ANNUAL REPORT 2010 CONTENTS

2 About ARROW 6 Reflections from the Executive Director 12 Information and Communications for Change 22 Monitoring and Research for Advocacy 32 Building and Strengthening Partnerships 45 Global and Regional advocacy and Networking 50 The Way We Work 55 Our Finances 57 Who Supports Us 59 Who We Are ABOUT ARROW ABOUT ARROW

RROW is a regional non- equitable and of the highest Kuala Lumpur, with specific SRHR policy and programme profit women’s NGO that quality. contributions from project- implementation; Awas co-founded in 1993 by n Women’s movements1 and civil based consultants and n Policy advocacy with Rashidah Abdullah and Rita Raj and society2 are strong and effective occasional interns. There were governments, the UN and other has consultative status with the in: 17 full-time staff positions in key stakeholders, backed by Economic and Social Council of the  Influencing policy agenda 2010. research-based monitoring United Nations. Its office is based in on women’s health, sexuality n ARROW’s operations are of the implementation of key Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. and rights; overseen by the Management international commitments,  Holding governments Team, led by the Executive including those made at the OUR MISSION and donors accountable to Director and supported by a 1994 International Conference international and national Finance and Administration on Population and Development ARROW promotes and defends commitments; and Manager and two Programme and at the 1995 Fourth World women’s1 rights and needs,2  Gaining sustained Managers. Conference on Women; and, particularly in the areas of health representation on decision- n The Programme Advisory n Capacity building of women’s and sexuality, and reaffirms their making structures. Committee (PAC), composed NGOs towards strengthening agency3 to claim these rights. n Women’s lives and health3 of a committed set of activists the women’s movement. outcomes improve, particularly knowledgeable about SRHR OUR LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES in the area of SRHR, especially issues in the region, provides WHERE WE WORK for poor and marginalised programme advice and ARROW’s work will be done when: women. direction setting. ARROW currently works directly n Systems, policies and with 26 national partners in 13 programmes are reoriented to: OUR STRUCTURE OUR STRATEGY priority countries across the Asia-  Uphold gender equality and Pacific region, including Bangladesh, sexual and reproductive health n ARROW is governed by a Board ARROW believes in the power Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, and rights (SRHR); and of Directors, made up of five of effective collaborations and Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan,  Ensure that health systems committed members with partnerships to make a difference in the Philippines, Thailand, Tonga deliver comprehensive, experience in leading women’s women’s lives, including their sexual and Vietnam, and will be expanding gender-sensitive and rights- organisations. and reproductive health and rights. our work in Afghanistan, Bhutan, based services for sexual and n ARROW’s programmes and Our partners are seen as integral Burma, Fiji, Maldives and Sri Lanka. reproductive health that are activities are implemented to our structure, and capacity Additionally, through our information accessible,4 affordable, just, by highly-qualified paid staff building initiatives with them are and communications and advocacy members from its office in seen as an important mechanism to programmes, we are able to reach 1 All women, especially those who are most marginalised and socially excluded. facilitate their effective participation stakeholders on SRHR and women’s 2 Some needs are not covered by rights, and we define ‘needs’ in achieving our goals. ARROW’s health, sexuality and rights from 120 differently from the ‘welfare’ approach. 1 The full diversity of women’s movements, including grassroots 3 ‘Agency’ as defined by women’s ability to act on their own and Southern voices. programme strategies are: countries worldwide. behalf to exercise informed choices; this encapsulates concepts 2 ‘Civil society’ refers to organisations representing groups that of ability, capacity, claiming rights, empowerment and being are marginalised or discriminated against, and do not include n Production and dissemination agents of change, amongst others; this can be collective or religious bodies and private sector organisations, as in United Nations definitions of ‘civil society.’ Photo by Rodelyn Marte individual. of innovative materials for 4 From the aspect of geographical accessibility, time to reach 3 ‘Women’s health’ as defined in the International Conference on services and the price of services. Population and Development’s Programme of Action. policy advocacy and effective

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has proved to be an important KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2010 and the ASEAN People’s Forum. opportunity for monitoring and We also did briefings on the advocacy in 2010. Despite reports at The following are some of the state of SRHR and ICPD+15 both national and international levels highlights of achievements in 2010. implementation for key donors, of progress being achieved on MDG government agencies, UN 5 on reducing maternal deaths and GLOBAL AND REGIONAL agencies and international achieving universal access to health, ADVOCACY NGOs such as Ford Foundation; evidence shows otherwise. GTZ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, n ARROW co-organised and Netherlands; Oxfam Novib; ARROW and its partners identified hosted the global meeting, UNFPA-APRO and the UNFPA the following as key issues for Repoliticising Sexual and Asia Pacific Desk; and the attention: Reproductive Health and Rights, US State Department Office n the lack of appropriate and in Malaysia in August 2010. The of Population, Migration and accurate indicators that could meeting discussed the critical Refugees. drive relevant, specific changes issues related to the politics at national and local levels to of SRHR in the post-ICPD and MONITORING AND RESEARCH effectively reduce maternal post-MDG era, and the need to Saira Shameem of ARROW (right) and Marge Berer of Reproductive Health mortality and achieve universal bring back the politics of power n ARROW produced three regional Matters (left) at the Repoliticising SRHR Global Meeting, 3-6 August access to reproductive health; into the sexual and reproductive information briefs for advocacy 2010, Langkawi, Malaysia. Source: ARROW Photobank. n the low emphasis on health and rights (SRHR) and completed two cross- commitments that address discourse. Fifty feminists and country papers on emerging gender-based and economic SRHR activists from all over themes related to ICPD+15, discriminations which are at the the world participated in the while partners completed 10 root of maternal mortality and meeting. ICPD+15 country studies. morbidity and lack of access to n ARROW successfully made ARROW also facilitated the 010 has been a time of using monitoring and advocacy as a various projects and programmes services; and interventions at 15 key creation of 10 national level continued expansion for political tool to ensure government have experienced increases of n an imbalance in Aid global meetings and 14 key policy briefs on various SRHR the Asian-Pacific Resource accountability to national and between 50–100% or more.1 2 Effectiveness measures that regional meetings in 2010, issues with partners; these are and Research Centre for Women international policy commitments Additionally, more than 35 national support government health including the UNFPA NGO being used in nine national (ARROW), following the trend for the and development assistance for partner organisations participated initiatives without equally Global Consultation, the 8th campaigns on the MDGs across previous three years. Several factors health in the region. in our Strategic Planning Meeting in strengthening civil society International Dialogue on the region. have driven this expansion, including May 2010. monitoring mechanisms to Population and Sustainable n ARROW developed a dynamic, the recognition of the strategic The expansion had also been ensure accountability. Development, the UN Summit alternate, Southern database niche occupied by ARROW and its enabled by a full and stable staff The 10-year review of the Millennium of the Millennium Development on SRHR (www.srhrdatabase. partners in linking local, national, complement, a strong Programme Development Goals (MDGs) ARROW’s evidence-based monitoring Goals, the World Youth org) using the ARROW ICPD+15 regional and global advocacy on Advisory Committee, and committed and advocacy filled a critical gap in Conference, the Global Maternal framework of indicators to women’s health and rights. We and experienced Board of Directors. 1 WHRAP-South Asia expanded from 4 to 8 countries (2010 Bridging Period); ICPD+15 Project increased in number of this regard. Health Conference, the 10th monitor SRHR progress in 12 also firmly established our role in Our number of partnerships in project partners from 8 to 23, and the number of countries Asian countries. from 8 to 12. Asia Pacific Alliance Conference

