On 5 March SheDecides convened an all-Champion roundtable, timed to mark SheDecides Day and build solidarity in our common agenda on youth SRHR. 

We are making a zine collection about young peoples’ sexual reproductive health and rights to share our hopes and visions for the future of youth SRHR!

First published in April 2023

From the rise of misogynistic influencers online to growing restrictions on girls’ rights to education, harmful gender norms are impacting communities across the globe. So, how can the most persistent harmful norms be tackled and how can community and faith leaders support these efforts? We spoke with Kalpana Rai, a gender expert and young activist from Nepal and member of the Beyond Beijing Committee (a project funded by ARROW) about her experience of working with faith leaders to build more gender equal communities.

Bodily autonomy for all young people is one of the three focus areas outlined in SheDecides new Strategic Plan, alongside abortion rights and comprehensive sexuality education. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), which will provide our community with an opportunity to come together, celebrate the advances in SRHR and highlight where progress still needs to be made.

In particular, SheDecides will use the moment to put a spotlight on young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. We spoke to Lewis Emmerton, SheDecides Senior Policy Advisor to learn more about how, and why?

As we kick off the new year, we take a moment to look back on all that happened in 2023 and drive forward our work in 2024 with renewed commitment and focus.

Jovana Ríos Cisnero is the Executive Director of Women's Link World Wide and is a SheDecides Champion.

To mark Human Rights Day 2023, we spoke to Jovana about the work of Women's Link and how the organization is unleashing the power of women and girls protect and advance their human rights, and asked her to give her thoughts on how abortion rights are human rights.

Authored by Memory Zonde-Kachambwa and Sonali Silva, SheDecides Guiding Group Co-Chairs

Authored by Maria Antonieta Alcalde, Director of Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of ARROW. First published on Context on 28 September 2023.

World leaders and ministers gathered last week at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, to discuss how the 17 global goals on Sustainable Development can be reached by 2030 - leaving no one behind. 

Last week SheDecides, in partnership with the Global Safe Abortion Dialogue, hosted a concurrent session at Women Deliver 2023. The session, titled “Abortion is Healthcare: UHC Best Practices, from Politics to Provision” explored best practices, progress and innovations on delivering abortion as essential healthcare.

Authored by Sonali Silva, SheDecides Guiding Group Co-Chair.

With the target of achieving the SDGs just a few years away, many are looking at how Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can help achieve global goals on gender equality and health. Isn't it time we prioritize abortion care as an essential part of women and young people’s health and human rights? Guiding Group Co-Chair Sonali Silva explores.