3rd African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights,
02/2008
2nd Call for Abstracts: 3rd African Conference on Sexual Health and
rights: Sexuality, Poverty and Accountability in Africa"
4 to 7 February 2008
Abuja, Nigeria
Deadline EXTENDED: September 30, 2007
The Abstract Review Committee for the 3rd Africa Conference on Sexual
Health and Rights has extended their deadline in order to give
submitters an opportunity to send in abstracts that highlight
programmatic experiences in the area of Sexual Health and Rights. The
deadline for submission of abstracts will be September 30, 2007. Women
and Youth are strongly encouraged to apply.
The conference theme is Sexuality, Poverty and Accountability in Africa
and the sub-themes include:
- Adolescent and Youth Sexuality (Sexuality Education/Life
Skills/HIV/AIDS Education, Youth Participation and Leadership, Youth
Friendly Health Services, Married Adolescents, Livelihood Skills)
- Women's Sexuality (Unsafe Abortion, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Sexual Pleasure, Gender and Sexuality)
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health (Access, Equity, New
Technologies, Ethics, Politics, Health Systems, Infertility)
- HIV/AIDS and Sexuality (HIV/AIDS and Family Planning, Access to
Treatment, Sexual Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Poverty and
HIV/AIDS, Accountability in HIV/AIDS Programming, Integrating Sexuality
into HIV/AIDS Programming,)
- Sexuality and Religion (Faith-Based Initiatives, Religion and Sexual
Rights, Traditional Religion, Gender Roles in a Religious Context)
- Sexual Abuse and Gender Based Violence (Rape, Intimate Partner Abuse,
Legal Frameworks, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment and
Exploitation, Sexual Initiation Practices)
- Culture, Media and Arts (Cultural Norms and Sexuality, Public and
Private Sexuality, Media Accountability, Media and Behavioral Change,
FGM, Widowhood, Initiation into Adulthood)
- Sexuality and Knowledge Management (Research, Training, Capacity
Building, New Advocacies)
- (Im)Mobility and Sexuality (Migration, Forced Migration, Internally
Displaced Persons, Trafficking in Persons and Sexual Slavery)
- Sexuality and the Law (Transactional Sex, Pornography, Sex Work,
Conjugal Benefits, Forced Marriage, Sexual Intimacy and the Law)
Abstract Submission Requirements
- Abstracts must be prepared in a text format
- Abstracts may be submitted in English or in French
- Abstracts must indicate the link the presenter will make to the main
conference theme
- Abstracts must clearly indicate the following: -
- Abstract Title
- 5 Keywords describing the presentation
- Preferred presentation type: Oral or Poster
- Name(s) of Author and Institution(s) with the name of the presenting
author appearing first
- Postal and Email address
- Required audiovisual equipment. When the use of videotape is required,
submitter should specify video system and format.
- Abstracts must include separate paragraphs on: -
- Background and Objectives
- Issues and methods
- Findings
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Abstracts must not exceed 400 words
- Abstracts should be submitted via email to the Conference Coordinator
at conference@actionhealthinc.org and will be acknowledged upon receipt.
Abstract Acceptance Notification
All abstracts will be submitted to the Abstract Review Committee. Once
reviewed, the Conference Secretariat will notify you of your abstract
status (accepted or not accepted and final session format). If your
abstract is accepted for presentation, you will be required to confirm
your participation and register for the conference. Please note that the
conference organizers are not offering scholarships for participation or
presentation of papers.
Please visit the website:
http://www.africansexuality.org/
Olusegun Sangowawa
Programme Officer Information Services
Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre
17 Lawal Street, Off Oweh Street, Jibowu,
PO. Box 803
Sabo, Yaba
Lagos State
Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-7919307
Fax:+234-1-3425470
Website: http://www.arsrc.org
Email: mailto:o.sangowawa@arsrc.org
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.
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