About The YP Foundation
The YP Foundation (TYPF) is a youth-led organisation that facilitates young people’s feminist and right-based leadership on issues of health equity, gender justice, sexuality rights, and social justice. TYPF ensures that young people have the information, capacity, and opportunities to inform and lead the development and implementation of programmes and policies that impact their lives and are recognised as skilled and aware leaders of social change.
About the Safe Abortion For Everyone (SAFE) Programme
The Safe Abortion For Everyone (SAFE) Programme aims to foster an ecosystem that enables access to reproductive health services and fact-based, non-judgemental information while safeguarding reproductive rights for all individuals, especially marginalized adolescents and young people. The programme achieves this through capacity and leadership building, knowledge building and evidence generation, and enabling a narrative shift to center youth-affirmative voices. We have conducted exploratory research on the widespread myths and misconceptions on abortion in Assam, Delhi and Kerala. In addition, SAFE also runs youth leadership initiatives that build capacities of young people in advocating for the abortion rights of different marginalized communities. The programme also shifts the mainstream discourse around abortion via social media campaigns which work to generate awareness among young people about abortion rights and access, address the social stigma around abortion, and tackle misinformation and harmful rhetoric around abortion.
The SAFE Youth Leadership Programme
Access to abortion is conditional and regulated by complex socio-legal restrictions. Despite the availability of safe and legal abortion in India, socio-cultural stigmas and taboos, prevalent myths, misinformation and inaccessibility of medico-legal information, and bureaucratic delays adversely impacts an abortion seeker’s bodily autonomy, agency and rights. Our work aims to destigmatize abortion seeking and provide accurate information to abortion seekers and the ecosystem of caregivers. We advocate for a rights-based perspective to abortion and the right of all pregnant persons to make autonomous decisions around when, how, with whom and whether or not to get pregnant or give birth.
TYPF offers a Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) to equip young people with knowledge, skills and community enabling them to contribute to and strengthen the abortion rights and reproductive justice movement in India. As part of the YLP, we build the capacity of young people around abortion rights, SRHR, collectivising and building evidence and knowledge. Our immersive youth leadership programme equips them to create community-specific interventions on abortion, and promote sensitivity and care to challenge prevailing fear, misinformation, myths, and stigmas around abortion-related healthcare in India. In our first two rounds of the youth leadership program our youth leaders have conducted country-wise audits of healthcare facilities and implemented social action projects focused on building resources and awareness regarding abortion within their communities. Read about the work of our past youth leaders here: https://theypfoundation.org/safe-abortion-everyone
Objectives of the Youth Leadership Programme
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To build the perspective of young people to understand abortion from a lens of bodily autonomy, power, and a sexual and reproductive health right rooted in the reproductive justice framework.
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To build capacity of young people to undertake action within their community towards abortion rights and reproductive justice.
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To co-build spaces for dialogue and action on abortion rights in the cities of youth leaders focussed on increasing awareness using their SAPs, campaigns, and events.
Eligibility Criteria:
We are looking for diverse individuals who are -
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Between the ages of 18-30 years
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Can speak Malayalam, Hindi or English (speaking and writing in any one language is mandatory)
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Preference will be given to candidates from marginalised caste, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religious backgrounds.
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Passionate about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
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Experience in community engagement is desired
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Available physically and virtually for training sessions and team work.
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Able to write reports and document your work.
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Willing to travel to Delhi and other cities across India. The cost of travel, accommodation and food will be borne by The YP Foundation.
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Willing to commit to this programme for 6 months and be available for 10-12 hours a week.
Timeline
Applications Open
January 31st, 2025
Applications Close
9th February, 2025
Interviews with Selected Candidates
14th to 21st February 2025
Selection and Onboarding
24th to 28th February 2025
Orientation workshop (in person and in Delhi)
7th to 10th March, 2025
Planning and Initiation of Social Action Projects
April, 2025
Skill Building Workshops, Check-Ins, Exposure Visits
May-August, 2025
Dissemination of social action projects and collective campaigns
September, 2025
Selection Procedure
- Applications: There will be a form to understand interests of the applicant, articulation of privileges and oppressions and how they navigate it, examples of leadership they have exhibited or aspirations through projects and experiences.
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Virtual Interview: This will help us get to meet the candidate and help us get to know about their knowledge, experiences and their understanding of the youth leadership programme.
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Email notification of selection: Candidates will be selected or notified of non-selection via email which will detail the next steps of the programme for the selected candidate.
Why should you apply?
1. Learn about abortion rights, reproductive justice and SRHR from a feminist, intersectional and rights-based lens, through interactive sessions and discussions.
2. Build your leadership skills via focused one-on-one mentoring sessions, peer support, and contribute to the SRHR movement.
3. Design and lead your own social action project that focuses on creating knowledge and awareness around abortion. With our team’s support, combat stigma, myths, and misinformation around abortion and raise awareness among your communities!
4. Gain access to a community of people and experts working in the abortion rights movement in India.
5. If selected the youth leader will be given an amount of Rs. 15k per month for 6 months to support them in the youth leadership programme.
NOTE: Preference will be given to candidates from marginalised caste, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religious backgrounds.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at safe@theypfoundation.org.
