Explore a captivating narrative as we venture “Beyond Borders” with Global Youth Connect (GYC). This document is a testament to our shared efforts and achievements. Inside, uncover GYC’s milestones, key strategies, and impactful activities that have made a lasting impact. Hear from those whose lives have been impacted by GYC, highlighting the real-world outcomes of […]
Week after week, heavy Israeli bombardment from air, land, and sea, has continued across most of the Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health, at least 21,320 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7th, about 70% of whom are women and children. Nearly 2 million people have been displaced from their homes, […]
Lisiane Messine is a CIFWA youth volunteer and formally the CIFWA Youth Representative for the East South East Asia and Oceania (ESEAOR) region of IPPF. She is also the Senior Probation Officer for the Cook Islands Government. Originally from the outer island of Aitutaki, she moved to New Zealand to complete her undergraduate studies. On […]
What does 2024 hold for us? Some trends are already emerging for the opportunities and battles ahead for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice in 2024. Around the world, 2024 will see a historic number of elections, casting a shadow of political uncertainty that could lead to geopolitical instability. The climate crisis continues, threatening […]
My name is Mariame Doumbia, I am a midwife with the Association Malienne pour la Protection et la Promotion de la Famille (AMPPF), providing family planning and sexual health services to Malians in and around the capital, Bamako. I have worked with AMPPF for almost six years in total, but there was a break two […]
World Contraception Day is an important opportunity for contemplation and action in the fight for gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). “The Power of Options,” this year’s theme, emphasizes the significance of choice in family planning and reproductive health decisions. It’s a subject that connects profoundly with our work at Sonke […]
We spoke to young people from the Western Balkans about how their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights was affected by the COVID pandemic, and asked them about their vision for re-designing a more youth-friendly future in which young people can flourish. Tarin Husic is a 21-year-old student from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
I got married quite early, when I was 17. A year and a half later I got pregnant and had a baby girl. Now she is 18 months old. My husband started a job in the city in a company which is popular among Roma people, and I stayed home to look after our child. […]
We spoke to young people from the Western Balkans about how their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights was affected by the COVID pandemic, and asked them about their vision for re-designing a more youth-friendly future in which young people can flourish. Erblin Berisha is a 21-year-old from Prishtina, Kosovo. He is studying […]
The absence of a ‘no’ is not an implicit yes. This is the overarching principle of a long-fought Swedish ‘consent law’ aimed at dismantling the ‘no means no’ framework; a system rooted in the idea that a person needed to explicitly resist for it to constitute rape. Women’s rights activist Demet Ergun is hopeful the […]
