The 10 finalists were required to speak about how striving towards zero HIV, TB, STI and unwanted pregnancy is a shared responsibility.
Each learner that participated received a certificate of participation and the top three received trophies.
Priscila Mabena of Laban Mothlabi Secondary School in KwaThema took part and came third overall.
Priscila encouraged people to get tested for HIV and know their status.
“Begin changing the stigma around these factors.”
She suggests that the youth should participate in programmes without the fear of stigma.
She also encourages government to put low budget health care clinics with youth friendly clinics.
Priscila encourages people who are HIV positive not to let it define who they are.
MOM Seboni Secondary School student, Thabang Tshabalala, feels that education is essential in the development of any nation.
Each of the 10 learners expressed different views on reducing HIV, STI and TB infections as well as unwanted teenage pregnancy.
The general consensus, however, was that it is indeed a shared responsibility.
Most of the students agreed that abstinence and contraception are imperative in reducing teenage pregnancy, STI aand HIV infection.
The one point that the students could not agree on was whether or not condoms should be made freely available to students in high schools.
Vryburger High School student, Lucky Mbando feels that he is part of a generation that is out of hand.
He also feels that parents should instil good morals and values in their children.
Birchleigh North High School student, Charmaine Shongwe feels that condoms should be made freely available.
“Make condom use the norm, it is the responsibility of both males and females.
First place winner was Brakpan High School student, Thato Sibanyoni, in second place was Charmaine Shongwe of Birchleigh High School and in third place was Priscila Mabena of Laban Mothlabi Secondary School.
The objective of the programme is to educate teenagers to act responsibly in their sexual behaviour.
An industrial theatre show was performed to emphasise that young people need to make more responsible choices when it comes to their health and well being.
Entertainment was also provided by the Lekamuso Poetry Group who performed a piece on living with HIV.
