Making a Difference: Improving Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in South Asia - A resource book for advocates  *new*

This resource book is prepared and published as an output of the Women’s Health and Right Advocacy Partnership in South Asia (WHRAP-SA ) project of ARROW.  It gives a wider picture of advocacy as a tool to influence relevant stakeholders including both policy makers and implements for women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The highlight of the resource book is the case studies of the successful advocacy efforts from the WHRAP-SA national partners from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is co-authored by Jashodhara Dasgupta, Renu Khanna and Kausar Khan. This publication would not have been possible without the support of the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA). 

Women-Centred and Gender-Sensitive Experiences: Changing our Perspectives, Policies & Programmes on Women’s Health in Asia and the Pacific—A Resource Kit

This resource kit highlights efforts to meet women's health needs and provides guidelines and practical tools on how to apply women-centred and gender-sensitive approaches to health policies and programmes. The kit, presented in an expandable file, documents actual experiences of women with diverse socio-cultural, economic and political backgrounds from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam.

The resource kit holds a range of materials and formats including pull out sections with concise case studies of programmes and policies, tested and practical frameworks, guidelines, planning outlines, evaluation tools, concept and term descriptions, a wall chart of a framework for women-centred and gender-sensitive policies and programmes, resource material listings, instructions and practical packaging.

• Section 01: Introduction
• Section 02: Framework for Change
• Section 03: Perpectives for Change
• Section 04: Policies for Change
• Section 05: Programmes for Change
• Section 06: Annotated Bibliography

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ARROW. 1996. Women-centred and Gender-sensitive Experiences: Changing Our Perspectives, Policies and Programmes on Women’s Health in Asia and the Pacific. Health Resource Kit. Kuala Lumpur: ARROW. v.p.
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