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n ARROW developed a framework health, sexuality and rights. of health services, more STRATEGIC PLANNING in order to deal with the growth in Developments in other regions, such for linking Millennium The themes we focused on in responsive attitudes of service budgets, staff and project partners; as the history shaping democratic Development Goals 3 (gender 2010 were climate change, providers, and to an increase n ARROW successfully held its b) improving internal reporting uprisings in Middle East and equality) and MDG 5 (maternal population and SRHR, and in the number of women Strategic Planning Meeting systems; and, c) developing an Northern Africa (MENA), have also health), and launched the ‘MDG ICPD+15 monitoring. We also accessing health services in with key national partners, effective monitoring and evaluation shifted some donor’s priorities. It is 5 Watch: Women Are Watching collaborated with national the project areas. Meanwhile, Board and Programme Advisory system. unclear what the full future impact Their Governments’ campaign partners in India and Pakistan at the regional level, WHRAP- Committee members and staff of these shifts will be. website, which monitors the to produce two translations of South Asia had meaningful members. In this meeting, Although ARROW continued to progress of MDGs 3 and 5 in AFC back issues in Tamil and engagement with the South we reviewed the previous attract donor interest in our work, Meanwhile, despite the economic 12 countries in Asia. Urdu. AFC has a circulation of Asian Association for Regional programmatic cycle and the organisation remains caught crisis, the rate of privatisation at least 7,200 subscribers in Cooperation (SAARC). collectively set the direction for in an annual fundraising effort to of the health sector continues to INFORMATION AND 120 countries worldwide. n WHRAP-China and its partners the next five-year programme make up the fund balance for every expand within many countries. This COMMUNICATIONS n ARROW’s website has from Beijing, Heilongjiang cycle (2011-2016). year. To break out of the cycle of has led to lack of access to health steadily grown to become a and Shanghai focused on project-based funding, ARROW care, particularly among those n ARROW’s Information and reputable information portal migrant women’s SRHR CHALLENGES AND intends to focus in 2011 on an who are marginalised and socially Documentation Centre (IDC) and advocacy tool for SRHR issues and reached out to OPPORTUNITIES ARROW endowment fund, as well as excluded, as well as to increasing continued to play a critical stakeholders. In 2010, it 107 communities, 17 private on raising core funds. We hope that indebtedness. In Malaysia, for information support role in the received 185,240 visitors in enterprises and at least 50,000 Despite our many achievements, these will ensure the organisation’s example, where household debt region, directly serving 5,275 2010 and generated more than migrant women. This was ARROW also faced different longer-term financial sustainability. levels are increasing, it is reported individual researchers and 2 million hits. done through improved SRHR challenges in the area of that 26% of credit card defaulters activists. ARROW’s IDC is one programmes, increased budget organisational systems and ARROW seeks to remain responsive cited higher medical expenses as the of the few remaining women’s PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS FOR allocations and advocacy structures that we strive to improve. to the needs and interests of each reason for their difficulty in servicing health and SRHR-dedicated ADVOCACY interactions. There has been an increase of our partners. This proves to be their credit card debt. resource centres in the region. n The WHRAP-Southeast Asia in workload as a result of the a challenge, given regional realities n ARROW published a record n Through its six national project was established in mid- expansion in the operational budget, such as natural disasters, armed Amidst these challenges, new high of 30 publications in partners and 45 community- 2010. Through this project, from US$1,265,419 in 2009 to conflict, civil strife and violence. opportunities are emerging. The 2010, as well as produced based organisations (CBOs) we will be working with 19 US$1,637,780 in 2010. ARROW recognises the need to setting up of the new integrated UN the 2010 edition of its DVD in Bangladesh, India, Nepal networks and organisations to improve our systems and processes entity known as UN Women could resource containing 73 and Pakistan, our Women’s reach approximately 11,400 While keen attention has been paid to more effectively build partnerships make a difference to furthering ARROW publications that were Health and Rights Advocacy marginalised young people by the Board and Management Team in this changing context. women’s rights globally. The new UN published from 1994 to the first Partnership (WHRAP)-South in Cambodia, China, Laos, to the expansion of programmes, Secretary General’s Global Strategy quarter of 2010. Asia project reached out to and Indonesia, the Philippines continued investments are needed A critical challenge in 2010 has been for Maternal and Child Health is also n We published two issues of benefitted some 38,030 women and Vietnam to enhance their to improve systems, processes and the lingering effects of the global a positive step forward. However, ARROWs for Change (AFC), on the ground through its access to SRHR education and procedures. economic crisis of 2009. ARROW work needs to be continuously done our flagship publication that advocacy, awareness raising and services. and our partners have noticed a to ensure that the implementation contributes Southern and Asia- capacity building programmes. The areas for improvement include significant change in the levels of of the strategy responds to the Pacific perspectives to global This has led to the improvement the following: a) strengthening our funding available for women’s rights challenge of achieving universal discourses related to women’s of and increased availability finance and administrative systems and SRHR. SRHR and strengthening health

