Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Why is it important to focus on Sexual and Reproductive Rights? In many parts of the world, sexual and reproductive health and rights are not universally protected, promoted and fulfilled. The many manifestations of this include high maternal mortality and morbidity, a high number of unwanted (teenage) pregnancies, many unsafe abortions, and a continuation of the HIV-epidemic. This has high costs both at the individual and societal level. The right to sexual and reproductive health is key to women’s ability to take charge of their own lives and thus provide them with an opportunity to play an equal role in sociaty. But protecting these rights is also key to ensure viable and sustainable societies overall. This eLearning course on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (SRR) will provide you with insights into these particular rights and their potential and position within development - and to the work of your organization. The course will:

• Give you a better understanding of the relevance of SRR.
• Give you an overall understanding of the human rights based approach to SRR.
• Give you in overview of the international conventions and treaties related to SRR.
• Give you an understanding of the actual commitments made by national governments - including your own country.
• Provide you with tools to help you improve SRR as part of your work.

The SRR course consists of the following modules:

1. Introduction
2. What are Sexual and Reproductive Rights?
3. International SRR
4. National SRR
5. Relations between SRR and development
6. Options for action

The course can be completed in app. 7 hours.

The course materiel includes assignments, documents and tools that can be downloaded and accessed to guide your work following course completion.