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MESSAGE FROM SCORA DIRECTOR Dear SCORA members, SCORA community is growing and growing and your amazing efforts into creating a world where every individual is empowered to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights free from stigma and discrimination, are what brings us together. All those efforts are something worth sharing and we’d like to provide a platform to do so. In addition to that, aiming to establish frequent and efficient communication with you and developing at the same time a channel to hold the International Team accountable and increase transparency, we came up with the initiative of issuing a SCORA bimonthly newsletter where you find the most relevant information in the same place and you can get inspired by what’s going on in SCORA all around the globe. We hope you engage and enjoy the reading! Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to any International Team member for further clarifications and comments. Hugs, Lalu, SCORA Director 2019-2020 On behalf of the International Team and SCORA Programme Coordinators 2019-2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4 BIMONTHLY REPORTS 14 CAMPAIGNS 17 REGIONAL MEETINGS 20 SCORA WORKSHOPS 22 SUB-REGIONAL TRAININGS 25 WHERE I CAN APPLY NOW? 26 EXTERNAL UPDATE 27 POLICY MAKING
SCORA DIRECTOR LAURA LALUCAT scorad@ifmsa.org
In charge of activities and capacity building of SCORA and supporting the IT Coordinating SCORA sessions at the General Assemblies The link between SCORA members and the Executive Board Anything you don’t know who to reach out for!
Oct
Meetings
Tasks - Followed up with VPCB and SCORA DA CB on
- Talked with SCORP and Shaimaa regarding
- Team of Officials Meeting 1
different CB matters;
IDEVAW;
- National PET in Estonia
- Followed up with inter SC collaborations and
- Sent you the Needs Assessment form and
joint call for SWGs;
incorporated input;
Online meetings:
- General emails in SCORA server;
- Worked on the IT introduction for FB;
- RA AP, DA CB (x2), GA, DA ME
- Followed up on communication guidelines and
- Tried to compile HEAT evaluations
- SCORP D
needs assessment;
unsuccessfully;
- Handover OLM
- Followed up on NORA Weekend;
- Revised the updated CB IOGs;
- OLMs with LRA
- Followed up on my AWP and sending you all
- Submitted SXC, SCORA CB Regulations and
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
your timeline;
SCORA Strategy SWG proposals and drafted
SCORA Basics
- Worked on HEAT Manual;
the forms for the joint call and SCORA call for
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External
- Worked on Gender and Climate Change policy
SWGs;
Representation
brief;
- Voted on TOMs locations;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- Started to manage how the IT will get MM
- Started leading the design of an online
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign
spots;
training module on campaigning for all ITs;
Calendar
- Followed up on my AWP final details and inputs
- Followed up on SWGs joint proposals;
- PC and IT campaigns
and also SCORA IT;
- Helped out LRA regarding Ipas grant.
- NORA WEEKEND (x3)
- Helped with SXC certificates;
- Call with DA ME
- Drafted a campaign concept note template to
- RM preparations OLM with RA Americas
use this term and created a folder;
and Africa
Nov
Meetings - SISM NGA
Tasks - Followed up on MoroCamp selection of
- Face to face meeting with LRA
trainers;
Online meetings:
- Followed up on campaigning competency
- With SCORP D
module with SCDs;
- With NORA Weekend OC x3
- Followed up on SWGs: calls, emails etc.;
- With SCORA RA for Africa regarding ARM
- Updated SCORA Regulations;
- With SCORA IT members
- Followed up on campaigning module;
- With SCORA RA for Asia-Pacific
- Followed up on WAD and IDEVAW;
- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM
- Sent HEAT Manual for issuing, currently
- OLM with Standing Committees’ Directors
finalising the reviewing;
- Supervising Council Buddy OLM
- Media coverage ICPD;
- IDEVAW OLM
- EMR Ipas promotion and selection of pax with
- WAD OLM
SCORA RA for EMR;
- VPPRC OLM about publications
- Incorporating EB input to AWP;
- OLM with SCDs for CB issues - OLM SWG for Strategy
- Input on SCORA activation guidelines; - Input on Survival Kits structure; - TO group goals for the AWP; - HEAT Manual revised sent to PRC team; - Preparations for MM are starting; - Workshop proposals MM and EuRegMe; - Final AWP changes; - SRT approvals with SCORA DA CB; - Call for Sessions Team and Support Persons preparations; - General email work.
