Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health: A Research and Capacity Building Initiative for Francophone Countries
Annual Call for Projects 2004
Summary
Coordinated by the professor Fenneke Reysoo of the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, in partnership with the Gender & Health Research Department of the World Health Organisation (WHO), this project aims to conduct research on the various aspects of the sexual behaviour of youths in Francophone Africa. The result of this research will contribute to the establishment of training materials in French that will allow health service providers to develop services based on the respect for rights and gender rights, particularly for young people.
The grant provided by the GIAN for this project totals SFr 255,000
Project Team
Prof. Fenneke Reysoo , Coordinator, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Laurence Althaus , Principal Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Manuela Colombini , Principal Member, Reproductive Health and Research , World Health Organization (WHO) .
Ms Jane Cottingham , Principal Member, Gender , World Health Organization (WHO) .
Ms Françoise Grange , Principal Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Maïmouna Ndoye , Principal Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Dr. Sundari Ravindran , Principal Member, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (India) (AMCHSS) , Sree Chitra Tirunal Insitute for medical sciences and technology .
Ms Séverine Rey , Principal Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Related Links
> GIDS - Gendre and Rights in Reproductive Health
> http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/fr/training_africa.html
Related Conferences
Transactions about Bodies and Contemporary Strategies of Lovers – International Gender Colloquium, GIDS / IUED, 11 and 12 October 2007
The debates will focus on femininities and masculinities of a youth in transition in the age of globalisation. The...
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