Contact
Uwemedimo U. Esiet
African Federation for Sexual Health and Rights
c/o Action Health Incorporated
17 Lawal Street, Off Oweh St
Fadeyi, Lagos
Nigeria
Email: conference@africasexuality.org
When
Monday, February 8, 2016 at 8:00 AM WAST-to-
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM WAST
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Registration Fee:
Ghana Nationals: 400 Ghana Cedis or US$105
All other nationalities: US$250
On-site payment attracts an additional surcharge of US50.
Payment Information:
The conference registration fee is due before the conference date. Payment is by bank transfer only using the information below:
Currency: Ghanaian Cedi
Bank Name: Ecobank Ghana Limited
Bank Address: Ecobank Ghana, Ring Road Central
Account Name: CYIB- Curious Minds (AFSHR)
Account Number: 0030264402393002
Swift Code: ECOCGHAC
OR
Currency: US Dollar
Bank Name: Ecobank Ghana Limited
Bank Address: Ecobank Ghana, Ring Road Central
Account Name: CYIB- Curious Minds (AFSHR)
Account Number: 0031024402393001
Swift Code: ECOCGHAC
The payment confirmation slip should be scanned and emailed to the conference@africasexuality.org
The African Federation for Sexual Health and Rights (AFSHR) is pleased to announce the 7th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights with the theme “Realizing Demographic Dividend in Africa: the Critical Importance of Adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”. The conference will be held in Accra, Ghana from February 8-12, 2016, and hosted by Curious Minds, Ghana.
The conference is part of a long-term process of building and fostering regional dialogue on sexual and reproductive health and rights that leads to concrete actions and enhance stakeholders’ ability to influence policy and programming in favour of a sexually- healthy continent. AFSHR has collaborated with several Core Conference Partners (CCP) and other key stakeholders in sexual and reproductive health over the past twelve years to organise this regional conference. The conference was previously held in Johannesburg, South Africa (2004); Nairobi, Kenya (2006); Abuja, Nigeria (2008); Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2010); Windhoek, Namibia (2012); and Yaoundé, Cameroon (2014).
The conference will start with a two-day pre-conference programme consisting of experts meetings, constituency-focused meetings and capacity building workshops on sexual and reproductive health and rights for young people on 8-9 February, 2016.
The main conference will hold from 10-12 February, 2016 through plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, skills-building workshops and exhibitions among others. The conference will deliberate on Sexual and Reproductive Health of adolescents and youth sub-types including early, middle and late adolescents, adolescents and youth living with HIV, in conflict situations, and living with disabilities and will also focus on vulnerable, excluded and marginalized populations, sexuality education, youth-friendly services, forced/early marriage, adolescent motherhood, abortions, gender-based violence as well as maternal morbidity and mortality.
Conference Objectives
- Identify promising/best practices on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health with a focus on effective responses to youth vulnerabilities
- Facilitate knowledge management and programming to enhance adolescents and youth agency.
- Enhance adolescents and youth policies and programmes in regional and global development agendas.
- Propose actions to promote adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in the implementation of the ICPD Beyond 2014, the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Agenda 2063.
Registration Fee
Ghana Nationals: GHC 400 or $105.
All other nationalities: $250.
Delegates are encouraged to make the registration fee payment prior to the conference. Payment on-site at the conference attracts an additional surcharge of US$50.