Youth
The Youth Technical Advisory Committee (YTAC) is a group of young people passionate about the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of young people. Elected from among the Youth Volunteers of FPA Sri Lanka for a two-year term, YTAC currently links with groups of young people from and around the Service Delivery Points in Batticaloa, Matara, Ampara, Koggala and Nuwara Eliya. The key role of YTAC is to provide an insight to the strategic work of the Association, bringing in a youth-based perspective and to monitor and evaluate programmes in the area of Adolescents. YTAC also engages in voluntary activities throughout the year, to promote sexual and reproductive health of young people as a right and networks with other organisations to advocate for other issues particularly HIV, gender -based violence and for the rights of the marginalised in society. YTAC also represents FPA Sri Lanka in regional and international forums while being a part of South Asian Regional Youth Network of IPPF.
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Against Gender Based Violence in schools
- I am Sahan and I was excited to be selected to a new school due to my excellent O/L results. Dancing is my favorite subject. Within a short period of time, I excelled in this subject and was acknowledged by my teachers but my popularity and talent was not accepted by my fellow students. They harassed me but I was very patient and always treated them kindly as a friend. But their goal was to make me hate the subject. The tables turned sooner than I expected and I was at a stage where I was unable to tell my problem to either my parents or my teachers and I eventually had to select different subjects.
The need for comprehensive sexuality education amidst the stigma surrounding it
- Being born and raised in the cultural setting of the Eastern-kissed Island that we thrive in can place you in the grip of cardinal customs and unspoken rules; which would, when breached, result in a social dilemma revolving around the disorder of the silent regulation. But, how often is it that society steps out of the common thought process to grasp details behind the "why" of a certain implementation? A question like this is certain to rise, given the intricate details that contrive the subject of "Sexuality".
Harassment faced on Public Transportation
- The majority of Sri Lankan population uses public transport for their daily travel needs. What more can one expect than to reach their destination safe and sound. So, what does ‘safe and sound’ actually mean? It depends on each passenger.. would he/she reach their destination on time without meeting with an accident or without facing any harassment. Then, what is harassment? How is that relevant to public transport? I would say that it is the most relevant term associated with public transport, especially amongst females.
Youth News
KNOWITOWNIT CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 2016
The Youth Technical Advisory Committee (YTAC) of the Family Planning Association Sri Lanka in partnership with Hashtag Generation and Youth Advocacy Network, Sri Lanka organized a 6-a side cricket tournament and quiz competition to commemorate World AIDS Day and mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
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TRILINGUAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH GLOSSARY LAUNCHED
The YTAC together with Y PEER Sri Lanka and UNFPA developed and launched a comprehensive national Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) glossary in local languages.
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ESTABLISHING A NETWORK
In 2013, we took the initiative of establishing a youth network by forming youth committees based in each Service Delivery Point of FPA Sri Lanka in 6 districts,namely, Colombo,
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CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISM
The youth attached to FPA Sri Lanka play a vital role in the civil society through their involvement in various forums: such as the panel discussion on “Early Marriage and Statutory Rape”(2012)
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BEING HIV POSITIVE
The YTAC has been involved with numerous activities regarding awareness on HIV, while addressing the need to prevent stigma and discrimination attached to HIV.
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MAKING ALLIES
YTAC continues to join and support other organizations in their efforts to address SRHR n the country. In this effort, YTAC partnered with UNFPA-Sri Lanka during their All Island Debate Tournaments on SRHR
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WORKING WITH CHILDREN INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV (2008-2012)
In 2008, the Youth Technical Advisory Committee of FPA Sri Lanka (YTAC), believing that education is the ultimate empowerment, took an initiative to
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