Announcement: Call for applications for 8th Leadership Course on Gender, Sexuality, and Health in Southeast Asia and China
     

The deadline for application is 15 July 2009.

Background

  
Unprotected, unsafe, and unwanted sex is common across Southeast Asia and China, and both practices and outcomes are shaped by numerous structural and contextual factors. Still there is little understanding of the linkages between gender and sexuality, and their relationships with health policies and interventions. Furthermore, there are few research, training, and advocacy programs that pay attention to these important linkages, due mainly to a lack of adequate financial and human resources. By pooling country-based resources into a collective, region-wide effort, a multi-disciplinary curriculum has been developed that caters to strategically placed individuals working in the field of sexual and reproductive health to offer them integrated, regional, and cross-disciplinary perspectives that can enhance the quality of their work.
  
This regional training course is organized annually, with the host institution rotating among core members of the Southeast Asian Consortium on Gender, Sexuality, and Health. This year the Center for Health Policy Studies, Mahidol University will host the 8th Leadership Course.

   
This 16-day leadership course is organized by the Southeast Asian Consortium on Gender, Sexuality, and Health and aims to provide the participants with context-specific and gender-sensitive knowledge on sexuality and health in Southeast Asia and China. Special attention will be devoted to exploring how gender and sexuality conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches can be applied to enhance health outcomes in the region.
   

Selected Topics

Block 1: Key concepts

● Socio-cultural contexts of Southeast Asia and China, Gender and Sexuality

● Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Block 2: Social and Health Systems

● Gender and Sexuality in Health Services

● Mapping Sexual Health and Health Systems in the Region

● Challenging Public Health and Biomedical Approaches to Sexuality

Block 3: Contexts and Issues

● Sexual Inequalities and Social Inequalities, Media, Technology and Sexuality

● Mobility, Sexuality and Health, Religion and Sexuality

● Violence, Sexuality and Health

Venue & Dates

28 Sep – 13 Oct 2009
Bangkok, THAILAND
     

Fees

US$ 3,500 covers tuition, accommodation and meals, course materials, field trips, living expenses and certificate of completion.
  
*Fee excludes local travel expenses, visas, and insurance.
   

Scholarships

A limited number of partial and full scholarships are provided by the Consortium. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek funding from other sources.
    

Participants’ Eligibility

● Nationals of Southeast Asian countries and China 

● Good command of English

● Any professionals with experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health

How to apply

Complete the application form and send by email or mail with your Curriculum Vitae and a letter of reference to the address below. For more information, please visit http://www.seaconsortium.net/consortium_activities.php
    

We greatly appreciate your help in circulating this information to your colleagues who might be interested in this training.
   

Thank you for your attention and cooperation. We look forward to receiving your application by the due date and wishing you the best of luck for your application.
   

Yours sincerely,
Suwannee Hanmusicwatkoon
Programme Coordinator
Tel.: 662 441 9184 ext. 105   Fax: 662 441 9515 ext. 112
Email: coordinator@seaconsortium.net

Website:www.seaconsortium.net