Your friend my dear is very normal. But her practice is not a normal one at this moment in time, where sexual intercourse could lead to many more challenges besides pregnancy, like Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)  including HIV/AIDS.

Still though, having sex every day, many times does not guarantee a pregnancy. For a pregnancy to occur many factors come in play. For example she could be using a condom or other forms of contraception like pills before she has sex.

Secondly in young people, it is a common practice to portray themselvies as if they are very sexually active yet in actual sense they are not.  She could be  telling a lie to you so as to prove something.

Thirdly it could be chance that every time she has sexual intercourse it is not the time for fertilization to take place.
You need to know however that unprotected sex could lead to pregnancy among girls  with functioning reproductive organs including you  and your friend.

You may need to assert your disinterest in having sex through clear and effective communication. You will need to make her understand that you are not ready for sex by talking to her at the right time, using the right language, words and in the right style without making her angry, or humiliated in public. You will need to be assertive in your communication with her but remember not to be aggressive.
One of the ways of gaining this ability is through equipping your self with life coping skills. Thus- the skill of knowing and living with oneself, the skill of knowing and living with others and the skill of making effective decision.

Sex is a big commitment that needs emotion, physical, cognitive and social balance and strength for you to enjoy it. That both partners need to be emotionally connected, with well developed and mature sexual organs, both partners know, understand, and can live or be proud of the implication of sex and its impacts, such as Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy.

Yes, you may get pregnant  when you have sexual intercourse while sitting or standing. A girl could get pregnant if she  had unprotected sex or used a condom the wrong way. Sex intercourse itself has many different styles that through all of them, a girl could get pregnant.

Whichever position you use during sexual intercourse sperms move into the lady’s reproductive system by swimming through the fluids, being attracted into her body by warmth and other chemical substance produced by the female egg  itself. Sperms don’t obey the law of gravity like some  people think.

Should there be a union of a sperm cell and the female ovum in the uterus,  pregnancy could take place. So, never  be fooled by a position of sex!

In part of ‘’growing up’’, is the challenge of learning to face both good and bad results of our decisions squarely!

Abortion should not be one of your best options to a pregnancy. It is like a termination of waste from your body and if you do not want human life growing in you, why should you make  one in the first place?

Abortion has serious consequences, many young girls in Uganda die while trying to abort, others became infertile, and others go through a lot of pain when it is happening. Even when successfully done, others are affected psychologically by it for the rest of their lives.

Running away from home, either, is not the wisest option to a pregnancy. A home is not just a house or roof under which people live. It is a natural bond of unity, love, forgiveness and belonging that yields over time in a family. This unborn child you want to run away with is a significant part of the new small family that you a child is starting with another child that still need your big families for growth and belonging.

In running away, you would be denying this child the right to a family, neglecting your responsibility as a parent, and opening bigger doors of challenges in your life like living a burdensome life with other relatives, exposure to street life and a threat of rape, child labor, and more –all for throwing away the beauty of family life by not telling your parents.

When you are a young person and you get pregnant you need a lot psychological and financial help. This can be got from your parents. When you get pregnant, you need to get a way of  letting  your parents know about it so that they can support you through the pregnancy and after.

Parents could be good listeners and probable best friends to you, if you tried to welcome them in your life and shared with them some of your challenges. They are normal human beings just like you and could understand your challenge.

The Name the ‘World Starts With Me’ takes to dynamic interpretations from different people. It seeks in you, your ability to challenge to your individual interpretation, contemplation of your self and reflection of your life in relation to yourself and the World around you.

If you want to change others, you must change yourself first.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world” — Mahatma Gandhi.

Some of the Project targets are;-

• To equip you with factual information on sexual , reproductive health and rights
• To empower you with the ability to share your opinions, attitudes, and to open your mind to learning more about your development in a youth friendly way.
• To avail you the young people an opportunity to discover skills in IT and enrich your lives with dynamic skills.
• To equip you with the knownledge, skills and attitudes to make the correct and informed decisions about your life.

You need to use an opportunity  available to use to not only actively participate in “The World Starts With Me” (WSWM) but also share what you have learned in the project with your peers and parents.

This year 2009, the WSWM program is being implemented by SchoolNet Uganda in 150 secondary schools in 33 districts across  Uganda.

You can get more information about the program by visiting SchoolNet Uganda main website. Just click on the link below.

http://schoolnetuganda.sc.ug/projects/on-going-projects/the-world-starts-with-me.htm