The Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 19 million new STD
infections occur every year, with 50 percent of these new cases happening to
young people between the ages of 15 and 24. In a recent article, it stated that the United States
has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western
industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7
billion annually. Thirty-four percent of young
women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of
20. My idea I feel, helps address these startling statistics. The
project is called "JIC" (pronounced like the BIC shaver), and is an acronym for "Just In Case". "JIC" is the title of a hip-hop song that advises young
people, ages 14 - 24, to abstain from sex. The song gives scenarios of what
some of the consequences are from having unprotected sex. Abstinence is the main message of the song,
but it also advocates using protection and to have something on you "Just
In Case", or "JIC". "JIC" will also be used as a logo to be placed on a
condom designed especially for young people. One design will be for young
ladies, and the other one for young men. Revenues generated from the song and a
percentage of the sales from the condoms, will be used to start a nonprofit
organization, to be called, "The JIC Project." The goal of
"The JIC Project" will be to travel to cities across the country, to
educate young people at community centers, schools, and colleges, about the
risks of unprotected sex, and to promote abstinence. Some of the
organizations planned as guest speakers and who will provide literature
would include, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Youth Advocacy Coalition
(NYAC), and the US Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS). The main purpose of the project is to introduce the JIC
condom to everyone, and to pass out free samples. Education is the best means of
prevention. By reaching out to our young people in surroundings where
they feel comfortable and free to participate, we can one day lower this
statistic. "You know JIC man, you know Just In Case!"
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