LIAISON OFFICER FOR SRHR ISSUES INCL. HIV&AIDS EGLĖ JANUŠONYTĖ lra@ifmsa.org
Focal point with all SRHR external relations Representing SCORA on international level meetings with external partners Coordinating Policy Documents development
Oct
Meetings - World Health Summit 2019
- Team of Officials Meeting 1
Tasks - Collected data, wrote and submitted the Ipas grant report 18/19 and the Ipas proposal 19/20; - CSW statement, ICPD+25 commitment writing and submission; - World Health Summit and related tasks;
Online meetings:
- Developed Gender and Climate Change in Health Policy Brief;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External
- Gave input on Restless development Consensus Statement on Youth-led Accountability draft;
Representation
- UNAIDS correspondence and way forward;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- PreEMR RM Ipas proposal drafting;
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign
- PMNCH Board meeting preparations;
Calendar
- Coordinating and preparing for Beijing+25 European consultation with RD Europe;
- 2 ICPD+25 Signature session OLMs
- Ipas research study: coding the interviews;
- UNAIDS OLM
- Correspondence and working on FIGO endorsement and collaboration kick-off with LME and
- President OLM
SCOPE-D.
- 5 VPE OLM - SCORA-D OLM - ICPD+25 OLM - UNICEF OLM - Gender Equity hub OLM - Global health workforce youth hub webinar
Nov
Meetings - ICPD+25
Tasks - ICPD+25: preparations for panel, providing input for language for youth ICPD+25 Statement,
- 24th PMNCH Board Meeting
working in designing the Youth Signature Session, preparing and coordinating social media
- WHO HIV and SRHR linkages meeting
coverage, endorsing Ipas statement, drafting 2 policy briefs, drafting IFMSA commitment;
- Partner Face to Face meetings: Restless
- Correspondence with IAS;
development, IPPF, Women in Global
- Correspondence with Ipas regarding ICPD+25, 19/20 Grant approval, 1-day manual approval,
Health, Women Deliver, WHO Department
drafting CSW side event application together;
of Reproductive Health Research
- Correspondence with UNAIDS: WAD, approving venue for IFMSA side events;
- Face to Face meeting with SCORA-D
- Prepared and released the call for SRHR SWGs; - Prepared CSW call for IFMSA delegates;
Online meetings:
- Press release of IFMSA: co-authored articles and meeting with WHO RHR;
- PMNCH Board Meeting webinar
- Preparation for PMNCH Board Meeting;
- 4 OLMs with VPE
- UN Thematic Commissions Manual coordination;
- OLM with SCORA-D
- Drafting WHS article;
- LOOM
- CPD statement drafting coordination with LPH.
- 2 ICPD+25 calls with session organisers - ICPD+25 webinar - OLM for UN Thematic Commissions Manual
GENERAL ASSISTANT KLAUDIA SZYMUŚ ga.scora@ifmsa.org
Coordination of SCORA X-Change Providing members with transparency by newsletters, quarterly updates and other general publication means Collecting SCORA IT monthly reports, taking minutes during Online Meetings
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Filled out the certificates sheet according to the reports received from the SCORA X-Change;
- handover OLM with last year SCORA
- Sent already prepared SXC certificates;
GA/SCORA-D
- Created a draft for communication guidelines;
- work-related OLM with SCORA Director
- Answering emails with questions;
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Proposed a draft for SXC SWG;
SCORA Basics
- Created a Mental Health Watch draft and merged it with monthly report template;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation
- Created a graphic for Mental Health Watch;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- Contacted last year SXC OCs for the webinar presentation for members;
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign
- Started the social media campaign with SCORA-D (graphics and posts content);
Calendar
- Handover from SCORA-D; - Contributed to Needs Assessment; - Approved the Monthly Report with VPPRC; - Finished my AWP; - Gave input to the social contract and SCORA AWP.
