Key Reflections from the CHOICE-EH Partnership and our MYP Journey So Far

Today, we share further learnings of our unique organizational Young Adult Partnership model, including initial results that we’ve achieved over the past 10 months of our journey, in an effort to be transparent and hold ourselves accountable to what we said we would do.  

Statement at HRC47

Read our joint statement on youth, SRHR and COVID-19 at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council in July. 

A New Path Towards Institutionalizing Meaningful Youth Participation

Most organizations who work with and for young people strive to genuinely involve young people in their work—after all ‘nothing about us, without us’ is a slogan we’ve heard time and time again. This serves as a reminder that if you want programs and policies targeted at young people to work, you must have youth’s full and meaningful participation. Although the intention is usually there, organizations often struggle with putting this into practice and forget to ask the question: How can organizations translate meaningful youth participation from an ideal into practice?

Sex Workers Rights are Human Rights

Meaningful Youth Participation Statement HRC46

Statement by CHOICE on Meaningful Youth Participation 

Joint Statement on Human Rights Defenders

Joint Statement  by Stichting CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, ILGA World, Arrow and Rutgers

International Women’s Day 2021: the Future of Young Female Leadership

This International Women's Day 2021, our Youth Ambassador spoke to two young female entrepreneurs from Nigeria and Jordan about what it means to be a young trailblazer in their fields. Because while business has come far in terms of gender equality, it also has a long way to go. Click to read the entire interview.

Respect bodily autonomy by eradicating the mandatory waiting time period in abortion procedures!

CHOICE demands for the Dutch government to eradicate the mandatory 5-day waiting time period in abortion procedures! Choice believes that the waiting time period, in its current form, might be likely to increase emotional and psychological distress, as well as adding to the stigma surrounding abortion! We believe that womxn have the right to exercise their bodily autonomy!

APPOINTMENT NEW YOUTH AMBASSADOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY AND BODILY AUTONOMY  

CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, in partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is very excited to announce the appointment of the new Youth Ambassador for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, 2020-2021, Lisa de Pagter! At the same time, we want to take this moment to briefly look back at a successful term of the former Youth Ambassador, Justine van de Beek.