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Strategic Direction: Promoting basic human rights of all women, men and young people regarding their own sexual and reproductive health by involving policy makers.

Goal: To increase public, political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Nepal.

Objectives: To strengthen the recognition of SRH rights in all sectors, including policy and legislation

Activities:

  • Conduct dissemination workshop for policy makers, stakeholders, media persons about the information collected from the survey/studies relating to sexual & reproductive health & rights to familiarize with the actual situation in the area of reproductive health
  • Build capacity of FPAN's volunteers and managerial staff for advocating SRH issues at various levels
  • Establish cordial relationship with other organizations to work jointly in advocating for sexual & reproductive health & rights of women, men and young people
  • Establish linkages with key influential persons to advocate policy makers, parliamentarians, government officials for resource generation
  • Organize meeting/workshop/seminar with responsible government officials to advocate them about the high need of SRH information, education and services to rural women
  • Organize meeting/workshop/seminar/orientation among influential persons of the community to advocate them in reducing socio-economic barriers on sexual & reproductive health issues
  • Evidence-based advocacy package and learning tools that illustrate how the inclusion of SRHR approaches are critical to the achievement of the National Development Goals
  • Undertake opinion polls and KABPs to assess changes in understanding and commitments of policy makers and communities to SRHR issues
  • Review existing religions texts, which encourage violence of sexual and reproductive rights of women.
  • Collect, document and publicize major court decisions made in favour of SRH rights of women.
  • Review existing laws and bylaws which contradict with the international treaties signed by the Nepal Government with regard to sexual and reproductive rights of women and men including rights relating to gender equity and equality.

Outcomes and Indicators:

Outcomes

Indicators

  • Enhanced understanding and favourable environment within partner agencies (government and non-government) for the promotion of SRHR
  • Rural women in FPAN's operational areas are able to exercise their SRHR.

 

 

 

  • Results of survey
  • Increased partnerships and networking with other organizations
  • Increased budgetary allocation for promotion of SRH developed SRH policy in favour of poor,marginalised and underserved people.

 

 




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