Nov
Meetings - IFMSA-Poland NGA
Tasks - SCORA Newsletter draft;
- Contacted SCOPE/SCORE GAs for solving
- SWG members selection and teambuilding;
SXC concerns;
Online meetings:
- Mental Health Watch consulted with a
- Sent Monthly report form for filling out;
- OLM1 with SWG
psychologist and psychiatrist and corrected;
- Sent rejection email to SWG applicants;
- call with SCORA-D
- SCORA abbreviations list;
- Solved Open Spaces ideas with SCORA DA
- call with SCORA RA for Africa
- Instagram posts for IDEVAW campaign;
ME;
- call with SCORA DA ME
- Scheduled webinar for Americas with SCORA
- Released 2nd call for SXC SWG;
- call with PC for Emergencies, Disaster
RA for Americas;
- Graphics for SXC webinar;
Risk and Humanitarian Action regarding
- Scheduled webinar for EMR, Europe and Africa
- Sent a form to approve for a call for
IDEVAW
with Nuno (Portugal) and Ahmed (Egypt);
observers;
- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM
- Scheduled webinar for Asia-Pacific with
- Scheduling the SWG OLM2 with SCORA DA
SCORA RA for Asia-Pacific;
CB, SCORA DA ME, PCs;
- Sent follow-up email for SWG;
- Assigned tasks in the Newsletter;
- Created Transparency Portal;
- SCORA IT days off graphic;
- Helped SCORA-D with post publications for
- Communication Guidelines sent to creation
IDEVAW campaign;
to VPPRC team;
- General fb and email work;
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT FOR CAPACITY BULDING
MOHAMMED HICHEM SMAALI da.scora@ifmsa.org
Organising online trainings and improving existing workshops Creating new manuals, evaluating and following up already issued ones The main contact person regarding Sub-Regional Trainings Connecting trainers
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Worked on the HEAT Manual with the SCORA-D and reviewed it;Â
- OLM with SCORA-D (x2)
- Organized the Capacity Building folder on the drive;
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Worked on the IPET SRT in Tunisia;
SCORA Basics
- Finalized the AWP;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation
- Started the plan for a SWG on Regulations.
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building - SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign Calendar
Nov
Meetings - SRT in Tunisia
Tasks - Worked on the AWP; - Started with the IPET SRT TTC (training and follow-up);
Online meetings:
- SWG on CB Regulations: selection of members and first OLM and start of work;
- OLM with SCORA-D
- SRTs approval (HEAT/V2V);
- OLM with SCORA DA ME
- Working on workshop proposals (BEAST/Ipas);
- OLM with PC for Realizing SRHR
- Working on SABC Toolkit and HEAT Manual.
- OLM with DAs on CB procedures - OLM with SCORA RA for EMR - SWG OLM- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT FOR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT ABRA ZAHID
da.me.scora@ifmsa.org Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs The main contact person regarding major SCORA campaigns, creation of toolkits and manuals Updating the SCORA Database Coordinating Open Spaces
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
- OLM with SCORA-D and PCs
Tasks - Handover; - Worked on NMO activation document.
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and SCORA Basics - SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation - SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building - SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign Calendar
Nov
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Assessed MoroCamp trainers’ applications;
- OLM for UN Thematic Commissions
- Replied to Ivory Coast SCORA Activation e-mail;
Manual
- Gave input on Concept note on WAD;
- OLM with SCORA-D and SCORA RA for
- Compiled and Finalized SCORA Activation guide;
Europe on WAD
- Gave input on one day Ipas training manual;
- OLM with SCORA GA on Open Spaces
- Emailed RAs on improving communication with NORAs in specific and members in general;
- OLM with SCORA RA for EMR
- Information working on CEDAW, CPD Background and CPD structure for UN Thematic
- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM - OLM with DA
Commission Manual;
CB
- Composed Baseline and Specified questions for NMO Report and sent to SCORA-D; - Partially incorporated SCORA-D’s input in SCORA Activation guide document; - Responded to SCORA RA for Asia-Pacific on Communication improvement and member engagement thread; - Adjusted the timeline for SWG for Strategy; - Discussion with DA SCOPH on UHC campaign and task assigning; - Worked on content of WAD for introducing HEAT Manual.
REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR AFRICA AREEG ABDALMAGID
ra.scora.africa@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Africa Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Africa Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at African Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within Africa
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Opened the call for the ARM Session Team.
- OLM with SCORA-D - SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and SCORA Basics - SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation - SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building - 3 Regional OLMs - OLMs with the NORAs (just helping them to work on their Annual Plan)
Nov
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Finalized the work on the African Regional Meeting agendas;Â
- 1 Regional OLM
- Finalized the work on Survival Kit;
- OLM with LRA
- Chose Sessions Team for the ARM;
- OLM with SCORA GA
- General email work.
