Youth Incentives - International Programme on Sexuality

Sexuality and sexual health affect almost everyone’s lives. Nevertheless, people often find it difficult to talk about these subjects.


This Youth Incentives site -produced by Rutgers Nisso Groep, Dutch Expert Centre on Sexuality- provides you with information and support, whether you are a young person or work with young people.

The RAP-road
A Dutch couple calling themselves the African Dreamers, is making a long journey through East-Africa. They are promoting activities of Youth Incentives during their journey.
The RAP-song project
Youth Incentives, together with partners in six countries, has undertaken the RAP-song project: young people from all over the world made RAP-songs of issues concerning their Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
Girls' Choice
Youth Incentives / Rutgers Nisso Groep proudly present the English version of the game 'Girls' Choice. Lusts and limits in intimacy'.
Homosexuality in Kenia
Bram Vergeer, a Dutch filmmaker, has made a documentary on problems homosexuals are facing in Kenia. The documentary '7 years' is being realised in cooperation with Youth Incentives, NCDO Netherlands and different NGO’s.
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in education programmes of West African Partners
Youth Incentives has engaged in a long term partnership with Oxfam Novib and World Population Foundation to support Oxfam Novib’s counterparts in their efforts to mainstream HIV and AIDS in their educational programmes.
Calendar

Improving the Health of Young People in Europe: Towards a Sexual Health
Strategy
6 - 12 July, Strasbourg, France
Email: gvantsa@youact.org

12th Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society
6 July - 2 August 2008; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
International School for Humanities and Social Sciences
Universiteit van Amsterdam 
Email: summerinstitute-ishss@uva.nl 

AIDS 2008. XVII International AIDS Conference
Mexico City, Mexico, August 3-8, 2008
Download: Youth Project Guide to Investigating the International Aids Conference
(PDF) 

7th Leadershp Course on Gender, Sexuality and H ealth in
Southeast Asia and China

25 August-13 September 2008; Vientiane, Lao PDR
SEAsian Consortium on Gender, Sexuality and Health
Email: coordinator@seaconsortiurn.net 


CSBR Sexuality Institute
16 - 21 August 2008; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies
Email: liz.amado@wwhr.org

Towards a caring and non-violent community: a child's perspective:
International congress on child abuse and neglect
7-10 September, 2008, Hong Kong, China  
Website: http://www.ispcan.org/congress2008/


Rights and Realities in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights
A two-day international conference Organized by the World Population Foundation (WPF) and Youth Incentives (YI), international programme on sexuality of  the Rutgers Nisso Groep. 10 and 11 November 2008, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Are you struggling with implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights projects using a Rights Based Approach? Do you sometimes feel squeezed in between international rights and local realities? Do you wonder how we can truly hold people accountable for protecting and safeguarding rights? Then you should attend our conference!

LGBT & Human Rights: Intl. Training Programme
10-28 November 2008; Stockholm, Sweden
1 - 5 June 2009; Asia/Eastern Europe
RFSL and RFSU; funding from Sida
Email: karin.lenke@rfsu.se

International Conference On Gender Based Violence And Sexual And Reproductive Health
15 - 18 February 2009 Mumbai, India
Email: gbv2009@yahoo.co.in
The National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training  in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization and the Indian Society for the Study of  Reproduction and Fertility will be orhganizing this Conference. A number of national and  international organizations are collaborating in organizing this Conference.