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Advocates For Safe Parenthood: Improving Reproductive Equity-ASPIRE

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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Workers and trade unions
  • Children and youth
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: For 3 year 2010-12 UNFPA and UNICEF(2011) partner with ASPIRE in the staging of our Health and Family Life Education -HFLE Quiz for students 12-15 In 2010 & 2011 we partner with PAHO?WHO and UNFPA in hosting 2 workshops on maternal Health and Mortality In 2013 our Co-ordinator who is also the Vice Chair of the CSW Latin American and Caribbean Working Committee attend the CSW Conference for the first time through the sponsorship of WN Women
Publications: A Study of Abortion, Maternal Mortality and Health Sector Reform:Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights in the English Speaking Caribbean-DAWN 2006. Knowledge and Perception of Abortion and the Abortion Law in Trinidad and Tobago-Reproductive Health Matters Vol.15, May 2007 The Case of Unsafe Abortion in Trinidad and Tobago- Social and Economic Studies Vol 3 Sept. 2012

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: Net work of NGOs of Trinidad and Tobago; Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago; Women's Institute for Alternative Development; Institute of Gender and Development Studies (UWI);Sistren Theatre Collective of Jamaica, Caribbean Dawn;Latin America and Caribbean Women's Network
Purpose of the organization: To become the premier Sexual and Reproductive Health organisation in Trinidad and Tobago, instrumental in reducing the incidence of unsafe abortions and Domestic Violence
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: Lynette Seebaran Suite - Trinidad and Tobgo Kevin Baldeosingh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Varma Deyalsingh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Anthony Pottinger - Jamaica Dr. Merle Hodge - Trinidad & Tobago Marcelin Melville- Trinidad and Tobago Sydell Johnson Trinidad & Tobago Donna Prowell - Trinidad & Tobago Oswald Nurse - Trinidad & Tobago

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women of Trinidad and Tobago; Women's Institute for Alternative Development; Institute of Gender and Development Studies (UWI);Sistren Theatre Collective of Jamaica, Caribbean Dawn;Latin America and Caribbean Women's Network
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women: 		Research findings done on The Incidence of Domestic Violence in Trinidad and Tobago 2001-2012 was presented via a panel discussion at CSW 2013

Forests

Major group affiliation: Non-governmental Orgnizations
Affiliation with UN bodies: UN Women UNFPA UNICEF

Public Administration and Development Management

Publications: Done already
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