World YWCA Let s talk about sex.pdf
World YWCA Let s talk about sex.pdf
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Contents<br />
03 | Editorial<br />
04 | <strong>YWCA</strong>s Around the <strong>World</strong><br />
In this briefing, we highlight the work<br />
<strong>YWCA</strong>s are doing to ensure women’s<br />
<strong>sex</strong>ual and reproductive health and rights.<br />
18 | Sexual Exploitation and Violence<br />
Against Women<br />
Breaking the Poto Mitan of Haitian Society<br />
HIV and aids<br />
19<br />
Forced and coerced<br />
sterilisation of HIV-Positive<br />
Women: A Human Rights Issue<br />
Guaranteeing women’s human right to<br />
free and informed reproductive healthcare<br />
decision-making<br />
Feature<br />
6<strong>Let</strong>’s <strong>talk</strong> <strong>about</strong><br />
SEX<br />
Ensuring women’s human right to<br />
healthy <strong>sex</strong>ual and reproductive lives<br />
Take Action<br />
11 | Looking through the cross at<br />
violence against women<br />
12 | Pregnancy Matters<br />
Maternal mortality and the human rights<br />
of women<br />
Young Women on the Move<br />
14 | What does <strong>sex</strong>ual and reproductive<br />
health and rights mean to you?<br />
Leading Change<br />
16 | Higher education, higher risks<br />
<strong>YWCA</strong> of Ethiopia responds to university<br />
women’s <strong>sex</strong>ual and reproductive health<br />
needs<br />
Briefing<br />
21 | From the <strong>World</strong> <strong>YWCA</strong><br />
23 | People<br />
23 | Supporters<br />
President: Susan Brennan General Secretary: Nyaradzayi<br />
Gumbonzvanda Editor: Kaburo Kobia Co-ordinators: Sarah<br />
Davies, Sylvie Jacquat Distribution: Fiona Wilkie. Articles may be<br />
freely reproduced with acknowledgement to <strong>World</strong> <strong>YWCA</strong> Common<br />
Concern ISSN 1025-4099. All artwork, images and photography<br />
is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without<br />
permission. ©2009 <strong>World</strong> <strong>YWCA</strong>.<br />
Common Concern is published in French and Spanish, contact<br />
worldoffice@worldywca.org to order.<br />
On the Cover: Moo Moo Hsoe<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>YWCA</strong> Intern 2009 and Assistant<br />
programme Secretary at the <strong>YWCA</strong> of Myanmar.<br />
www.worldywca.org