- 3 OLMs with ARM Session Team - 1 OLM with Ivory Coast
REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR AMERICAS FATIMA RODRIGUEZ
ra.scora.americas@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Americs Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Americas Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at American Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within Americas
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Regained contact with the Caribbean NMOs, which were outdated since the last term
- 2 OLM with IFMSA Honduras
(Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago);
- 1 OLM with NMO President from
- started working with FEVESOCEM (Venezuela) to re-empower SCORA and reactivate its work;
FEVESOCEM
- Re-activated a local IFMSA Honduras committee, which had received censorship from the
- 2 OLM with Americas Regional Team
authorities of its university;
- 1 OLM with NORA from AEMPPI Ecuador
- Collaborated with NORAS in preparation of agendas for NGAs (IFMSA Honduras and AEMPPI
- 1 OLM with SCORA-D
Ecuador);
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Facilitated sessions in NGA AEMPPI Ecuador;
SCORA Basics
- Start of RM and pre RM preparations.
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation - SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building - SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign Calendar
Nov
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Drafted the agenda for AmRM;
- Individual OLM with NORAS of Americas:
- Finalized AWP Americas Regional Team;
- IFMSA El Salvador
- Worked on Social Contract Americas Regional Team;
- AMMEF (Mexico) - IFMSA Grenade
- Recovered contact with all NORAs of the Americas;
- TTMS (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Updated the NORAs’ Database.
- JAMSA (Jamaica) - IFMSA Quebec - CFMS (Canada) - Dominican Republic - IFMSA Argentina - IFMSA Paraguay - IFMSA Peru - IFMSA Haití - IFMSA Honduras - FEVESOCEM (Venezuela) - ASCEMCOL (Colombia) Others: - AmRM preparations OLM with the Regional Team - 1st Monthly SCORA IT
REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR ASIA-PACIFIC SHWETA PODUVAL
ra.scora.asiapacific@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Asia-Pacific Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Asia-Pacific Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within AsiaPacific
Oct
Meetings
Tasks
Online meetings:
- Helped previous RA and current LRA out with filling Ipas report for the last term;
- OLM 0 with Asia Pacific RT
- Introduced myself to AP NORAs and General Members on Facebook;
- OLM 1 with Asia Pacific RT
- Initiated conversation with NORAs to build Asia Pacific NORA Database;
- OLM with SCORA-D to discuss general
- Worked on drafting SCORA Needs Assessment form;
plans
- Filled AP RT Needs Assessment Form;
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Worked on AWP;
SCORA Basics
- Gave inputs for other SCORA work eg. Communication guidelines, Needs Assessment form;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation
- Responding to emails and answering queries;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- Sorted members on Facebook Messenger groups with AP NORAs and AP SCORA Alumni.
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign Calendar
Nov
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Contact with NORAs of Japan and Kazakhstan;
- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM (partially
- Finished working on my AWP;
attended)
- Engaged a lot more with general members this month via sharing of Facebook posts;
- OLM with SCORA-D
- Worked on UN Thematic Commissions Manual;
- OLM for UN Thematic Commissions
- Planned out contact with NORAs for the month of December;
Manual
- Coordination with SCORA GA and AP NORAs and AP General members to plan and schedule
- OLM with Asia-Pacific Regional Team
the SCORA X-Change Webinar OLM.
REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EMR YARA HISHAM OTHMAN ra.scora.emr@ifmsa.org
The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from EMR Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in EMR Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at EMR Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within EMR
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Answered all my emails;
- Regional Team OLMs
- Baseline, assessment and building relationship with each NORA;
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Drafted AWP;
SCORA Basics
- Helped with submitting Ipas proposal;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation
- Started to build the regional database;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- drafted my Needs Assessment and sent it to the NORAs;
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign
- started working on the SCORA Calendar.
