Kalee will present her analysis on the implementation of
the Bixby Centers youth center, based in the district of
Musanze, Rwanda. The youth center model aims to
utilize a multi-pronged approachaddressing both
structural and social determinantsto improve the health
and wellbeing of youth in Rwanda. The model, co-
designed and managed by youth, strives to empower
adolescents through the provision of comprehensive
sexual education and linkages to high-quality, youth-
friendly reproductive health services, livelihood skills, and
general health information. The overarching goal of
Kalees research was to develop a descriptive case study
of the youth center model, documenting its effectiveness
in addressing the health and wellbeing of adolescents and
young adults in the Musanze district of Rwanda.