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systems, and not be limited to Their unwavering commitment Foundation New York, Norad and maternal and child health. continues to help ARROW maintain UNFPA, who have maintained its integrity and ethical function, and their commitment to SRHR in this PRIORITIES FOR 2011 to provide the vision and leadership region. necessary to remain on track. Based on the lessons learnt from Last but not least, we hold the challenges in 2010, some priorities Our Programme Advisory highest respect and admiration for for 2011 will include: Committee, selected from a all our country partners and their n Continued work on raising broad category of engaged SRHR local CBO counterparts, without voices from the South towards experts and activists from across whose unwavering commitment influencing the UN agencies the region, continue to provide and passion, this work would not in the lead-up to the global strategic direction to our work. Their be possible. discussions around 2015 and voluntary contributions are a mark beyond. It is necessary to of commitment and solidarity that ensure that there are genuinely ARROW is fortunate to enjoy. participatory processes put in Saira Shameem place towards constructing a The energy, enthusiasm and spirit Executive Director new post-ICPD and post-MDG of ARROW’s dedicated and highly- On behalf of the ARROW team global development agenda. qualified staff team have been n Ensuring an evidence- pivotal to our successes as an based reporting and review organisation. It is to their credit mechanism is put in place for that we are able to continue playing the ICPD+20 intergovernmental a critical and relevant role in the processes in 2014. region. n Continued investment in ARROW’s organisational We have also been extremely development including fortunate to work with inspired donor improvements in financial and partners, whose vision and belief administrative processes and in our mission makes cooperation a procedures. pleasure and a mutually respectful learning process. The programme Raising the rainbow flag, signifying sexual and gender diversity, at the Bombay Pride 2009, India. Transgender people’s sexual health and rights ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS staff in charge in these organisations was one of the articles featured in ARROWs for Change bulletin this year. Photo by Indira Maya Ganesh. have endeavoured to help maintain ARROW’s future funding potential. ARROW’s Board of Directors anchors Our gratitude goes to ARROW’s core the organisation’s governance funders Oxfam Novib and Sida, and function with a deep commitment to project donors Danida via the Danish value-based policies and practices. Family Planning Association, Ford

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RROW believes in the progressive social movements. We THE INFORMATION AND The collection currently contains back-to-back with the MDG-SRHR power of information and do this to strengthen their ability to DOCUMENTATION CENTRE more than 16,700 information Monitoring Workshop. BOX 1. FEEDBACK FROM Acommunications (infocom) advocate for changes in policies and (IDC): MAKING CRITICAL SRHR sources, in both print and electronic IDC USERS to create change. A core strategy programmes on critical women’s INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE formats. Of these, 3,715 were new This meeting resulted in the since ARROW’s inception, infocom health and rights issues. Ultimately, acquisitions in 2010, representing collection and sharing by ARROW Thank you so much ... for is done through our four main this leads to positive changes in the Established in 1993, ARROW’s IDC a 38.3% increase from the 2,686 and its country partners of 150 extending this helping hand. implementation mechanisms: the lives of marginalised women. is one of the few remaining women’s resources acquired in 2009. (see resources, including national The information was…highly Information and Documentation health and SRHR-dedicated Fig. 1) We made this wealth of policies, laws and legislations useful for the Asia-Pacific Centre, the ARROW website, the ARROW’s infocom work is supported resource centres in the region. In resources accessible to affecting women’s SRHR in 11 gender profile that I had ARROWs for Change bulletin, and by core funders Oxfam Novib and 2010 alone, the IDC supported at a wider audience this year by countries across the region. prepared for UNDP Bureau marketing and promotions. Sida. least 5,275 individual researchers making the IDC virtual catalogue This compilation of hard-to- for Crisis Prevention and and activists from the region and available and searchable online obtain resources essential for Recovery. Goes without saying Through these mechanisms, we THE INFORMATION AND across the globe through its various (www.arrow.org.my/wwwisis/ understanding the legal and political the quality of the information collect and organise, as well as COMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE information services. These services idclib.02/form.htm). framework in Asia has been added was great and that’s why it was create and generate information include the physical resource to the ARROW virtual catalogue. used as a reference. (Chaman resources on critical issues Composed of six experts from centre, the virtual information Fig. 1 IDC acquisitions: Pincha, Gender Researcher, related to sexual and reproductive across the region, ARROW’s Infocom request service, the IDC virtual Print and electronic They will be made accessible in India) health and rights (SRHR) that Task Force (ITF) was established catalogue and exhibition booths the country profiles section of the are right-based, women-centred, in 2009 to help ensure that our that were set up in 13 key advocacy ARROW website. A comparative Very impressive work! Thank 3500 NGO-oriented and region-focused. Infocom Strategy is geared towards events nationally, regionally and 3,108 analysis of these laws and policies you for hosting us. The briefing 3000 gave us a good understanding We then make these resources meeting the needs of the region. internationally. 2,464 on SRHR will also be done in 2011. accessible through a variety of 2500 of status of women in mechanisms to our stakeholders, The second ITF Meeting was A number of IDC users returned 2000 ARROW distilled and repackaged Malaysia (Erum Wali Khan, including NGOs and social held on 15 May 2010 in Penang, with further information requests, 1500 information to produce the NRSP, Institute of Rural movements, United Nations (UN) Malaysia in conjunction with while others requested technical 1000 following IDC products in 2010: Management, Islamabad, 403 474 221 607 agencies, government agencies, the ARROW Strategic Planning assistance in setting up their own 500 two annotated bibliographies (one Pakistan) donors, the academe and others. meeting.It utilised a workshop resource centres. These, coupled 0 on climate change, population modality to emphasise the ITF’s with positive feedback from users 2008 2009 2010 and SRHR, and the other on the Wish to extend my heartfelt In the process, we advocate for mentoring function and as a on the timeliness, relevance and Print Electronic MDGs and SRHR) that serve as appreciation to your warm our issues and contribute to global body that generates ideas that usage of the resources and services, supplements to the ARROWs hospitality, generous sharing discourses on key issues affecting support the work of the Infocom affirm the continued value of the for Change bulletin; one subject and your offer to help us in women in the region and worldwide. team. The meeting resulted in IDC resources and services to key We also revived ARROW’s bibliography on funding and SRHR; setting up the database of critical recommendations towards stakeholders shaping the SRHR Information Management three bibliography updates on resources via CDS ISIS. Once We also foster networking and revitalising ARROW’s focal point agenda in the region and globally. Partnerships (IMP, formerly the advocacy, gender-based violence and again, thank you. (Sharleen alliance building, and support mechanism, as well as to improve Focal Point Mechanism) in 2010. maternal mortality; and six selected Lee, Public Education the capacity development of ARROW’s new website strategy. The IDC collection plays a The first regional IMP meeting titles and accession lists. Department, National Kidney key players within the women’s, critical role in ensuring ARROW is involving partners from 11 Asian Foundation of Malaysia) human rights, health and other responsive to information needs. countries was held in July 2010, All these tools were disseminated

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through the ARROW website and the Internally, the IDC continued to priority countries in the region. This events, job openings and ARROW the two-million-hit mark in 2010, SRHR Info Resources. Additionally, provide critical information support includes a comprehensive overview and partner updates. Twenty-one Fig. 2 Website visits by region a milestone for the website. Hits

