Sex education in Africa has focused on stemming the growing AIDS epidemic. Most governments in the region have established AIDS education programs in partnership with the World Health Organization and international NGOs. These programs were undercut significantly by the Global Gag Order, an initiative put in place by President Reagan, suspended by President Clinton, and re-instated by President Bush. The gag order refused government funding for any efforts that promote condom and contraception use in addition to abstinence and monogamy.[6] The Global Gag Order was again suspended as one of the first official acts by United States President Barack Obama.[7] The incidences of new HIV transmissions in Uganda decreased dramatically when Clinton supported a comprehensive sex education approach (including information about contraception and abortion).[8] According to Ugandan AIDS activists, the Global Gag Order undermined community efforts to reduce HIV prevalence and HIV transmission.[6]
Egypt teaches knowledge about male and female reproductive systems, sexual organs, contraception and STDs in public schools at the second and third years of the middle-preparatory phase (when students are aged 12–14). A coordinated program between UNDP, UNICEF, and the ministries of health and education promotes sexual education at a larger scale in rural areas and spreads awareness of the dangers of female genital cutting.
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