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Nordic Talk moderator Katja Iversen shown here with Natasha Wang Mwansa, Emi Mahmoud, Dr Natalia Kanem and Flemming Møller Mortensen during a recent Nordic Talks webinar. Credit: Shuprova Tasneem
DHAKA and NEW YORK, Jun 4 2021 (IPS) - Every two minutes, a girl or woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, including unsafe abortions. Every year, around 12 million girls are married while in their childhoods. An additional 10 million are now at risk of child marriage due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this context, the most recent Nordic Talk a high-level debate on bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a cornerstone of gender equality, aptly titled “Let’s Talk About Sex” could not have come at a better time.
6 Jun 2021
The Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) is seeking an experienced and qualified consultant to complete a review the “Danish Arab Partnership for Improved Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Tunisia and Morocco program (2017-2022)”. The consultant should document the theory of change and strategies used in the program, analyse the results achieved and lessons learned. The consultancy will, based on this analysis, provide recommendations for future Gender Equality (GE) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) programs in the context of Tunisia and Morocco.
Background DFPA is a non-governmental organization without religious or political affiliations. We work with associations and organizations within the sphere of SRHR and are a member of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). DFPA have been implementing international SRHR and GE projects in Tunisia and Morocco since 2017 with a focus on marginalized people us
6 Jun 2021
The Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) is seeking an experienced and qualified consultant to document the comprehensive approach used in an ongoing project aiming to prevent and manage SGBV in Homabay (Kenya). DFPA and partners has since 2018 been implementing this comprehensive approach to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) prevention and management.
Background DFPA is a non-governmental organization without religious or political affiliations. We work with associations and organizations within the sphere of sexual and reproductive health and rights and are a member of International Planned Parenthood Federation. DFPA have been implementing international projects since 1994. In 2018 DFPA entered into partnership with partner organizations from different field of experience in order to implement a cross sectorial and comprehensive approach to prevention and management of SGBV in Kenya and Uganda.
Abhina Aher (Trustee member of the committee)
An external candidate, Abhina Aher has been Associate Director for Gender, Sexuality and Rights at the India HIV/AIDS Alliance since 2010. She has been a global activist on LGBTI issues for the last 24 years and has worked with organisations such as The Humsafar Trust (Mumbai), Family Health International (FHI), and the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programme (CCP). Amongst the skills required for the Board of Trustees, Abhina can point to knowledge of safeguarding; programme delivery experience; and peer-to-peer service delivery. She is from South Asia, currently located in India.
Dr Josephine Obel (Trustee member of the committee and currently on leave of absence )