944 newspaper cuttings on to ARROW’s programmes and on the status of women’s SRHR, the issues of the e-resource were sent Pacific increased from 10,328 in 2006 to relevant SRHR news were compiled key organisational activities and most recent data on selected SRHR out in 2010 to more than 1,839 (Oceania) 2,002,168 in 2010, a 19,285% thematically for use by ARROW staff, meetings. indicators, profiles of ARROW’s NGOs, activists, researchers, Europe 0.4% Africa South increase. Seventy-five percent of Malaysian national partners and key partners, ARROW’s relevant government agencies, donors, 3% 0.3% America ARROW’s visitors originate from 0.02% IDC users. Beyond this, in 2010, the IDC work in the country and ARROW students and interested others. Asia regions other than Asia-Pacific, piloted its Knowledge Sharing publications and other resources This is an increase of 145% from 25% demonstrating the global reach of ARROW’s IDC hosted three groups Strategy through the Women’s related to that country. the 750 recipients in 2009. A new the website (see Figures 2 & 3). of visitors from Zimbabwe, Health and Rights Advocacy masthead for the service was also Malaysia and Pakistan in 2010: the Partnerships-South East Asia The website is ARROW’s top developed this year. The service has Even so this makes us conscious of Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe project, which covers seven dissemination mechanism for received positive feedback. the continued need to reach many and her team of dignitaries in countries. An online hub will be publications. It makes available stakeholders in our region who may February; MBA Business Law created to be a repository of project not just the 30 new publications in Additionally, ARROW hosts these still not have regular and stable students and their professor documents and critical resources 2010, but all ARROW’s information blogs, project websites and internet connectivity nor adequate from University College Sedaya and information gathered by resources, press releases and campaign websites: the ICPD+15 North bandwidth to access our web International (UCSI), Kuala Lumpur ARROW and participating partners. publications since 1993 to the Monitoring Discussion Board, the America resources, or may be hampered by 71.2% in November; and participants It is also intended to be a dynamic present, arranged according to type WHRAP South Asia website, and censorship. and trainers of the Institute of site where partners can interact and also thematically. Additionally, the WHRAP-China website. Two Rural Management Pakistan’s with each other in a cost-effective the website hosts a range of other new websites were launched in A factor to the continued Young Professionals Leadership manner. resources, such as the IDC virtual 2010: the “MDG 5 Watch: Women Fig. 3 Website hits by region development of the website as a Programme in December. All were catalogue and services; audio are Watching their Governments” powerful tool to expand ARROW’s provided an overview of women’s ARROW’S WEBSITE: DYNAMIC files of presentations made at the campaign website, and the SRHR Pacific reach and influence is the overall status in Malaysia and the AND PROFESSIONAL SRHR ARROW-hosted global meeting Database of Indicators. Inspired (Oceania) Africa South production of the ARROW Website Europe 1.7% 0.9% America region, including with regards to INFORMATION PORTAL Repoliticising SRHR; links to other by the MDG campaign website, 8.6% Strategy in 2010. The paper women’s empowerment, gender SRHR organisations, donors, ARROW also entered into an ongoing 0.01% encapsulates the thinking that has discrimination and SRHR issues. Over the past five years, ARROW’s UN agencies and other relevant collaboration with the Coalition North led to the changes in the website America website (www.arrow.org.my) has organisations globally; and, a live of Maternal-Neonatal Health and 34.9% in the past few years in terms of ARROW also provided free technical grown from an organisational feed of the latest global SRHR- Safe Abortion to develop a national Asia content, design and format. support to the National Kidney website featuring ARROW’s history related news. information website for India. 56.6% Foundation (NKF) of Malaysia to and work, to an information ARROWS FOR CHANGE (AFC): set up their resource centre and portal and advocacy tool for SRHR The website electronically publishes The increased relevance of the SETTING THE SRHR AGENDA database. Further consultation is stakeholders. and archives the SRHR Info ARROW website is shown in the scheduled for early 2011 with NKF. Resources, ARROW’s bi-monthly increase of visitors: individual Begun in 1995, the AFC bulletin Aside from providing ARROW’s information service. This e-resource unique visitors to ARROW’s website has been an important resource in We plan to provide training to the organisational information, the listing contains critical SRHR- increased from 19,126 in 2006 the region that has now evolved into resource centre staff and help website also provides up-to-date related news and resources, calls for to 185,240 in 2010, an 868.5% a peer-reviewed serial publication them set up the library database. information on ARROW’s 13 papers, calls to action, upcoming increase. Meanwhile, we reached filling a unique niche. The AFC

