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ASTRA Youth Sex education for all in the Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan Countries

ASTRA Youth Sex education for all in the Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan Countries. "Nothing about us without us". ASTRA Youth was launched in July 2004 as a youth wing of the ASTRA Network – Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

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ASTRA Youth Sex education for all in the Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan Countries

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  1. ASTRA YouthSex education for all in the Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan Countries Zagreb, 2009

  2. "Nothing about us without us" ASTRA Youth was launched in July 2004 as a youth wing of the ASTRA Network – Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Zagreb, 2009

  3. ASTRA Youth activities • Advocacy • Education • Research Zagreb, 2009

  4. Why CEE and Balkans? As a group of youth coming from different European countries of the region we see that we are all dealing with the very similar problems concerning the SRHR field. Zagreb, 2009

  5. 2006 ASTRA Youth Research on Knowledge and Attitudes of Youth on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Youth’s VOICE Participating countries: Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia.  Sample: about 50 young people from each country aged 16-24. The research was carried out among pupils, who were found in the school area. Zagreb, 2009

  6. 2006 8 – 9th September in Warsaw, Poland participation at the International Conference on Youth Sexuality and Sexuality Education in the Context of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Europe, especially in Central and EasternEuropeorganized by Astra Network Zagreb, 2009

  7. 2007 Conference on HIV/AIDS: partnershipand Responsibility & the 4th Roundtable on Safer sex for young people Zagreb, 2009

  8. 2007 YES Campaign Youth Educated Sexually!!! Formal conference opening the YES campaign in Zagreb, Croatia on the International Children’s Day, 1st June. Street action in Zagreb on 2nd of June Zagreb, 2009

  9. Zagreb, 2009

  10. European Youth Parliament Participaticipation in the All Different, All Equal campaign promoting Diversity, Human Rights and Participation during the 55th session of the European Youth Parliament ALL DIFFERENT-ALL EQUAL Olympics Zagreb, 2009

  11. 2008 Astra Youth strategic meeting 23-25 April.Things to work on: • engagement of men in our activities • educational trainings • actions • exchange of trainers • international trainings • peer to peer trainings • abortion • billboard campaign • press conference/media events • report based on one questionnaire • trainings on writing projects • trainings on SRHR or HR Zagreb, 2009

  12. 2008 “We choose to be healthy! Sex education for all!” campaign Participating countries: Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan. Zagreb, 2009

  13. 2008 ASTRA Youth Fact Sheet – advocacy tool. Zagreb, 2009

  14. 2008 Active participation in other AWID’s 11th International Forum on Women's Rights and Development sessions, 14 November – 17 November, Cape Town, South Africa Zagreb, 2009

  15. 2009 Participation in the Youth Leadership Development Meeting and the CLPP 23rd Annual Conference From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom in the US, from March 31 to April 5 Zagreb, 2009

  16. 2009 On the occasion of the International Youth Day – 12th of August, ASTRA Youth in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Poland organized promotional campaign around slogan: Healthy youth – healthy future! Zagreb, 2009

  17. Achievements • Second generation of sexual educators. • Significant presence in the media – for example live broadcast from our actions. • Recognition of our work results by goverments and educational institutions. • Annual increase young people's interest and participation in the action. Zagreb, 2009

  18. Strategy and plans • Sensitize members of the European Parliament about SRHR problems that young people from new members’ states and neighboring countries are facing, and about the urgent need to respond to those problems on the European level. • Drawing attention of media, and policy makers to problems related to lack of access to reliable, comprehensive and scientifically based information on sexuality. Zagreb, 2009

  19. Developing ASTRA Youth presence in the Internet. More visibility will help us to inform and educate more and more young people about their reproductive rights. • Increasing the number of ASTRA Youth members, and the range of activities. • Providing youth friendly services parallel to public institutionstogether with peer education. • Speak in all public discussions related to sexuality of young people Zagreb, 2009

  20. Plans for the near future • January 2010 workshop on Gender and SHR education and school • Petition to EU for Comprehensive Sexual Education for All • Preparation for acticon during European Union Year 2010 "European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion” Zagreb, 2009

  21. Thank you! Contacts: Aleksandra Fafińska ASTRA YouthCoordinator ASTRA SECRETARIATFederation for Women and Family Planningul. Nowolipie 13/1500-150 Warsaw, POLANDphone: +48 22 635-93-95e-mail: info@astra.org.pl www.astra.org.pl Zagreb, 2009

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