Foundational Certificate Course for Safe Abortion Rights Advocacy

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Course Overview

This includes modules on Understanding Gender, Power & Patriarchy, Menstruation, Conception & Contraception technical updates, The politics and practise of Self-Managed Abortions, Technical Updates on Safe Abortion Methods.

Course learning objectives: 

  • Understanding patriarchy as a power structure and learning how gender impacts sexual and reproductive health and rights. 
  • Learning the basic menstrual cycle, various methods of contraception and how they work.
  • Learning to view the contraceptive methods and programmes from the gender and justice lens. 
  • Understanding the politics and practise of self-managed medical abortion and its importance in autonomy and agency. 
  • Learning the technical information on safe abortion methods.
  • Understanding the challenges and decision making matrix for seekers. 

Target audiences

  • This foundational knowledge is critical for anyone working in sexual and reproductive health and rights issues, especially those working on safe abortion rights, family planning and contraception programmes, sex workers’ rights, adolescent girls’ issues, child marriage prevention, refugee and migrant crisis work in their capacity as programme managers, healthcare providers, activists or volunteers.

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Dr. Suchitra

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