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bulletin contributes a Southern/ Programme of Action (ICPD to requests by Indian partner BOX 2. FEEDBACK ON THE Asia-Pacific, rights-based and POA). It showcases the results BOX 4. FEEDBACK FROM AFC READERS RUWSEC and by Malaysian ARROW WEBSITE women-centred analyses and of the ICPD+15 monitoring and groups. To further help ensure perspectives on global discourses research studies by ARROW and This is so important to have in Sumathy, social activist who runs that the issue is relevant to the Congratulations on your on emerging and persistent issues country partners. the climate change discussion. a NGO, on AFC Vol. 11 Tamil Tamil audience, a new article excellent website—I’ve made related to health, sexuality and (Radhika Balakrishnan, Centre edition) was added, which is both a note of it as a resource for our rights. We also did substantial work on for Women’s Global Leadership, available in Tamil with the Tamil increasing work in the Asia- two more issues: AFC Vol. 16 No. CWGL, USA, on AFC Vol. 15 No.1 The feedback received has been edition, as well as in English Pacific region. (Claudia Sambo, Through the twice-yearly thematic 1 (The MDGs: A Critical Look and 2009) positive. A regular reader writes, as a 4-page supplement to the HLSP, UK) bulletin, we also try to explore Some Proposals for the Post-2015 “Reading ARROW’s bulletin has original AFC issue. the inter-linkages between SRHR Development Framework), and Congrats. So good to see trans/3rd convinced me that all ARROW n Urdu edition of AFC Vol. 14 The ARROW website is issues and other development AFC Vol. 16 No. 2 (Repoliticising gender issues being covered… publications must be a rich source Nos. 1 and 2 (Keeping the excellent. It is a goldmine of issues. In 2010, we produced two Funding: Re-energising Political and also to see the fact file focused of information contributing to Faith: Overcoming Religious information and data, and is AFC bulletins that were very well- Support for SRHR). Two concept on the Pacific… (Di Surgey, ITF bringing about a positive change to Fundamentalisms), done in also great for advocacy. (Helge received: papers, which are valuable member, Australia, on AFC Vol. the mindsets and lives of people.” partnership with the Shirkat Kjersem, Nordic Consulting n AFC Vol. 15 No. 1 (In Search resources in themselves, were done 15 Nos. 2 and 3 2009) Readers have also said that they Gah Women’s Resource Centre Group, Consultant for Danida, of Climate Justice: Refuting in 2010 in conjunction with the will incorporate the information of Lahore, Pakistan. This Denmark) Dubious Linkages, Affirming production of these two forthcoming It is an excellent reading material provided in the bulletin in various edition makes AFC accessible Rights), which makes the case issues. for policy makers and women’s activities including trainings…. to Urdu readers for the first BOX 3. FEEDBACK ON THE for why feminists and SRHR health advocates. The language is Feedback from the Khalikdina Hall time. The theme is particularly SRHR INFO RESOURCE activists should be concerned We also reprinted four back very simple and easy to understand Library in Karachi was particularly significant in light of the growing SERVICES about proposals to reduce issues of AFC in 2010 due to by common men. While I travelled appreciative. They said that the AFC fundamentalisms and its impact the population as a solution high demand: Vol. 11 Bumper in a bus, my neighbour borrowed bulletin was an important addition on women’s rights in Pakistan, By and large, I like receiving the to climate change. It poses Issue (Reframing Gender-based it and read it few pages. She said to the library’s collection…. (Arifa which Shirkat Gah has written ARROW newsletter and I always recommendations to ensure that Violence as a Reproductive Health what a great resource it is…My staff Nazle, Translation Coordinator, about in the English edition, and try to take a few minutes to look gender and SRHR concerns are Issue), Vol. 13 No. 3 (Ground in our unit felt that the information Shirkat Gah, on AFC Vol. 14 Nos. which Urdu readers will now be through it (Susanne Ehlers, integral to equitable and just Realities: Women’s SRHR in Conflict given in the book is very useful 2 and 3 Urdu edition) able to access. President & CEO, Population policies, programmes and plans Situations), Vol. 14 Nos. 1 and 2 and they will share with their in Action International, USA) to curb climate change. (Keeping the Faith: Overcoming their trainings and camps. (Mrs. Two more translated editions— n AFC Vol. 15 Nos. 2 & 3 (15 Religious Fundamentalisms) and Bahasa Indonesia edition of AFC Some information will contribute Years after Cairo: Taking Vol. 14 No. 3 (Feminist and Rights- Vol. 15 Nos. 2 & 3 (15 Years to the enrichment of our Stock, Moving Forward in based Perspectives: Sexual and and impact of the bulletin, ARROW Violence as a Reproductive after Cairo: Taking Stock, Moving literature resource centre for Asia and the Pacific), which Reproductive Health and Rights in translates back issues of ARROWs Health Issue), done in Forward in Asia and the Pacific) and students who just do research on is part of ARROW’s consistent Disaster Contexts). for Change into strategic Asia-Pacific partnership with the Rural Tongan edition of Vol. 11 Bumper topics such as yours. Thank you and systematic monitoring languages. In 2010, two high-quality Women’s Social Education Issue (Reframing Gender-based again and congratulations to the of the implementation of the To make the bulletin more translations were done: Centre (RUWSEC) of Tamil Violence as a Reproductive Health whole team! (Valérie Gystiane, International Conference on accessible to non-English speaking n Tamil edition of AFC Vol. 11 Nadu, India. This second Tamil Issue), our first Pacific issue—are Cameroun) Population and Development readers, and to increase the reach (Reframing Gender-based issue was produced in response slated for completion in the first

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Figure 4. AFC subscribers by geographical location quarter of 2011.

Western Europe Not specified BOX 5. ARROW EXHIBITION BOOTHS IN 2010 Eastern Europe 7.6% 1.5% AFC is regarded as a publication of 0.5% caliber and leadership in the region. ARROW-organised meetings: Lumpur, Malaysia This is reflected in articles featured n ARROW Strategic Plannning Meeting, 16-19 May, n Monash University NGO Fair, 21 September, Selangor, North America in AFC being cited or featured in Penang, Malaysia Malaysia 10.7% other organisation’s e-newsletters, n WHRAP-SEA Planning Meeting and Regional Dialogue n Asia People’s Forum 2010, 23-26 September, Hanoi, 1 publications and websites. on Young People, 7-10 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Vietnam n MDG SRHR Policy Meeting, Focal Point Meeting, and n Ist Asian Population Association Conference, 16-20 It is also evident in the fact that Pacific Meeting on the Inter-linkages between Gender-Based November, New Delhi, India 8.7% relevant issues of AFC are being Violence and SRHR, 19-21 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia n Workshop on ‘Asia’s Engagement with Free Trade 2 utilised in trainings and meetings. n Repoliticising Sexual and Reproductive Health and Agreement (FTAs) and the Development Space: A Latin America & On their own initiative, partners like Rights: A Transformative Framework for Moving Beyond Dialogue with Civil Society in Asia,’ 18-21 November, Caribbean the Yunnan Health and Development 1.6% ICPD, 3-6 August, Langkawi Island, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Research Association, China, have n RRAAM Media Forum: Abandoned Babies in Malaysia: also translated selected articles Middle East & Other meetings: Dispelling the Myths, 19 October, Petaling Jaya, Africa and issues of AFC for their staff, n Amnesty International, International Women’s Day, 9 Malaysia 5.4% partners and networks. March, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia n Non-Aligned Movement Institute for the Empowerment Asia n RRAAM Media Consultation, 29 March, Kuala Lumpur, of Women (NIEW) International Conference 2010: The Figure 5. AFC subscribers by type 64.4% AFC was also used as a teaching Malaysia Health and Wellbeing of Displaced Women, 29-30 material for university students, as a n The 2nd TARSHI Regional Training on Sexuality, Sexual November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Others Government reference material for programmes, and Reproductive Health and Rights, 14-18 June, Kuala 11% Agencies and as part of collections in NGO, 14% university, state and community Academic/Research libraries. MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS: the SRHR Info Resource e-news thousand copies were produced, and Institutions EXPANDING OUR REACH services, ARROW’s exhibition 1,139 were distributed by end of 17% booths and agreements with global 2010. We disseminated a total of 59,640 distributors Gale and EBSCO electronic and print ARROW Publishing. ARROW’s global contact database, resources in 2010 to at least 120 which also serves as the subscribers’ 1 These include the AWID Resource Net and Women’s eNews Media and the Worldwatch Report on Climate Change, Population and countries worldwide. Of this, 71% Additionally, since 2009, ARROW list for the ARROWs for Change 1% Women’s Lives, as well as the websites of Asia-Pacific Human Development Network, the Population and Development (42,223 copies) were copies of all has been publishing a yearly bulletin, has increased by 23% Programme at the Hampshire College in the US, Our Bodies, Ourselves and Women and Social Change/Mujeres y Cambio issues of AFCs and AFC translations. publications compilation DVD. This from 5,177 key contacts by end of Social. Distribution was done through a 2 These include the Isis International Activist School on handy compilation makes all ARROW 2009 to 6,366 by end of 2010. This Engendering Climate Justice: The Southeast Asia Experience, variety of regular and innovative publications from 1994 to 2010 database has enabled us to reach Donors the Pacific leg of the Gender, Economic and Climate Justice 8% (GEEJA) Regional Consultations and Training Institute Series mechanisms, including our regular available in one easily accessible and policy-makers, decision-makers by the Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era NGOs/INGOs (DAWN), the Rutgers Nisso Groep/Youth Incentives and World electronic and print subscriptions portable format. The 2010 edition and key organisations working on UN Agencies CBO Population Fund International Conference: Sexuality under 37% 18, and the Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia the ARROW and partners’ website, has 73 ARROW publications. Two SRHR in the region and globally. 11% 1% seminars on reproductive rights for medical professionals.

