Call for Applications: APPC Youth Forum (22-23 November, 2018)

ARROW, YPEER and YouthLEAD are jointly organising a Youth Forum prior to the mid-term review of the 6th Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) on 22 – 23 November 2018 in Bangkok Thailand. The forum will be discussing the emerging population and development issues in relation to young people’s special needs and to bring young people’s voices to the forefront of discourses around sustainable development. The key objectives are:

  1. To review progress in implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action, and the recommendations of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration and identify gaps, especially with regards to young people’s needs
  2. To identify emerging issues and trends relating to young people’s issues and lives realities in the context of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development
  3. To develop a young people’s call-to-action to provide input to the mid-term review of the 6th APPC Ministerial Declaration and the global review and evaluation of the ICPD Programme of Action at the 52nd CPD.

We are inviting young people (30 years and below) from youth-led & youth-serving organisations across Asia Pacific to participate in the Youth Forum – please send in your application by completing the form via the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/5hnyryJVuyTVKpt62

Important Notes:

  • Young people (30 yrs old and below) from youth-led/youth-serving organisations and youth movement from Asia and the Pacific are eligible to apply.
  • Application deadline: 14 October 2018 (12 midnight Bangkok, Thailand time).
  • Please make sure to fill in all the questions and make your applications as strong as possible. Your answer should be concise and clear.
  • Participation is on self-funded basis. Participants will cover their own travel, accommodation and other incidentals. Lunch and refreshments during the meeting are provided by the organisers.
  • Ten (10) fully-funded scholarships are available.

Please share this announcement widely to your network, particularly for grassroots youth-led/youth-serving organisations and young people’s movements working on issue of sustainable development and SDGs processes.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to write to Samreen (samreen@arrow.org.my), Naz (naz@arrow.org.my) and/or Nisha (nisha@arrow.org.my).

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Vietnam

  • Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)

Sri Lanka

  • Bakamoono;
  • Women and Media Collective (WMC),
  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Singapore

  • End Female Genital Cutting Singapore
  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
  • Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG);
  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
    Kelantan (ReHAK);
  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

Lao PDR

  • Lao Women’s Union;
  • The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Health
    Sciences (UHS)

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV);
  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
  • Institut Kapal Perempuan;
  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
    Forum Papua (FRIP/IYFP);
  • Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI);
  • Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta;
  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
  • RUTGERS Indonesia;
  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
  • Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC);
  • SAHAYOG;
  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
  • WeSpeakOut;
  • The YP Foundation (TYPF)

Fiji

Cambodia

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF),
  • Morocco Family Planning Association
Call for Applications: APPC Youth Forum (22-23 November, 2018)

ARROW, YPEER and YouthLEAD are jointly organising a Youth Forum prior to the mid-term review of the 6th Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) on 22 – 23 November 2018 in Bangkok Thailand. The forum will be discussing the emerging population and development issues in relation to young people’s special needs and to bring young people’s voices to the forefront of discourses around sustainable development. The key objectives are:

  1. To review progress in implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action, and the recommendations of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration and identify gaps, especially with regards to young people’s needs
  2. To identify emerging issues and trends relating to young people’s issues and lives realities in the context of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development
  3. To develop a young people’s call-to-action to provide input to the mid-term review of the 6th APPC Ministerial Declaration and the global review and evaluation of the ICPD Programme of Action at the 52nd CPD.

We are inviting young people (30 years and below) from youth-led & youth-serving organisations across Asia Pacific to participate in the Youth Forum – please send in your application by completing the form via the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/5hnyryJVuyTVKpt62

Important Notes:

  • Young people (30 yrs old and below) from youth-led/youth-serving organisations and youth movement from Asia and the Pacific are eligible to apply.
  • Application deadline: 14 October 2018 (12 midnight Bangkok, Thailand time).
  • Please make sure to fill in all the questions and make your applications as strong as possible. Your answer should be concise and clear.
  • Participation is on self-funded basis. Participants will cover their own travel, accommodation and other incidentals. Lunch and refreshments during the meeting are provided by the organisers.
  • Ten (10) fully-funded scholarships are available.

Please share this announcement widely to your network, particularly for grassroots youth-led/youth-serving organisations and young people’s movements working on issue of sustainable development and SDGs processes.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to write to Samreen (samreen@arrow.org.my), Naz (naz@arrow.org.my) and/or Nisha (nisha@arrow.org.my).

Bangladesh

Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network