The Essential Packages Manual is a comprehensive guide for successful sexual reproductive health and rights programmes for young people. The Essential Packages Manual (pdf 2.3 MB) was developed and published as an end-product and legacy of the Access Services and Knowledge programme (implemented from 2013-2015 by seven collaborating partners in seven countries in Africa and Asia).The manual is a valuable guide to critically review programmes and helps to identify gaps and areas to improve your programme in line with a rights-based, gender-transformative and youth-centred approach.It is designed in such a way that users can easily find what they need: from definitions and information on core values and (sexual) rights to programmatic chapters on comprehensive sexuality education and information, SRH services, enabling environment and working in partnerships.

Furthermore, the manual provides examples, stories and a wealth of tools and resources.