09 Sep 2016
Every year, the World YWCA offers two or more one-year internships and two short-term internships for young women from the movement who are passionate about women’s rights and global change. Watch the video above to learn...
06 Sep 2016
SAYWHAT Did you know that abortion rates are higher in countries where abortion is criminalised than in those where it is legal? Girls and women who are prevented from accessing safe, legal abortions are also likely to face...
01 Sep 2016
#MyPeriodWon’tWait Do you remember your first period? Are your memories good or bad? A bloodstain on the clothes is every menstruating girl’s worst nightmare, and if you are a young girl growing up with no access to s...
15 Aug 2016
#90DaysofCONSENT campaign launch When can young people consent to receive sexual reproductive health services (SRHS) without parental permission? It’s confusing and inconsistent – and it depends where you are. The age...
16 Jul 2016
Young women in Sub-Saharan Africa need the full range of sexual and reproductive health care, writes Heather Boonstra, Director of Public Policy, Guttmacher Institute. As thousands of young people from around the world jo...
28 Jun 2016
On the 7th December 2013, Health and Education Ministers and representatives from 20 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa affirmed their commitment to endorse sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health service...
29 Apr 2016
Red My Lips is a non-profit organisation that uses red lipstick – and social media - to raise awareness about sexual violence, demonstrate support for survivors and combat victim-blaming around the world. The Red My Lips c...
29 Apr 2016
Please take our two-minute survey to let us know how we can make this Youth Forum as useful as possible for young people dealing with SRHR issues. Just click here
28 Apr 2016
When female students at tertiary colleges and universities in Zimbabwe call for action against gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment (SH) on campus, they need up-to-date statistics to back up their claims that thi...
28 Apr 2016
Port Louis, Mauritius – On 12 and 13 April 2016, the Young Queer Alliance (NGO for LGBTI rights) and the National AIDS Secretariat (national coordinating body for the AIDS response under the aegis of the Ministry of Healt...
