Call for Application – Youth Advocacy Institute in Dhaka 2023
Read about our previous institutes here: https://asap-asia.org/project-report/
There is a growing need, now more than ever before, for youth across the region to take on the role of promoting, protecting and expanding the sexual and reproductive rights of people in Asia. The most challenging of these issues is the right to access safe abortion services. Young people need to be able to challenge conservative interpretations that allow cultural practices to be used to restrict the rights of young people, especially young girls and women.
Understanding the gender and human rights dimensions of this struggle is important in building the capacity to be able to hold governments accountable for fulfilling the rights of their citizens. Building alliances with communities and key stakeholders is possible through the use of social networking platforms as well as offline activities.
This institute will cover the following topics:
- Social Construct of Gender
- Human rights and women’s rights
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Safe abortion access as a human right
- Understanding relevant laws and policies
- Values clarification
The Institute will encourage leadership skills and engage in strategic planning to develop ongoing involvement. Participants will have further opportunities to work in close collaboration with ASAP country partners through small grants awarded.
Those who complete the course will be given priority for joining the future Refresher Institutes and Small Grants Fellowships.
Who you are:
- You are a dynamic young person between 18 and 29 years of age, living and/or working in Bangladesh.
- You have a working knowledge of English and Bengali.
- You have at least 1 year of experience working with issues of sexual and reproductive health in any capacity and you are passionate about the sexual and reproductive rights of young people.
- You have a good social network of other young people and have leadership potential
- You have good communication skills and know how to use the Internet and smartphones for Facebook, Twitter and blogs.
- You believe that every girl, woman and person should have the right to choose if and when she wants to be pregnant and if she wants to continue a pregnancy or not.
- You can demonstrate how you will use what you learn at the Institute in your work and how you will continue to participate in follow-up activities.
What this institute will be:
- An exciting and challenging space with intense interactions.
- In-depth engagement with issues of sexual and reproductive health in Asia from a gender and human rights perspective.
- An opportunity to interact with other young people from the country, for enriching exchanges and sharing of experiences.
- A chance to make a difference as a champion in your own country.
- Ongoing networking and mentoring support from the ASAP team beyond the workshop.
- Creation of an alumni network to stay involved with the issues and expand your sphere of influence!
Last date for applications: 4th August, 2023.
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Any questions about the application- write to: anika.habib01@gmail.com