The Condom Collective, started by the activist network Advocates for Youth, selects 1,000 students every year to help them increase access to contraceptives on college campuses. Applications for this year’s Condom Collective will close on Sunday.
According to their website, Advocates for Youth believe that young people “should have access to the tools they need to protect their health – including access to condoms, contraception, and services.” The network’s vision is to break down the stigma around sexuality and help transform policies, programs and systems to access sexual health for the youth.
The Condom Collective is a youth-led grassroots movement to make condoms available to students who need them and educate the youth on the value of condoms and how vital their use is. Each semester, the Condom Collective selects 1,000 college students between the ages of 18 and 29 to receive 500 condoms to give out to anyone who needs them. Students can also indicate on the application that they would like to receive training in sexual health, contraceptive access and organizing for change.
Advocates for Youth understands that there are many injustices like poverty, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, racism and sexism that can further push sexual health disparities. The organization plans to fight these injustices by working in environments where they engage, empower and mobilize the youth to become advocates and fight for better health systems.
Advocates for Youth has a presence on 1,200 different campuses in the U.S. and over 120 countries worldwide. They want to support change in cultural and political environments to further improve rights-based sexual health.
Applications for the Condom Collective close on Sept. 17 at midnight. Visit advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/the-condom-collective/ to apply.
