The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) announces the fifth edition its Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The three-week course is scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from July 8 th - 26th, 2008.
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
The fellowship is designed to catalyse development in the field of sexuality by:
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Providing exposure to cutting-edge conceptual, theoretical and programmatic issues in sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights.
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Providing opportunities to conduct research or action projects on sexuality issues.
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Promoting mentoring of young African professionals by experts in the field. |
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Facilitating the emergence of a new generation of leaders. |
Participants will be introduced to the emerging field of sexuality and explore both theoretical, as well as, practical dimensions of this complex field.
The SLDF curriculum covers contemporary debates in sexuality studies and emerging best practice in programming for sexual wellbeing. The 2008 edition will focus on:
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Sexualities, rights and pleasure |
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Re-thinking Masculinities & Femininities |
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Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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Sexuality and Citizenship
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The fellowship is structured to promote sharing of ideas, team building and collaborative work amongst participants in order to nurture relationships that last beyond the fellowship period.
Fellows will be instructed by a multidisciplinary faculty of experts in the field of sexuality, community leadership and advocacy and public health. To translate theory into practice each fellow is encourage to design and implement a set of activities (research or programming) to address a specific sexuality issue in their community.
Audience
This course is designed for young researchers, academicians, civil servants, programme officers, programme managers, media practitioners and others resident on the continent of Africa, aged 35 years and below with a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and with demonstrable experience and (or) interest in the area of sexuality, sexual health and rights. Minorities are encouraged to apply.
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