OUR WORK
SRHR
CIVIL SOCIETY LED SELF-CARE INITIATIVES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"Civil society organizations (CSOs) have been piloting self-care interventions in recent years, and the pandemic has brought these interventions to the fore. Self-care interventions provide an important alternative to facility-based or health worker-provided services. CS solutions have become increasingly important to achieving universal health coverage (UHC), and for governments to achieve commitments to Agenda 2030, the Political Declaration on UHC, and International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, amongst others. This toolkit seeks to:
-Identify how Covid-19 has affected access to SRHR/HIV services and information in the Asia Pacific region.
- Highlight case studies of effective self-care initiatives adopted by CS to fill the gap in SRHR/HIV services during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Asia Pacific region.
- Present advocacy messages that can be used in (joint) advocacy efforts of APA members and other civil society actors."
SHIFTING THE SRHR NARRATIVE IN ASIA PACIFIC
Work Description
This report by the Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA) aims to understand the data deficit faced by SRHR advocates in the Asia Pacific region, and the role that civil society organisations (CSOs)play in generating and utilizing evidence for sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) advocacy. The findings highlight the dearth of data relating to CSE, abortion, SOGIESC and pleasure that is collected systematically in the region (and globally). According to advocates, the data that does exist does not provide sufficient insight into the inequalities faced by marginalized communities, nor does it expose the intersections of overlapping systems of disadvantage that compound violations of sexual and reproductive rights.
SAFE ABORTION IN THAILAND : JOINT SUBMISSION TO THE UPR FOR THAILAND'S 3RD CYCLE
Work Description
This UPR submission documents Thailand’s legal framework regulating safe abortion, which is not in line with international human rights standards. This submission also discloses the religious and social stigma on abortion, which remains a controversial ‘taboo’ issue in Thailand. Thus, there is a real lack of access to safe abortion services, due to stigma, discrimination, lack of infrastructure, and high cost related to it.
RFSU's UPOS-Films on Sexual Health and Rights
Everyone has the right to knowledge about their body, health, and sexuality. This collection of films was produced by RFSU in order to educate people living in Sweden with limited knowledge of sexuality and have been translated into many languages including Thai. The short films are easy to use to start conversations on the various themes of sexual and reproductive health and rights and cover important topics such as abortion, sexual violence, STDs, and more.
Film about Sexual Violence.
Film about the Male Genitals.
Film about the Female Genitalia.
Film about Honor-related Violence & Oppression.