For nearly 30 years, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Republic of Moldova has been supporting general, technical-vocational, and non-formal education to provide life skills and health education to adolescents and young people, helping them make responsible decisions for their present and future. In 2023, UNFPA piloted the EduLIFE School Program in four general education institutions: a friendly environment, access to health education, and menstrual hygiene products. This concept embodies a multidimensional approach to strengthening the educational institutions’ ability to contribute to students' well-being and life skills, encouraging healthy and non-violent behaviour, and promoting equal learning opportunities for girls and boys.

The EduLIFE School Model invests in three key areas:

1. Access to safe school environments that foster students healthy and harmonious development. 

2. Access to high-quality health education focused on relevant life skills development, with an emphasis on comprehensive sexuality education. This includes topics such as physical and psycho-emotional health, building harmonious and nonviolent relationships, preventing risky behaviours during adolescence, including early pregnancy; sexual and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, and more. 

3. Support for menstrual health and hygiene in schools to ensure that girls have equal access to education