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Our subscriptions reflect ARROW’s in Bahasa Indonesia, Filipino, regional focus but global reach: Lao, Mandarin and Tongan; and a majority of subscribers are from new series of working papers on Asia (64.4%), followed by North emerging issues. America (10.7%), the Pacific (8.7%), Western Europe (7.6%), the Middle East and Africa (5.4%) and Eastern Europe (0.5%).

PLANS FOR 2011

2010 was a very intense but fruitful year for this section. We not only effectively produced and provided our products and services, we also identified strategies to continuously improve them. Visitors at the ARROW IDC. Source: ARROW Additionally, this was the first Photobank. year that the IDC and the website mechanisms were incorporated into ARROW projects in a cohesive way. We were also able to effectively revitalise the Focal Point Mechanism. In 2011, we plan to build on gains made this year and ensure that our services remain responsive to the needs of the region.

Through the MDG 5 Watch campaign website, ARROW ‘s drew attention to the need for improved processes, systems and tools for monitoring New things in store in 2011 include progress towards achieving the MDGs and holding governments accountable. the following: a knowledge hub for the WHRAP-SEA project; private and public blogs for partners; thematically arranged SRHR Info Resources; AFC issues on MDG 5, repoliticising funding, and disability and SRHR; AFC translated editions

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onitoring of international women’s health-related goals of the publication of a regional and Violence Against Women Rights: Fulfilling Commitments commitments on women’s the MDGs. ARROW is currently advocacy brief highlighting action areas of the Beijing Towards MDG+15,” which aims BOX 6. FEEDBACK ON ARROW Mhealth, sexuality and the only regional organisation the linkages between gender- Platform for Action. This brief to inform parliamentarians and MONITORING PRODUCTS rights is a powerful political tool across the globe to have done based violence (GBV), SRHR was published electronically key policymakers on the critical toward ensuring accountability of so since 1994. Supported by and achievements of the 5th and is available on the ARROW linkages between gender-based This document is very helpful international bodies and national the Ford Foundation, Oxfam Millennium Development Goal website. Eighty copies were violence, SRHR and MDG 5. and includes some excellent governments. ARROW has thus Novib and Sida, the ICPD+15 (MDG5). It is an example of how specially printed and distributed This product was developed indicators on youth SRHR. They consistently charted since 1994 project involves 12 countries ICPD+15 findings can influence at the 2010 Global NGO Forum consultatively with national will be very helpful for IPPF regional and national progress and brings together 22 national agencies like the UN and result in for Women and the 54th session partners from seven countries Youth Team’s work on youth on commitments made at global partners. In the first phase their implementation of projects of the Commission on the Status across the Asia-Pacific, as well SRHR indicators. (Katie Chua, meetings, such as the International of the project (2008-2009), that explore these areas further. of Women (CSW) in March 2010. as UNFPA APRO. 2,000 copies IPPF, on the ARROW ICPD+15 Conference on Population and ARROW and partners were n “MDG 5 in Asia: Progress, were printed. Aside from ARROW indicators) Development (ICPD, also referred involved in evidence-generation DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING Gaps and Challenges,” a distributing 794 copies in to as Cairo), the Fourth World and monitoring of the 15 years OF MONITORING AND RESEARCH regional brief that focuses on various key events, 1,000 copies I think that it’s a well-written brief Conference on Women (FWCW, of ICPD implementation at the PRODUCTS FOR SRHR ADVOCACY the progress on UN MDG 5, were also distributed by UNFPA and provides information at a also referred to as Beijing) and regional and national levels, and presents recommendations APRO to its country offices. glance on MDG 5 in Asia. (Arifa Nazle, Manager, Publication more recently, the Millennium followed by evidence-based Regional advocacy materials. towards meeting these. and Documentation Centre, Development Goals (MDGs). advocacy at national, regional ARROW produced three regional Recommendations include the “SRHR Status in 12 Countries” Shirkat Gah, on the MDG ARROW has consistently critiqued and international levels. This information briefs for advocacy in need to incorporate additional presentation. ARROW developed regional brief) mainstream monitoring frameworks, first phase has been evaluated. 2010. These were built upon the alternative indicators to achieve a PowerPoint presentation on the indicators and data, and presented In the second phase (2010- evidence generated in the ICPD+15 universal access to sexual and SRHR status of 12 Asian countries, alternative frameworks that consider 2011), regional and sub-regional regional monitoring report and reproductive health, including in order to provide a ready to gender, rights-based and Southern advocacy campaigns have been the 12 country case studies from maternal health. This was use, user-friendly format for easy and uses the ICPD+15 framework of perspectives, and that take into developed, initiated and launched 2009. ARROW developed them for produced for the MDG+10 presentation of the ICPD+15 indicators developed by ARROW and consideration emerging threats and to help further the alternative use by partners, women NGOs and Review Summit in September research project findings. This partners in 2009 to monitor SRHR obstacles to women’s health and frameworks and intensify other stakeholders to enhance the 2010 and for regional events presentation has been uploaded on progress in 12 Asian countries. It rights. pressure on governments and effectiveness of their advocacy at pertaining to MDG advocacy the ARROW website to facilitate easy also draws upon reliable databases the UN. national, regional and international in Asia. Of the 1,050 copies access and availability. of the UN and the WHO. This fully In 2010, ARROW accomplished the n “Linking Violence, Sexual levels. printed, 323 had been interactive database can be accessed above through two projects: and Reproductive Health and distributed by end of 2010. This Alternative SRHR Database of online at www.srhrdatabase.org. The n “Reclaiming and Redefining Rights, and MDG 5: Towards Following are the regional briefs brief has also been translated Indicators. Launched in November website has generated 8,005 hits Sexual and Reproductive Health Achieving the MDGs” (hereafter produced in 2010: to Mandarin, and distributed to 2010, this dynamic online data in just the short period of January- and Rights towards 2015” referred to as the Gender-based n “Briefing Paper: The Women and Chinese national partners and service on SRHR was created to March 2011, indicating stakeholders (ICPD+15 project). This 4-year Violence project). This six- Health Section of the Beijing stakeholders. reach the global community of are using the database extensively. project enables us to consistently month project (July-December Platform of Action,” which used n “Understanding the Critical individuals and organisations and systematically monitored 15 2010), supported by the UNFPA the ICPD+15 findings to examine Linkages Between Gender- working towards the realisation of ICPD+15 thematic papers. Two years of ICPD implementation, Asia-Pacific Regional Office progress and gaps towards based Violence and Sexual SRHR. This presents an alternative cross-country papers on emerging as well as begin monitoring the (APRO), involved research and meeting the Women and Health and Reproductive Health and to currently available databases, themes have been finalised and

