Esenam Amuzu is a European Development Days 2017 Young Leader. She launched the youth-led initiative My Teen Life in Ghana https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/esenam-amuzu/rss en Health Reproductive Rights Tue, 11 Jul 2017 13:43:05 +0000 Esenam Amuzu https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/07/11/for-ghanaian-girls-contraception-can-be-a-life-saver https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/07/11/for-ghanaian-girls-contraception-can-be-a-life-saver For Esenam Amuzu’s peers in Ghana, teen pregnancy, gender-based violence and risky sexual behavior are often the norm. On World Population Day, she explains how sex education and access to contraception can turn girls’ lives around.