Commitment title:

Rutgers commits to an ambitious and progressive a SRHR agenda for all, in all our diversity.

Commitment description:

Rutgers commits to continue research, programme implementation, technical support, advocacy, communication and fundraising by 2025 to:
- reach all children and young people with Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), in and out of schools, before their sexual debut, including children and young people with disabilities, migrant backgrounds, low levels of education, and children and young people at risk;
• reach 160 million people in at least 12 countries in Africa, South-East Asia and South-America with evidence-based information about sexual and reproductive health and rights, together with its network of strong partners. Moreover, we will provide 1.5 million young people with comprehensive sexuality education, in and out of schools;
• In the Netherlands every year 200.000 young people become sexually active, who all have the right to be informed. Each year, Rutgers intends to reach 2 million young people in the Netherlands with evidence-based information about sexual and reproductive health and rights;
- combat unsafe abortions and the resulting disability and maternal deaths, by supporting partner organizations to improve access to contraception, safe abortion methods and quality abortion care and information for women and girls in at least 7 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa;
- address the root causes of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), embedding the topics of unwanted sexual behaviour and sexual violence into comprehensive sexuality education in schools in the Netherlands, and by applying the gender transformative approaches in all our international programmes;
- advocate for progressive policies and financial support to deliver sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, in all our diversity. We advocate particularly for CSE, ending SGBV, safe and legal abortion and sexual rights in all countries we work in,
While respecting the principles of country ownership, gender equality for all genders, human rights and evidence based work

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    Rutgers is an NGO working in the Netherlands and 20 other countries. We also do lobbywork at the UN and the Human Rights Council.
Commitment to be actioned in: global
Submitted from: global
Submitted by
Rutgers
Commitment category

(1)  Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.