[afro-nets] Videoconference on Sexual and Reproductive Health

[Neema Mgana <nmgana@yahoo.com>]

Videoconference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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March 8, 2007


Dear Sir/Madam,

The African Regional Youth Initiative (ARYI) and the African
Women of Distinction project invite you to a Young Women's
Consultation on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to
take place on March 8, 2007 via videoconference involving
participants from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia), and Accra (Ghana). The goal of the consultation is
to promote and advocate for young women's participation on
sexual and reproductive health and rights issues at all levels
while building linkages between youth, women, and national,
regional, and international organizations.

The consultation will also provide an opportunity to analyze
critical issues that will:
(1) Provide a platform for young women's participation in
advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights;

2) Disseminate country-specific information on reproductive
health needs of young women to non-governmental organizations,
governments, donor agencies, and other development partners; and

(3) Mobilize youth, women, and development partners to advocate
for policy change promoting reproductive health and rights of
young people in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Ghana.

It is expected that 30-50 participants per country will
participate in this consultation, which is part of a series of
consultations to take place throughout Africa in 2007. One of
the expected outcomes of the consultation is the development (or
strengthening where appropriate) of Youth Policy Groups to
advocate for reproductive health policy change in Tanzania,
Ghana and in Ethiopia. The mission of the Youth Policy Groups,
an initiative of the African Regional Youth Initiative created
in 2005, is to inform, inspire, and mobilize African youth in
order to bridge the gap between policy and its implementation,
(b) promote and advocate for reproductive health policies, and
(c) build a foundation of youth empowerment and leadership
skills.

Your participation will assist to ensure representation from
your organization and/or constituency in the advocacy efforts of
these policy groups.

Young Women's Consultation on Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights

Date: March 8, 2007

Time: 1:00-2:30 pm (Tanzania and Ethiopia) and 10:00-11:30 am
(Ghana)

Place:

Tanzania Global Development Learning Center
Institute of Finance Management
Block "A", 7th Floor
P.O. Box 3918, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Phone: +255-22-2123705/09

Ethiopian Civil service College
Development Learning Center
P.O. Box 5648
CMC Road
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: +251-116-464 912

Busy Internet
Opposite NIIT, Ring Road Central
Accra, Ghana
Phone: +233-21-258800

To ensure full access to the videoconferencing facilities
(including laptops), we encourage you to confirm your
participation by March 6, 2007 by contacted the individuals
listed below.

This consultation has been funded by Amanitare
(http://www.amanitare.org), an organization promoting and
advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights of
women and girls in Africa .

African Regional Youth Initiative (www.africaninitiative.org/af)
is an organization comprised of over four hundred youth and
community based organizations in Africa. Founded in 2003, ARYI
acts to unite cross-sectoral and multifaceted approaches to
issues facing those most marginalized (i.e. youth and women) in
Africa with a special focus on the Millennium Development Goals.

The African Women of Distinction project
(http://www.amandakoster.com/awod) brings together women from
different generations as well as diverse social, religious,
economic and political backgrounds, to discuss, analyze, and
encourage the leadership of African women on development issues
in Africa .

Sincerely,

Neema Mgana
Founder
African Regional Youth Initiative
Phone: +255-73-292-4767
E-mail: nmgana@africaninitiative.org
mailto:info@africaninitiative.org
http://www.africaninitiative.org/af

Frehiwot Demssie
Ethiopia Country Coordinator
African Regional Youth Initiative
Phone: +251-911-630-817
mailto:Ethiopia@africaninitiative.org
http://www.africaninitiative.org/af

Solomon Amoako-Addo
Ghana Country Coordinator
African Regional Youth Initiative
Phone: +233-244-424462
mailto:Ghana@africaninitiative.org
http://www.africaninitiative.org/af