During the month of December, Malawi Girl Guides Association conducted a market outreach activity in two trading centers. The outreach was conducted with the aim of disseminating information about gender-based violence and Sexual and reproductive health.

Further the activity was conducted with the aim of providing youth friendly health services to adolescent boys and girls and specific services which were being provided include; HIV testing and counselling, family planning, sexually transmitted infections screening and treatment. The activity was conducted in trading centers to reach out to many people including adolescent boys and girls as well as young women.

The activity attracted expertise from Dowa District Hospital which facilitated the provision of services such HIV testing and counselling, family planning and STI screening and treatment. In order to attract large masses of people in all the trading centers an artist was performing songs and entertaining people.