Calendar - 1:1 OLMs with NORAs
Nov
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Opened the EMR FB group;
- OLM for UN Thematic Commissions
- Conducted the first regional campaign on WAD;
Manual
- Finalized the regional calendar for campaigns;
- OLM with NORA of Palestine
- Started drafting the NORA Weekend proposal;
- OLM with DA ME
- Checked the proposals of the participants for pre-EMR workshop and chose them with
- OLM with DA CB
SCORA-D and sent them an email for confirmation of attendance;
- OLM with NORA of: Morocco, Tunisia and
- Worked on the Concept Note to the UNAIDS for the WAD;
Jordan for WAD
- Launched the EMR call for participants input and call for Session Team;
- 1st Monthly SCORA IT OLM
- Worked with DA CB and DA ME to activate SCORA in Palestine; - Worked on the UN Thematic Commissions Manual.
REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EUROPE IEVA BERANKYTĖ
ra.scora.europe@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Europe Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Europe Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at European Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within European
Oct
Meetings Online meetings:
Tasks - Call for applicants for NORA Weekend;
- EuroTeam OLMs
- Call for facilitators for NORA Weekend;
- SCORA IT OLM 1: Introductions and
- Finalized agenda and outlines;
SCORA Basics
- Fixed issues with finances and other small inconveniences;
- SCORA IT OLM 2: External Representation
- Prepared evaluation forms;
- SCORA IT OLM 3: Capacity Building
- Updated the SCORA 101 files on the European NORA Drive;
- SCORA IT & PCs OLM 4: Campaign
- Shared relevant links and the SCORA Database + introduction to the NORAs;
Calendar
- established contact with the NECSE OC;
- OLMs with the National OC of NORA
- set a date for the OLM for the method exchange for NECSE;
Weekend
- reached a decision to host HEAT (ANEMF - France);
- OLMs with facilitators of NORA Weekend
- Contributed questions to the Needs Assessment form; - 1st draft of the AWP finished.
Nov
Meetings - Face to face meeting with
Tasks - Found out previous issues of NECSE;
EuroTeam
- Obtained lost minutes of past year's plenary of NECSE;
- NORA Weekend
- WAD campaign: content drafted and posted; - Collaboration & Activities Calendar created and shared with NORAs;
Online meetings:
- NORA Calendar created and shared;
- NECSE Method Exchange OLM
- preEuRegMe20: BEAST proposal submitted with SCORA-D and DA for CB;
- NORA Weekend 2019: follow
- Worked on EuRegMe and European regional sessions for MM;
- up OLM with SCORA-D and National OC
- General email and administrative work.
- OLM on WAD- OLM with the RD of Europe
CAMPAIGNS DATE
CAMPAIGN
25th November
International Day of Eradication of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW)
1st December
World AIDS Day (WAD)
12th February
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Awareness Day
8th March
International Women's Day (IWD)
11th April
International Day for Maternal Health and Rights
17th May
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT)
28th May
Menstrual Hygiene Day
28th July
World Hepatitis Day
28th September
Access to Legal and Safe Abortion
Others to be tackled as Regional
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
SCORA Campaigns will be organized throughout the year and will be our voice on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. We will provide you with facts, with advices, we will promote local activities worth sharing to raise awareness and educate on every level! Get familiar with our Calendar and follow our actions on Facebook and Instagram.
FULFILLED CAMPAINGS
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST ERADICATION VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
25th Nov
We kickstarted our campaigns teaming up with SCORP for one big Universal Children's Day and International Day of Eradication of Violence Against Women campaign. In our posts, we went through the roots of violence with rape culture in focus as a specific form of violence against women tackling concepts such as consent and bystanders intervention. Moreover, we highlighted universal documents calling for the cessation of violence and shared with our members various resources and sessions enforcing their advocacy efforts.
Access press release (click here)
FULFILLED CAMPAINGS
WORLD AIDS DAY
1st Dec
We rocked the WAD! This year, the World AIDS Day was tackled with Communities at the centre and a strong focus on the 90 - 90 - 90 goals in addition to different pillars of action (medical, social and advocacy). The HEAT manual (to be released soon) will be a culmination of WAD, providing the necessary tools and resources to facilitate the training and empower our members to advocate for people living with HIV.
AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING Where: Lilongwe, Malawi When: 18-22 December The African Regional Meeting (ARM2019) is themed Health Financing: Strategic Pathway to Universal Health Coverage. As medical students we are familiar with topic of UHC and the impact it can have on the health of everyone more especially the rural and had to access areas. However, realisation of all components of UHC requires multidisciplinary approach. Of significant importance is financing the health sector. Unfortunately, most African countries cannot achieve the Abuja Declaration.
