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Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Education
  • Human Rights
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality
  • Youth

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Human rights of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Women and health

    • Population:
  • Morbidity and mortality
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

    • Social Development:
  • Poverty
  • Youth

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Education
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Partnerships
    • Geographic scope: International
    Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Improve maternal health
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2007
    Organizational structure: The Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR) is a youth-led, members-based organization. YCSRR is governed by an international and elected Board of Directors, comprising of 8 members, that represent the membership in decision-making and ensuring that all organizational activities are in line with four key strategic areas: advocacy; workshops and trainings; communications; organizational development. The members of the organization work out of thematic task-forces and committees and are responsible for the planning and implementation of all organizational activities. The work of the organization is supported by 3 staff members, including an Executive Coordinator that oversees the general coordination of the organization. Taskforces: Comprehensive sexuality education; HIV and AIDS; Sexual orientation and gender identity; poverty reduction strategies; human rights; ICPD; MDGs; young women's health and rights
    Number and type of members: YCSRR currently has 26 members. Members represent Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Sahara Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Western Europe and all work voluntarily for the organization.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: none
    Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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