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Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Africa: an advocacy and communications approach/Droits de sante reproductive et sexuelle en Afrique: une approche du plaidoyer et des communications.


Over the years, FEMNET has continually been engaged in diverse activities that develop the capacity for advocacy around African women's human rights at national, regional and international levels. One key activity being implemented in 2007 is the project on "Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Africa: an advocacy and communications approach". This is in line with one of the key area of focus and action identified in FEMNET's Strategic Plan (2005-2007) which purports to 'lobby governments at sub-regional and regional levels to ensure they incorporate women's reproductive and sexual rights'.

EEMNET concedes that reproductive and sexual rights are linked to other human rights and are a precondition pre·con·di·tion  
n.
A condition that must exist or be established before something can occur or be considered; a prerequisite.

tr.v.
 for sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union . And therefore, participation in reproductive and sexual decision-making enables women to participate actively and enjoy rights related to other areas of development. Reproductive and sexual rights, guaranteed in regional and international human rights treaties need to be recognised and enforced at national levels.

This innovative and advocacy-oriented project will ultimately enable African women to influence national legal and policy frameworks to protect and promote reproductive and sexual rights in their countries. Eight countries in Africa (Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda Tanzania and Uganda) will be assessed and the research findings will be used to support African women's capacity to act and advocate around reproductive and sexual rights on their own behalf, within their own customary and religious contexts.

FEMNET has engaged eight consultants (one from each country) to conduct participatory research techniques in gathering the required information. Through this research, the project will assess the implementation by African governments of the International Conference on Population and Development The United Nations coordinated an International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt from 5-13 September 1994. Its resulting Programme of Action is the steering document for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  (ICPD ICPD International Conference on Population and Development
ICPD Institute for Counselling and Personal Development (Northern Ireland)
ICPD Institute for Conflict Management Peace and Development
ICPD International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia
) and other relevant international and regional instruments. The research will also aim to assist the negotiation capacity of young African women of their reproductive and sexual rights by exploring and deconstructing customary and religious barriers that exist in respect to their autonomy and choice--particularly given the prevalence of transactional sex, sexual coercion coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of physical or moral force.  and violence, including in situations of armed conflict. The project is being implemented in partnership with HIVOS HIVOS Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (Dutch: International Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries)
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 and the Sigrid Rausing Trust.

Au fur des annees, FEMNET s'est continuellement engage dans diverses activites qui developpent la capacite en plaidoirie autour des droits humains de la femme La Femme is a women-only beach in Marina, Egypt which caters to Muslims who want to swim in comfort away from prying and prurient view of "men and cameras". External links
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 africaine aux niveaux national, regional et international. L'une des activites qui sont en cours de mise en oeuvre en 2007 est le projet sur << les Droits de Sante Reproductive et Sexuelle en Afrique: une approche du plaidoyer et des communications >>. Ceci rentre dans le cadre (company) CADRE - The US software engineering vendor which merged with Bachman Information Systems to form Cayenne Software in July 1996.  de l'un des domaines cles de concentration et d'action identifies dans le Plan Strategique de FEMNET(2005-2007) qui soutient que l'on fasse le lobbying aupres du gouvernement aux niveaux sous-regional et regional en vue de s'assurer qu'ils incorporent les droits reproductifs et sexuels de la femme >>.

De l'avis de FEMNET, les droits reproductifs et sexuels sont lies aux autres droits humains et constituent une pre-condition du developpement durable. Et par consequent con·se·quent  
adj.
1.
a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife.

b.
, la participation a la prise des decisions en matiere de reproduction et de sexualite permet a la femme de participer activement et de jouir de ses droits relatifs aux autres domaines du developpement. Les droits reproductifs et sexuels garantis dans les traites regionaux et internationaux doivent etre reconnus et appliques aux niveaux nationaux.

Ce projet innovateur et oriente vers vers
abbr.
versed sine
 le plaidoyer va finalement permettre a la femme africaine d'influencer les cadres juridiques et politiques nationaux pour proteger et promouvoir les droits reproductifs et sexuels dans leurs pays. Huit pays africains (Cameroun, Egypte, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzanie et Ouganda) seront evalues et les conclusions de la recherche La Recherche is a monthly French language popular science magazine covering recent scientific news. It is published by the Société d'éditions scientifiques (the Scientific Publishing Group), a subsidiary of Financière Tallandier.  seront utilisees pour renforcer la capacite de la femme africaine d'agir et de faire la plaidoirie autour des droits reproduetifs et sexuels pour leur propre compte, au sein de leurs propres contextes coutumiers et religieux.

FEMNET a engage huit consultantes (une pour chaque pays) pour mener une recherche re·cher·ché  
adj.
1. Uncommon; rare.

2. Exquisite; choice.

3. Overrefined; forced.

4. Pretentious; overblown.
 participative da la collecte de l'information requise. A travers cette recherche, le projet va evaluer la mise en oeuvre par les gouvernements africains de la Conference Internationale sur la Population et le Developpement (ICPD) et les autres instruments internationaux et regionaux pertinents. La recherche aura aussi pour but d'aider la capacite de negociation des jeunes femmes africaines de leurs droits reproductifs et sexuels en explorant et en detruisant les obstacles fondes sur les coutumes et les religions qui existent ex·is·tent  
adj.
1. Having life or being; existing. See Synonyms at real1.

2. Occurring or present at the moment; current.

n.
One that exists.

Adj. 1.
 en fonction de leur autonomie et leur choix--particulierement etant donne la prevalence du sexe transactionnel, la coercition sexuelle et la violence, y compris dans des situations de conflits armes. Ce projet est en train d'etre mis en oeuvre en partenariat avec HIVOS et Sigrid Rausing Trust.
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Date:Jan 1, 2007
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