Resources

Stakeholder Report Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Samoa. Our submission reported that access to sexual and reproductive health information and services remains a critical gap in current interventions. Download and read the full statement at the bottom of the page or watch the video here.   Adoption of UPR Outcomes SIPPA noted with concern that Solomon Islands did not support recommendations such as access to appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents and youth, including for persons with disabilities; decriminalization of abortion and protecting the rights of children and persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identities. Download and read the full statement at the bottom of the page or watch the video here.

The SDG Accountability Manual seeks to support civil society to hold their government accountable for commitments made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), with specific information on how to incorporate Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SRHR and the SDGs – Accountability Manual includes (available for download at the bottom of this page) Advocacy development tools: Key asks tool Research tool Stakeholder mapping tool Messaging tool Advocacy development tool Budget tool Monitoring and Evaluation tool   Advocacy delivery templates: Report template Social media template Issue brief template Talking points template Media release template

Stakeholder Report  Samoa Family Health Association (SFHA) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Samoa. Our submission reported on the lack of full access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and low access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.  Download and read the full statement at the bottom of the page or watch the video here.   Adoption of UPR Outcomes SFHA thanks Government of Samoa for its willingness to engage in open and constructive dialogue with civil society throughout the UPR process and applauds their commitment to adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy and comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents. Download and read the full statement at the bottom of the page or watch the video here.

This Annual Report summarizes the collective efforts and accomplishments of IPPF Member Associations and Secretariat in East & South East Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) for 2020. It also contains some stories behind the statistics. Some of the highlights include advocacy wins (contributed 22 policy wins related to SRHR); reached more than 22 million youth with comprehensive sexuality education (CSE); and delivered over 15.7 million sexual and reproductive health services to more than 5 million clients. Read on for more details.

Many young people, who took part in this review, are telling us that they are not yet receiving quality sexuality education in a timely manner. Less than a third of online youth survey respondents feel that their school taught them about sexuality ‘well’ or ‘somewhat well.’ Satisfaction with sexuality education was even lower among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex youth respondents, and respondents with disabilities. Sexuality education is often starting too late. For example, 44% of girls had not received information on menstruation before their first period. As a result, many young people seem to be turning to other sources such as peers and the Internet - sources that are not always reliable. Young people, including those from vulnerable populations, should be engaged in comprehensive sexuality education design, planning and evaluation for both in- and out-of-school programmes. 

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific do not have a clear monitoring and assessment system for sexuality education. A monitoring and assessment of school-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) should be integrated into the Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) or other national measures of education quality to assess the quality of delivery and student outcomes, as well as maintaining the quality of the curriculum.  CSE curricula should also be piloted prior to implementation to ensure content is adjusted and takes feedback from participants into consideration before large-scale implementation. Moreover, the factsheet explains why CSE should be delivered as an examinable subject to observe learning outcomes. Students and teachers may also take the content more seriously if it is taught as an examinable subject.