Embracing intersectionality for health equity and justice

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All individuals, including people who are the most minoritised, should be able to realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). SRHR are human rights that allow people to make informed decisions about relationships, their bodies, family planning, sexuality and well-being. Rights that enable them to have access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health services.

The Make Way programme aims to break down barriers to SRHR by applying an intersectional lens. Making overlapping vulnerabilities visible helps us to understand their effects on a person’s SRHR. We develop and share intersectional tools, and also engage in mutual capacity strengthening with other civil society organisations, to advocate for much-needed policy and societal changes.

Join us in realising sexual and reproductive health and rights for all!

Toolkit

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The Make Way SRHR toolkit sets out to increase and improve the capacity, skills and knowledge of civil society groups and organisations. That will enable them to undertake game-changing intersectional SRHR lobby and advocacy. This toolkit consists of a wide range of tools – each with a different purpose – for the steps that make up an advocacy cycle.

Some tools build an understanding of the concept of intersectionality or help clarify values. Other tools are about applying the principles that underlie intersectionality in your approach to policy analysis, communication and community engagement.

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Video about SRHR and intersectionality.

Latest updates

CSW68 and NGO CSW Forum: A Personal Reflection on Advocacy and Collaboration

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Myria Koutsoumpa, Global Health Advocate at Wemos, recently attended her first Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 68 and NGO CSW68 Forum. It was an action packed week filled with joint advocacy work, our own Make Way webinar session about access to healthcare for all and meaningful participation of youth delegates. As a feminist and passionate advocate for health equity and justice, it was a particularly enlightening and enriching experience for Myria. Read about her reflections.

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Voices from the Pre-Youth SDG Summit on Intersectional Engagement

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Youth participants of the Make Way programme in Zambia, convened earlier this month at the Pre-Youth SDG Summit Event on Intersectional Youth Engagement to collectively voice their aspirations and concerns as young changemakers in Africa. With a shared commitment to attaining the SDGs through innovation, inclusivity, and meaningful engagement, they present this Communique as a call-to-action for a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Representing youth voices at the Commission on the Status of Women

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The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) stands as a beacon of hope, dedicated solely to the advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women on a global scale. As a youth delegate, Ngamanya Nkunika had the privilege of representing the voices of young people at this esteemed forum, shedding light on the challenges young face and advocating for solutions.
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Born and raised in a refugee camp, this 26-year-old is championing SRHR interventions in her community

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In a concentrated population community riddled with myths on contraception and sex, she says that youth have begun to approach health centers and ask about contraceptives, condoms and even HIV testing – which was not the case before.  She attributes this shift to the weekend SRHR sessions initiated by the Make Way programme.
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Agenda

22 Jul

AIDS 2024

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The 25th International AIDS Conference
AIDS 2024 will convene thousands of people living with, affected by and working on HIV to share knowledge, best practices and lessons learnt from the HIV response over the past 40 years, as well as from the responses to COVID-19, mpox and other public health threats.
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29 Nov

Third annual international summit on ending gender-based violence 2024

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Theme: “Gender- Based Violence And Intersectionality”
At the Third Annual International Summit on Ending Gender-Based Violence 2024, The Centre for Social Justice Initiatives will showcase the voices of survivors, and the transformative programmes that make real differences. Join us to hear the latest updates on violence against women and girls and strategies to end it.
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