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Table 1. ICPD+15 Country Case Studies on disasters at the author’s STRENGTHENING PARTNERS’ the UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional request. CAPACITIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF Office-supported project, ARROW ADVOCACY TOOLS organised a one-and-a-half-day ORGANISATION AND COUNTRY COUNTRY CASE STUDY National country studies. Nine workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ICPD+15 country case studies in July 2010. At this meeting, the Department of Postgraduate Studies and Research, ARROW Regional MDG-SRHR Cultural Beliefs and Traditional Rituals about Child Birth University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Lao written by country partners have Monitoring Workshop and Capacity linkages between gender-based Practices in Lao PDR PDR been finalised and electronically Strengthening Workshop on violence and SRHR, and their published in 2010 on the ARROW Development of National Briefs importance in achieving the MDGs Barriers to the Timely Access to Critical Safe Motherhood website (Table 1). cum Campaign Planning Meeting. were developed. Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health, the Philippines Services by Poor Women in the National Capital Region (NCR) This regional meeting, held on 19- and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) In addition, the study by the Yunnan 21 July 2010, in Kuala Lumpur, The workshop used a peer-assist Health and Development Research methodology to incorporate A Study on Contraceptive Use of Young People in Selected Urban Malaysia, brought together ARROW Reprocen, the Philippines Association (YHDRA), Monitoring perspectives and voices of key Poor Metro Manila Communities partners from 10 Asian countries. 15 Years of ICPD Implementation: Utilising a peer-assist approach women’s NGO activists from Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC), China Country Report, was published supplemented by resource Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Barriers to Contraceptive Use in Cambodia Cambodia in both English and Mandarin in persons, this meeting resulted Malaysia, Tonga and Vietnam 2009. Meanwhile, papers from in the strengthening of partners’ who are working on violence Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) Increasing Access to the Reproductive Right to Contraceptive Bangladesh, India, Indonesia perspectives on the critical linkages issues. The workshop resulted in and Federation of Reproductive Health Associations Information and Services, SRHR Education for Youth and Legal and Vietnam will be finalised and a draft advocacy brief that was Malaysia (FRHAM), Malaysia Abortion between SRHR and selected MDGs. uploaded in the ARROW website further developed through email Safe Motherhood Network Federation (SMNF), Beyond Prevalence of Uterine Prolapse Amongst Gynecology OPD in 2011. There are also plans to It also strengthened partners’ conversations with partners, Beijing Committee (BBC) and Tribhuvan University Patients in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Nepal and print selected papers as part of a capacities in the development reviewers and the UNFPA APRO. Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Nepal Its Socio-Cultural Determinants thematic series in 2011. of materials for policy advocacy. Partners and ARROW decided on REGIONAL AND GLOBAL Investigating Barriers to Achieving Safe Motherhood: A Study in Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre, Pakistan In 2010, a total of 8,145 website CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACY Selected Sites in Rural Sindh and Punjab additional indicators to be included downloads was registered for all to monitor the SRHR-related goals ENGAGEMENTS ARROW monitoring and research The Southeast Asian Consortium on Gender, Sexuality Sexual Harassment and Sexual Education: Two Critical Issues on of the MDGs. The website modality and Health, Thailand Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Thailand publications, including the above for the regional campaign was MDG campaign website. ARROW mentioned regional briefs, country also agreed upon at this meeting. launched a web-based campaign Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP), Indonesia Contraception in the Decentralisation Era in Indonesia case studies and thematic papers. At the end of the workshop, ten on MDGs 3 and 5 in 2010. The These figures also includes draft national level advocacy and campaign website,“MDG 5 Watch: downloads for research-related policy briefs were written and peer- Women Are Watching Their electronically published on the This is now a part of the training Reproductive Health and publications produced since ARROW critiqued. Governments”(www.mdg5watch. ARROW website in 2010. resources for the Talking about Rights in the Context of was established. org) presents the call to make the n “Transgender People’s Access Reproductive and Sexual Health Disasters in Asia” by Ranjani Workshop on Linking Violence, MDGs more meaningful to women. to Sexual Health and Rights: A Issues (TARSHI), a South Asian Krishnamurthy. This paper was Sexual and Reproductive Health It draws attention to the need for Study of Law and Policy in 12 NGO focused on sexuality rights. sent to the editors of Oxfam’s and Rights and MDG 5: Towards improving processes, systems Asian Countries” by Neha Sood. n “Review of Sexual and Gender and Development Bulletin Achieving the MDGS. As part of and tools for monitoring progress

