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RH Supplies Advocacy Toolkit in French

January 28, 2010 at 1:44 pm | Posted in Project RMA | Leave a comment
Tags: capacity building, French, online, Resources, toolkit, Tools

On January 8 , Project RMA hosted a reception subsequent to the West African regional AHEAD workshop and presented the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition and its working groups, as well as the opportunities and advantages of membership of the Coalition.

Moreover, resources that the Coalition offers on its website were presented to the 20 speakers and participants from NGOs, UNFPA, the World Bank etc. Among those resources, Project RMA introduced the recently launched French version of the advocacy guide and toolkit “Make a Case for Supplies: Leading Voices in Securing Reproductive Health Supplies.”

For more information please contact Sabine Weber at DSW.

RH Supplies Advocacy Workshop in Santiago de Chile

October 15, 2009 at 4:41 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: capacity building, ICPD, ICPD+15, LAC, Latin America and the Caribbean, supplies, workshop

On October 5th-6th 2009, prior to the ECLAC Latin American regional review of the ICPD+15 in Santiago de Chile, represantatives of 25 women’s rights and SRHR organisations from 15 countries in the region, gathered to improve their skills in RH supplies advocacy and to work on a joint advocacy strategy. The workshop for this group of experienced advocates focused on knowledge-building on RH supplies and the impact of universally accessible supplies on achieving international development goals, such as the ICPD goals. Moreover, it offered participants the opportunity, to attend the regional ICPD review meeting and speak out on the identified issues.

The first part of the workshop mainly concentrated on clarifying concepts and definitions and introducing PRMA’s work on RH supplies. IPPF and MEXFAM presented activities in Mexico and Nicaragua and DSW presented the key findings of its regional mapping. Based on these facts and figures, the group started to discuss RH supplies issues in the region that need to be addressed. In working groups participants identified actions that need to be taken in order to create a supportive environment for supplies in the region. The action plan resulting from this work includes conducting a mapping of organisations and donors interested in funding work on supplies in the region. Subsequently, resources, such as the RH supplies advocacy toolkit and the RHInterchange, and opportunities, such as RHSC membership and international development goals review meetings, to address these issues were presented and discussed.

10_RHsupplies training_chile As a short-term opportunity, the ECLAC ICPD+15 review meeting was identified and the need to include “universal access to RH services and supplies” expressed. Facilitators gave an overview on the ICPD+15 process so far, including the CPD, the Panama regional NGO meeting, and the global NGO forum in Berlin. Following that summary and discussing language used in the conferences’ outcome documents, a joint approach on how to speak out on the issues was prepared.

Strengthening Advocacy Capacity and Leadership

September 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: APA, Asia, capacity building, FPI, HIV, Integration, Pacific, PAI, RH Supplies, RHI, workshop

Nineteen participants from twelve different countries in the Asia and the Pacific (Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Philippines, India, Nepal, China, Malaysia and Pakistan) gathered on August 6th and 7th in Bali, Indonesia to take part in a two day workshop to strengthen their capacity in advocacy and leadership on Reproductive Health (RH) Supplies prior to the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Indonesia (ICAAP) in August 2009.

Organized by the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) for ICPD, Family Planning International, and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) under Project RMA, the workshop was designed to contribute to efforts to strengthen the political and financial environment for access to RH Supplies in the Asia and Pacific Regions by supporting and fostering NGO leadership and strengthening NGO advocacy capacity for the 9th ICAAP. Other organizations, such as IPPF South Asia and Population Action International also provided technical assistance.

Through discussions and interactive role play, participants learned about the situation, needs and diversity of RH supply challenges in the Asia and Pacific Regions, improved their understanding of the linkages between reproductive health supplies and internationally agreed development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the role of RH supplies in achieving goals. Furthermore, participants strengthened their advocacy skills and developed key messages on meeting the reproductive health targets of the ICPD Programme of Action and the MDGs.

DSW presented the key findings of its regional mapping. Based on these facts and figures, the group started to discuss RH supplies issues in the region that need to be addressed. In working groups participants identified actions that need to be taken in order to create a supportive environment for supplies in the region. Subsequently, resources, such as the RH supplies advocacy toolkit and the RHInterchange, and opportunities, such as RHSC membership and international development goals review meetings, to address these issues were presented and discussed.

Three days after the workshop the participants applied their new skills and knowledge during the ICAAP.

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Advocacy Training on August 6 -7 2009 (Bali, Indonesia)

April 7, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Posted in Project RMA | Leave a comment
Tags: advocacy, AIDS, APA, Asia, bali, capacity building, Civil Society, DSW, FPI, HIV, ICAAP, IPPF, MDGs, Pacific, Project RMA, reproductive health supplies, RH Supplies, SRHR, supplies, training

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SAVE THE DATE!

Advocacy Training on August 6 -7 2009 (Bali,

Indonesia)

“HIV Prevention, Reproductive Health Supplies,

and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

in the Asia and Pacific Regions”

This is to inform you about a two-day advocacy training to strengthen capacity of civil society on reproductive health (RH) supplies advocacy in the Asia and Pacific Regions, ahead of the International Congress on AIDS in the Asia and Pacific Regions 2009 (9th ICAAP, August 9-13 2009, Nusa Dua, Bali).

Jointly convened by the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA), its member organization Family Planning International (FPI) New Zealand and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW), this meeting aims to contribute to a supportive political and financial environment for access to RH supplies in the Asia and Pacific Regions by promoting and fostering NGO leadership and strengthening the advocacy capacity of its participants on the issue. The training will be held prior to ICAAP and aims to address the linkages between HIV prevention and SRHR programs and the major role RH supplies can play in this context.

The main objectives are:

Increase understanding of the situation, needs and diversity of reproductive health supply challenges in the Asia and Pacific Regions;

Improve understanding of the linkages between RH supplies and internationally agreed development goals, such as the MDGs, and the role of RH supplies in preventing HIV;

Strengthen advocacy skills and develop key messages to be used during the 9th ICAAP on meeting the RH targets of the ICPD Programme of Action and the MDGs;

Provide advocacy tools to strengthen the capacity of NGOs to advocate for increased support for RH supplies;

Ensure RH supplies solutions are included in the closing summaries of the 9th ICAAP.

APA, FPI and DSW have been raising awareness on the importance of RH supplies through “Project Resource Mobilization and Awareness” (Project RMA). Project RMA is a partnership of the German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Population Action International (PAI) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and aims to create an environment conducive to political support and to secure increased financial resources for reproductive health supplies. With the support of Project RMA, APA and FPI strengthen the advocacy efforts for increased access to RH supplies at the regional level in the Asia and Pacific Regions.

Please send an email to Sabine Weber to receive an application questionnaire, and a criteria list including logistical information. (Deadline for Application: April 27th 2009).