ARM and SCORA SCORA sessions will tackle topics such as: abortion, maternal health, menstrual hygiene, SOGIESC, HIV stigma, consent and advocacy. They align with the topic of the event and cover the part of healthcare coverage and finances.
pre-ARM Unfortunately, for this year ARM there are no SCORA workshops performed during pre-ARM.
AMERICAN REGIONAL MEETING Where: Curitiba, Brazil When: 6-11 January The American Regional Meeting (AmRM) takes place at the beginning of each year. Delegates from all the Americas’ NMO are selected to participate in this important meeting to strengthen and globalize our stance on the challenges and tasks we are dealing with in today's world. In addition to creating partnerships and friendships that cross borders and connect the world form more empathy and diplomacy.
AmRM and SCORA For the SCORA session agenda, we have prepared a variety of SCORA themes adapted to the social, cultural, political and religious realities of our beautiful region. It will be focused on SOGIESC, SRHR and migration movements, feminism, access to safe abortion and STIs.
pre-AmRM pre-AmRM takes place before AmRM and it includes variety of workshops and trainings. It will be held from 2-6 January SCORA-related workshop will be: Ipas Women’s Reproductive Health and Access to Safe bortion Workshop.
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL MEETING Where: Amman, Jordan When: 5-9 February The Eastern Mediterranean Regional Meeting this year is more known under the abbreviation EMR16. This event is done regionally to strengthen NMOs and standardize their work. Each NMO chooses their delegates and sends them to this event to attend sessions. It is similar to international GAs but it focuses on the region. This year’s theme for EMR16 is JUNIOR DOCTORS TAKING ACTION, which is basically an umbrella to everything we do in IFMSA.
EMR16 and SCORA For SCORA, it tackles regional priorities and the common loopholes found in the region, for instance how to create a safe space free of stigma and cultural barriers when doing campaigns.
pre-EMR pre-EMR takes place before EMR and it includes variety of workshops and trainings. It will be held from 2-5 February SCORA-related workshop will be: Ipas Women’s Reproductive Health and Access to Safe bortion Workshop.
WHAT IS... IPET? OBJECTIVES
THE CONCEPT
Build
capacity
and
empower
medical students to take on a significant role in implementing
The International Peer
health promotion programs for
Education
youth, based on peer education.
Training
(IPET) aims to empower medical further
students develop
to their
Empower young medical students to
create
and
implement
skills in communication
culturally
and
dynamics
education for youth in their own
while exploring values,
communities, with a special focus
attitudes
on how to reach young people.
group
and
knowledgerelated
sensitive
to
sexual and reproductive
Foster
health
collaboration
and
peer
youth
cooperation between
and young
programming in the field
people within IFMSA with the same
of prevention and health
aim to work on health promotion
promotion.
programs for young people in or out of school, addressing sexual and reproductive health issues and risk behavior avoidance.
WHAT IS... IPAS? OBJECTIVES
THE CONCEPT
To provide training to current
This workshop is part of the
IFMSA
and
Ipas
strategy on women’s and adolescents’ reproductive health
and
abortion.
A
effort
safe collective
from
both
organizations that aims to increase IFMSA members' as
future
professionals
healthcare awareness
of, experiences with and ability advocate
to for
reproductive
effectively women’s health,
especially access to safe abortion for all girls and women.
and future health professionals on maternal health with strong focus
on
access
to
safe
abortion. To
work
with
trainers
to
discuss current barriers to access
maternal
health,
including safe abortions. To educate future healthcare professionals on the current barriers
to
access,
roles
medical students can play and the current situation of unsafe abortion locally.
worldwide,
and
SUB-REGIONAL TRAININGS A Sub Regional Training (SRT) is an international meeting supported by the IFMSA, where members and motivated students from a (sub)region or sometimes even further away can meet and participate in trainings, workshops and small working groups.
MoroCamp 3.0 Where: Morocco When: 27.11. - 01.12. This year for its 3rd edition, the MoroCamp in Morocco organized an IPET training where 18 participants were trained under the hands of Yahya Lablad (IFMSA-Morocco), Jan Schenker (bvmd-Germany) and Małgorzata Mikutel
(IFMSA-Poland).
It
tackled
many
topics
mostly
relate
to
Comprehensive Sexuality Education with an emphasis on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sex Expression and Characteristics and HIV-related topics.
