Event: Implementing Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education in Academic Institutions.
The discussion is entirely virtual and will take place in two sessions:
Thursday, 5th October, 2023 | 2:30-5:30pm IST
RELEASE – of the report titled, “Capacity Building of Teachers and Students in Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education: An Intervention at the Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level”.
PANEL DISCUSSION – with eminent stakeholders from India and abroad on how comprehensive sexuality education can be included in school and university curricula.
CALL to ACTION – Join the Global Coalition to Promote Sexuality and Personal Safety Education.
Friday, 6th October, 2023 | 2:30pm-5:30pm IST
(With A Focus On Children With Disabilities)
RELEASE – of the report titled, “Capacity Building of Teachers and Students in Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education: An Intervention at the Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level”.
PANEL DISCUSSION – with eminent stakeholders from India and abroad to discuss the inclusion of gender equity, sexuality, and personal safety education for children and young people/adolescents with disabilities.
CALL to ACTION – Join the Global Coalition to Promote Sexuality and Personal Safety Education.
PANELLISTS AND SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS
Dr Akkai Padmashali, Social Activist and Founder – Ondede
Dr Glenn C Kharkongor, Chancellor, Chairperson, MLCU
Dr Madhura Mahesh, Special Educator, Dentist
Neeraja Sajan, Research Scholar, Rights of Intersex Persons
Nur Judy Binti Abdullah, Founder and Executive Director, Project Women Brunei
Philip D. Jaffe, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Renu Singh, Director, Project Suvidha
Dr Sangeeta Saksena, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Co-founder, Enfold Proactive Health Trust
Dr Sandhya Limaye, Professor and Chair – Disability Studies and Action -TISS, Mumbai
Shobha Sundar, Programme Director (OPD Services) And Head Department of Social Work, Spastics Society of Karnataka
Dr Tony Sam George, Professor, Christ University
Dr Thomas Kishore, Professor – NIMHANS
Dr Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Scientist, Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights
Global Coalition to Promote Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education
In an effort to understand the region-specific nuances of sexuality and personal safety education, barriers, and possibilities, this coalition will bring together stakeholders from several nations.
The coalition aims to support its members in promoting this education through the exchange of ideas and best practices.
A core team comprising of members drawn from different geographic regions will disseminate relevant information on sexuality and personal safety education to the members.
Members will have a platform to share their experiences and voice the support they need from the Coalition in order to promote this education among individuals and institutions in their country.
Campaigns could be designed and amplified at a global level through collaborative action of the members.
Advocacy could be done with governments and institutions with greater strength.
More Resources!
https://www.thequint.com/opinion/contraceptives-condom-minors-adolescents-karnataka-sexuality-education – Gopika Nangia, Shivangi Puri, Vibha Angre, “Contraceptives & Minors: Why Karnataka Should Invest in ‘Sexuality Education.’” TheQuint, 22 Jan. 2023.
https://youtu.be/AJfHg2QdTP4 – “Inclusive Personal Safety & Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Schools: Dr. Sangeeta Saksena, Enfold.” YouTube, 20 Jan. 2021.
https://populationfoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/A-review-of-government-and-civil-society-led-CSE-curricula-and-strategies-in-India-1.pdf – ALT Unfold, The Population FoundationComprehensive Sexuality Education in India, Apr. 2022.
https://www.tarshi.net/downloads/What_Makes_Sexuality_Education_Comprehensive-a_Working_Paper_by_TARSHI.pdf – TARSHI. What Makes Sexuality Education Comprehensive? Exploring the Indian Context, 2019.
https://kautilya.org.in/the-importance-of-early-sexual-education-in-indian-schools/ – Bharam, Vinaya. “The Importance of Early Sexual Education in Indian Schools.” Kautilya School of Public Policy, 24 June 2022.
https://lexquest.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LQF-Policy-Brief-Sexuality-Education-in-India_-Curriculum-in-the-Sheets-Silence-in-the-Streets.pdf – Foundation, LexQuest. Policy Brief Sexuality Education in India: Curriculum in the Sheets, Silence in the Streets, Jan. 2020.
https://www.unesco.org/en/health-education/cse#:~:text=It%20aims%20to%20equip%20children,and%20understand%20and%20ensure%20the – Zambia, UNESCO. “Comprehensive Sexuality Education: For Healthy, Informed and Empowered Learners.” UNESCO.Org, 22 June 2023.
https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-022-01504-9 – Chavula, M.P., Zulu, J.M. & Hurtig, AK. Factors influencing the integration of comprehensive sexuality education into educational systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review, 2022.
https://www.rfsu.se/om-rfsu/om-oss/in-english/national-work/sexuality-education/about-swedish-sexuality-education/ – RSFU. “Swedish System of Sexuality Education.” RFSU, 30 Nov. 2017.
https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/sexuality-education-ghana-report.pdf – Institute, Guttmacher. From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Their Implementation in Ghana, Apr. 2017.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1259823.pdf – Banegas, Darío Luis, and Cristina Lauze. CLIL and Comprehensive Sexual Education: A Case of Innovation From Argentina, 30 Mar. 2020.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2019/02/argentina-fighting-for-sexual-education/ – International, Amnesty. “Argentina: The Ignored Law of Sexual Education.” Amnesty International, 11 Oct. 2021.
https://enfoldindia.org/reports/guidelines-and-standard-operating-procedures/
https://enfoldindia.org/reports/articles-of-interest/
https://enfoldindia.org/postersvideosppts-other-iec/