An evaluation of Youth Sexualities in South African schools

An evaluation of Youth Sexualities in South African schools In South African schools there is a vast misconception on what youth sexualities are. Socialization plays an enormous role in how one represents their sexuality. In schools, the youth are sexualized by their educators. Youth and youth sexuality are sexual constructs. Therefore, they are hegemonic and […]

South Africa: Need for national traction on reproductive justice in South Africa following elections

Source: International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion   South Africa: Need for national traction on reproductive justice in South Africa following elections On 7 July 2019 the Weekend Argus reported that the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health, MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, had authorised the addition of seven new facilities to provide safe, legal termination of pregnancy […]

HRC41 joint statement on adolescent & youth SRHR

HRC41 joint statement on adolescent & youth SRHR The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), AWID, Centre for Reproductive Rights, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, Hivos, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Plan International, Rutgers, Sexual Rights Initiative, Swedish Association for Sexuality and Education, and Youth Coalition have developed a joint statement on adolescent and youth sexual […]

A Genealogy of Puberty Science Monsters, Abnormals, and Everyone Else, 1st Edition

Congratulations to  Pedro Pinto, Catriona Ida Macleod.  Read more about the book: A Genealogy of Puberty Science Monsters, Abnormals, and Everyone Else, 1st Edition By Pedro Pinto, Catriona Ida Macleod Routledge Description A Genealogy of Puberty Science explores the modern invention of puberty as a scientific object. Drawing on Foucault’s genealogical analytic, Pinto and Macleod […]

Elect to protect reproductive Justice

  We are calling on the 3 major political parties to support an increase in the sexual and reproductive health budget for 2020 and use their power as members of parliament and the political party leader to lobby for an increase before voting day on 8 May. Why is this important? YOUR CALL TO REPRODUCTIVE […]

#HRC34 SRJC engagement

The Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition partnered with the Sexual Rights Initiative once again. This time we were working on the Rights of the Child Resolution. We delivered a presentation on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in South Africa and gave a brief overview of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) Framework . The […]