SUB-REGIONAL TRAININGS AÂ Sub Regional Training (SRT)Â is an international meeting supported by the IFMSA, where members and motivated students from a (sub)region or sometimes even further away can meet and participate in trainings, workshops and small working groups.
Tunisian Training Camp Where: Tunisia When: 01.11. - 03.11. The IPET in the TTC took part the first weekend of November and it resulted in having 18 new peer education trainers to the pool of trainers we already. It was delivered by Iheb Jemel (Associa-Med Tunisia) and Mohamed Hichem Smaali (Associa-Med Tunisia). Moreover, it had a special focus on both the necessary soft skills and the required SCORA related knowledge to resulting in quite the homogenous training under the Harry Potter theme.
UPCOMING SCORA TRAININGS If you want to apply for any of these workshops, look through SCORA email server to find application forms or contact da.scora@ifmsa.org!
PLACE
DATE
TRAINING
Besançon, France
16-19 January 2020
HIV Education & Advocacy Training (HEAT)
North Coast, Egypt
26-28 January 2020
Victory to Violence (V2V)
Lahore, Pakistan
26 Jan-2 Feb 2020
Ipas
Trujillo, Peru
5-9 February 2020
HIV Education & Advocacy Training (HEAT)
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
20-22 March 2020
Ipas
Thessaloniki Greece
10-14 April 2020
Training on Advanced Comprehensive Sexuality Education (TACSE)
WHERE I CAN APPLY NOW? SUBREGIONAL TRAININGS
Currently the SRTs that have an open call for participants on SCORA workshops are: HEAT in Peru, Ipas in Pakistan and TACSE in Greece. Scroll through SCORA fb group and email server to find application forms !
Deadlines: various
Pre-GA is an event before General Assemblies which
PRE-GA Deadline: 5th January
is focused on workshops and trainings. The closest will be held from 26th of Feb to 1st of March 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda. SCORA workshop will be Ipas Women’s Reproductive Health and Access to Safe Abortion Workshop. Apply through the form (click here).
SCORA X-Change is a unilateral exchange focusing
SCORA X-CHANGE Deadline: 31st January
on SRHR. The first call for hosts will be opened on the 31st of January 2020. Call for participants will be released shortly after and will last 3 weeks. Should you have any questions, contact SCORA General Assistant and follow the SCORA X-Change FB group (click here).
EXTERNAL UPDATE WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT World Health Summit is a Global Health meeting uniting the interdisciplinary leaders of health in Berlin annually, with World Health Organisation Director General Dr. Tedros as one of the patrons of the meeting. This year a large focus was put on gender equality issues in global health workforce - you can check out IFMSA’s contribution to the meeting in this link (click here)!
THE NAIROBI SUMMIT International Conference on Population and Development +25. This meeting marked the 25th anniversary of the ICPD, where for the first time reproductive rights were recognized as human rights. The blogpost on how IFMSA contributed to the anniversary will be published soon!
POLICY MAKING For March Meeting 2020 we are readopting 4 Policy Documents. They need to be readopted each 3 years in order to update data.
Obstetric Violence and Humanized Birth Who works on it? Georgia Aitken (AMSA-Australia) Eunice Thambiraja (QMSA-Qatar) Ahmed Hatem Marzouk Hassan (IFMSA-Egypt) Razan Khogali Alfaki Othman (MEDSIN - Sudan) Maira Anwer (IFMSA-Pakistan, Kiomi Perdomo Morales (IFMSAHonduras) Kristina Savickaitė (LiMSA-Lithuania)
Ensuring Access to Safe Abortion Who works on it? SCORA IT
Coordinated by: LRA
Coordinated by: LRA and SCORA GA
Breastfeeding
Who works on it? LRA PC for Maternal Health and Access to Safe Abortion
Coordinated by: LRA
Ending Gender-Based Violence Who works on it? Mariona Borrell Arrasa (AECS Catalonia) Kira Muller (AMSA - Australia) Sama Eleraki (IFMSA-Egypt) Sarah King (AMSA - Australia) Hamaiyal Sana (IFMSA-Pakistan) Al Muiz Osama Ahmed Idrous (MedSIN-Sudan) Erica Clemente (SISM-Italy) Coordinated by: LRA and SCORA RA for Europe