[ycnews] YCSRR Asia-Regional Training Building Youth Leadership
- From: Jessica Main <Jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'ycnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <ycnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:35:54 -0400
FYI- Updated call for letters of interest for the YCSRR Asia Regional training.
Deadline extended to April 6. Applicants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam welcome to submit.
CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST
Building Youth Leadership:
Regional Training for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Advocates
(from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
and Vietnam)
Deadline to Apply: April 6, 2012
The Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR) is an
international organization of young people (ages 15-29 years) committed to
promoting adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive rights at the national,
regional and international levels. We are students, researchers, lawyers,
health care professionals, educators, development workers, and most
importantly, we are all dedicated activists.
In 2014-2015, the International Conference on Population and Development
Programme of Action (ICPD PoA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will
be reviewed. The coming months and years offer significant opportunities for
progressive youth advocates to influence the next development agenda, and,
ultimately, ensure that youth SRHR is at the heart of the agenda.
Throughout 2012 and 2013, the YCSRR will hold a series of regional trainings
for young SRHR advocates. This Asia-Regional training will bring together youth
advocates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand,
Malaysia, and Vietnam to build the knowledge of the ICPD and MDG review
processes, and assess how their commitments have been implemented at the
country level through poverty reduction strategies. During the training,
participants will strengthen their capacities to effectively lobby their
governments and national delegations on issues related the ICPD PoA and the
MDGs, while also increasing their knowledge of issues concerning young people's
sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through these trainings, the YCSRR
will provide ongoing technical assistance to participants and their
organizations throughout the follow-up to the training. During the follow-up,
participants will collaboratively work to develop national action plans to hold
governments accountable to commitments made to youth SRHR.
When: May 28-30 2012
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
Training Goals
1. Build the capacities of young leaders to incorporate youth SRHR issues in
the ICPD 2014 Review process, MDG 2015 Review and national poverty reduction
strategy (PRS) processes.
2. Mobilize young people to advocate for youth SRHR in national, regional
and international ICPD and MDG review processes.
Training Learning objectives
A. Increase understanding of young people's SRHR, gender equality and poverty
reduction.
B. Increase knowledge of ICPD PoA, Beijing Platform for Action, and MDG
commitments, their review processes and implementation through national-level
PRS processes.
C. Strengthen advocacy skills to influence policy at national, regional and
international level in the lead up to ICPD and MDGs review processes.
The YCSRR welcomes Letters of Interest from progressive youth-led and youth
focussed organisations who meet the eligibility criteria below to nominate two
young people from your organisation to participate in the training. All
organisations applying must support theYC's principles and
values<http://youthcoalition.org/html/index.php?id_art=22&id_cat=2>.
The YC seeks Letters of Interest from youth organisations:
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Based in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia
or Vietnam
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Working with, or strongly connected to,
young people between the ages 18 and 27
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Who have strong connections with national
youth organisations and networks
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]With demonstrable experience working in the
area of sexual and reproductive health and rights or related field
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Planning to work on the ICPD, MDGs and PRS
related advocacy initiatives & programmes in the lead up to 2014 and 2015
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]With the institutional capacity to support
its representatives to the training in the follow up at the national level.
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Willing and able to commit staff time and
other resources to coordinate follow-up to the training in the form of getting
involved in and developing national-level advocacy initiatives in the lead up
to the ICPD review in 2014
[cid:image001.gif@01CD10DD.E966D5E0]Committed to meeting deadlines in
preparation for the training as well as in the post-training follow-up plans
The YC will select two (2) organizations per country in order to facilitate the
post-training follow-up process and longer-term engagement in supporting the
YCSRR's progressive youth SRHR advocacy in dialogues leading up to the review
processes in 2014/2015.
Interested and qualified organisations must send a Letter of Interest in the
format below, clearly stating how your organization meets the eligibility
criteria. Please also identify 2 nominees from your organization to participate
in the training. Letters of Interest must be brief and be sent to:
events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:eventsxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, by April 6,
2012, 1700hrs GMT.In the title of your email, please include: [ICPD+MDGs Asia
Training 2012] and specify the name of your organization.
Please note that only organizations fitting the criteria above will be
considered.
Jessica Main
Logistics and Administrative Officer
youth coalition for sexual and reproductive rights
jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lynda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /
www.youthcoalition.org<http://www.youthcoalition.org/>
tel: +613 562 3522 / fax: +613 562 7941
working internationally for sexual and reproductive rights.
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