information to our youths
. Provide skills to our youths
. Provide affirmation to our youths
. Influence behaviour in our youths

Who can benefit from it?

1. Youths from the age of 14 and above
2. Their parents
3. Community or religious leaders, youth workers and teachers who want to use WAIT training
   for their youths.

How does the programme work?

This programme can be conducted in workshops or in group-work format. They will be run by professional trainers/facilitators in a fun and interactive manner.

Content:

1. Understanding what is love
2. Differences between love and infatuation
3. Dating
4. Consequences of pre-marital sex
5. Assertiveness skills training - How to say "No" to pre-marital sex
 

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