About The YP Foundation
The YP Foundation (TYPF) is a youth-led organisation that facilitates young people’s feminist and right-based leadership on issues of health equity, gender justice, sexuality rights, and social justice. TYPF ensures that young people have the information, capacity, and opportunities to inform and lead the development and implementation of programmes and policies that impact their lives and are recognised as skilled and aware leaders of social change.
About the Safe Abortion For Everyone (SAFE) Programme
The Safe Abortion For Everyone (SAFE) Programme aims to foster an ecosystem that enables access to reproductive health services and fact-based, non-judgemental information while safeguarding reproductive rights for all individuals, especially marginalized adolescents and young people. The programme achieves this through capacity and leadership building, knowledge building and evidence generation, and enabling a narrative shift to center youth-affirmative voices. We have conducted exploratory research on the widespread myths and misconceptions on abortion in Assam, Delhi and Kerala. In addition, SAFE also runs youth leadership initiatives that build capacities of young people in advocating for the abortion rights of different marginalized communities. The programme also shifts the mainstream discourse around abortion via social media campaigns which work to generate awareness among young people about abortion rights and access, address the social stigma around abortion, and tackle misinformation and harmful rhetoric around abortion.
The SAFE Youth Leadership Programme
Access to abortion is conditional and regulated by complex socio-legal restrictions. Despite the availability of safe and legal abortion in India, socio-cultural stigmas and taboos, prevalent myths, misinformation and inaccessibility of medico-legal information, and bureaucratic delays adversely impacts an abortion seeker’s bodily autonomy, agency and rights. Our work aims to destigmatize abortion seeking and provide accurate information to abortion seekers and the ecosystem of caregivers. We advocate for a rights-based perspective to abortion and the right of all pregnant persons to make autonomous decisions around when, how, with whom and whether or not to get pregnant or give birth.
TYPF offers a Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) to equip young people with knowledge, skills and community enabling them to contribute to and strengthen the abortion rights and reproductive justice movement in India. As part of the YLP, we build the capacity of young people around abortion rights, SRHR, collectivising and building evidence and knowledge. Our immersive youth leadership programme equips them to create community-specific interventions on abortion, and promote sensitivity and care to challenge prevailing fear, misinformation, myths, and stigmas around abortion-related healthcare in India. In our first two rounds of the youth leadership program our youth leaders have conducted country-wise audits of healthcare facilities and implemented social action projects focused on building resources and awareness regarding abortion within their communities. Read about the work of our past youth leaders here: https://theypfoundation.org/safe-abortion-everyone
Objectives of the Youth Leadership Programme
-
To build the perspective of young people to understand abortion from a lens of bodily autonomy, power, and a sexual and reproductive health right rooted in the reproductive justice framework.
-
To build capacity of young people to undertake action within their community towards abortion rights and reproductive justice.
-
To co-build spaces for dialogue and action on abortion rights in the cities of youth leaders focussed on increasing awareness using their SAPs, campaigns, and events.
Eligibility Criteria:
We are looking for diverse individuals who are -
-
Between the ages of 18-30 years
-
Can speak Malayalam, Hindi or English (speaking and writing in any one language is mandatory)
-
Preference will be given to candidates from marginalised caste, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religious backgrounds.
-
Passionate about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
-
Experience in community engagement is desired
-
Available physically and virtually for training sessions and team work.
-
Able to write reports and document your work.
-
Willing to travel to Delhi and other cities across India. The cost of travel, accommodation and food will be borne by The YP Foundation.
-
Willing to commit to this programme for 6 months and be available for 10-12 hours a week.
Timeline
|
Applications Open |
January 31st, 2025 |
|
Applications Close |
9th February, 2025 |
|
Interviews with Selected Candidates |
14th to 21st February 2025 |
|
Selection and Onboarding |
24th to 28th February 2025 |
|
Orientation workshop (in person and in Delhi) |
7th to 10th March, 2025 |
|
Planning and Initiation of Social Action Projects |
April, 2025 |
|
Skill Building Workshops, Check-Ins, Exposure Visits |
May-August, 2025 |
|
Dissemination of social action projects and collective campaigns |
September, 2025 |
Selection Procedure
- Applications: There will be a form to understand interests of the applicant, articulation of privileges and oppressions and how they navigate it, examples of leadership they have exhibited or aspirations through projects and experiences.
-
Virtual Interview: This will help us get to meet the candidate and help us get to know about their knowledge, experiences and their understanding of the youth leadership programme.
-
Email notification of selection: Candidates will be selected or notified of non-selection via email which will detail the next steps of the programme for the selected candidate.
Why should you apply?
1. Learn about abortion rights, reproductive justice and SRHR from a feminist, intersectional and rights-based lens, through interactive sessions and discussions.
2. Build your leadership skills via focused one-on-one mentoring sessions, peer support, and contribute to the SRHR movement.
3. Design and lead your own social action project that focuses on creating knowledge and awareness around abortion. With our team’s support, combat stigma, myths, and misinformation around abortion and raise awareness among your communities!
4. Gain access to a community of people and experts working in the abortion rights movement in India.
5. If selected the youth leader will be given an amount of Rs. 15k per month for 6 months to support them in the youth leadership programme.
NOTE: Preference will be given to candidates from marginalised caste, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religious backgrounds.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at safe@theypfoundation.org.