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towards achieving the MDGs and the findings of the ICPD+15 office. health officials from the non- Malaysia): plenary presentation, Child Welfare, researchers, NGOs, holding governments accountable. research to strengthen its n UNFPA Asia Pacific Desk aligned states. together with UNFPA Regional project officials, service providers, interventions at key international (February, New York, USA): n Oxfam Novib Office (June, Director, Nobuko Horibe and and officials from other government The website simultaneously provides and regional advocacy arenas. ‘brown bag’ presentation to the Hague, the Netherlands): Shoko Ishikawa, UNIFEM East departments. The meeting a “Living MDG5 Shadow Report,” A range of briefings were also about 15 UNFPA staff and a briefing attended by five staff and South East Asia. ARROW discussed the Orissa State study which compares national numeric conducted with donors and ‘webinar’ that is available to members. also facilitated a session on on anaemia, and its inter-linkages reporting with local evidence and influential agencies to present the all UNFPA staff throughout the n Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gender equality and SRHR at with rights violation, neglect and research to show gaps in achieving findings to key officials within them. whole world. Netherlands (June, the Hague, the conference. About 50 key discrimination with respect to MDGs 3 and 5 in 12 Asian countries. n Malaysian mission at the UN the Netherlands): briefing SRHR stakeholders in the region food availability. The case study on It provides a space for NGO activists Through these, ARROW participated (February, New York, USA): attended by four officials from attended this conference. anaemia by CHETNA was shared to air their alternative opinions actively in global and regional briefing with the Malaysian the Ministry. with Myrada, an NGO that focuses on the reporting provided by discourses, and actively advocated representative at the UN. n Strategic Options for NGOs National level advocacy on MDG- on rural development programmes governments, and serves therefore a Southern perspective with an n Ford Foundation (February, (SONGS) Meeting (July, Brussels, SRHR. Ten draft national advocacy in South India. as a reminder to governments and Asia Pacific focus. Briefings and New York, USA): meeting with Belgium): presentation of and policy briefs on MDGs 3 and international agencies that women’s presentations were made at the relevant programme staff. ICPD+15 findings to at least 30 5 in ten Asian countries were EVALUATION OF PHASE I OF THE organisations around the region following: n University Sains Malaysia, members of EuroNGOs. produced in 2010 by partners with ICPD+15 PROJECT are still monitoring them closely on n UNFPA-APRO Planning Meeting KANITA Seminar Series (April, n ASEAN People’s Forum, ARROW’s support. their promises on gender equality (February, Bangkok, Thailand): Penang, Malaysia): presentation (September, Hanoi, Vietnam): The evaluation of the first phase of and universal access to reproductive presentation to UNFPA country to 20 university staff and presentation on ICPD+15 These national policy briefs, which the ICPD+15 project was completed health. office heads of all the 19 students and NGOs based in the monitoring on Health Financing were also built on the evidence in 2010. The report findings countries in the Asia Pacific Penang area. in the ASEAN region to 50 civil generated in the ICPD+15 project, pointed out the following as some The website went live in August region. ARROW was the sole n Talking about Reproductive society representatives. aimed to integrate SRHR into the of the strengths of ARROW and the 2010, and has registered 2,700 non-UNFPA participant present and Sexual Health Issues n 8th International Dialogue on MDGs. Of these ten partners, nine project: hits by end of 2010. Additionally, in this meeting of more than 40 (TARSHI) Second Regional Population and Sustainable national partners entered into a n ARROW fills a critical gap as the the call was circulated to ARROW’s participants. Training on Sexuality, Sexual Development: Making Sexual and partnership with ARROW to conduct only regional organisation that networks, partners and ARROW’s n UNFPA-NGO Global Consultation and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights a Reality national level advocacy on MDG- consistently monitored ICPD SRHR Info Resources. The call also (February, New York, USA): Rights (June, Kuala Lumpur, (October, Berlin, Germany): SRHR (see Table 2). POA with her partners since went out to all 199 United Nations presentation to about 80 Malaysia): presentation on presentation at the ‘measuring’ 1994. Permanent Representatives. The representatives of donors and sexual rights findings to 23 section of the dialogue attended Additional ICPD+15 activities at n ARROW plays a critical role campaign-report garnered the NGOs, majority of whom were training participants from South by 80 participants. The outcome the national level. An ICPD+15 in encouraging collaborative support of 41 individuals and from the global North, with very and Southeast Asia. documents of the meeting dissemination meeting was held research partnerships among organisations from 20 countries minimal representation from the n International Council on captured ARROW’s technical on 24 April 2010 in Orissa, India social science and health science around the world. It has been Asia-Pacific. Management of Population intervention. by the Academy of Nursing researchers, academic and featured in at least five websites in n US State Department Office Programmes (ICOMP) meeting n GTZ Office, (October, Eschborn, Studies and Women Empowerment research institutions, and NGOs 2010. of Population, Migration and on “Rights-based approaches Germany): briefing to GTZ staff Research Studies (ANSWERS), which or activist groups. Collective Refugees (February, Washington to reducing maternal mortality” members. had more than 50 participants processes established partners’ Global and regional engagements. DC, USA): Briefing to the head (June, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): n 10th Asia Pacific Alliance representing Health and Family ownership of the project Throughout 2010, ARROW utilised and six staff members of this presentation to 15 government Conference (October, Penang, Welfare, Women Development and and also provided capacity

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Table 2. National Policy Briefs and Advocacy Efforts ORGANISATION AND NATIONAL POLICY BRIEF AND NATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS COUNTRY ORGANISATION AND NATIONAL POLICY BRIEF AND NATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS COUNTRY Female Migrant Workers in China: A Vulnerable Group in Terms of Access to Reproductive Health Services: As a result of this brief, the Department of Maternal and Child Health of the Yunnan MDGs and SRHR in Nepal: Aside from developing this brief, the partner is collaborating with Provincial Health Bureau has extended the safe motherhood services to migrant pregnant Beyond Beijing Committee, Nepal TV towards the production of a film on safe abortion and uterine prolapse to be used for Yunnan Health and women, not just those with residency permits. Additionally, one provincial hospital and two Nepal national level advocacy. Development Research clinics invited the YHDRA MDG-SRHR research team to give a lecture to health providers on Association (YHDRA), China the topic. The national policy brief was also utilised in a Public Health Management course Centre for Health in Kunming Medical University as an example of how to design and use a policy brief. A Education, Training and Young People Access to Reproductive and Sexual Health Services and Information representative of Yunnan Provincial People’s Congress has also asked for 50 copies of the policy Nutrition Awareness brief to distribute them in the 11th Yunnan Provincial People’s Congress in March 2012. (CHETNA), India

Erasing Gender Disparity in Contraceptive Use in Promoting Maternal Health and Unwanted strengthening opportunities project period at the national level. Vietnam’s RH Strategy Plan Institute of Population and Pregnancy Prevention: Given the Thailand Ministry of Public Health’s focus on male involvement Social Research, Mahidol to partners in monitoring and These included contributing to the 2011-2020); in reproductive health, and not just family planning in general, IPSR decided that it would not be University, Thailand advocacy. Despite their long following: n highlighting an issue and making strategic to take up the issue of erasing gender disparity in contraceptive use at this time. years of working on advocacy, n repeal of policy directives (e.g., it a priority of governments Maternal Mortality in Bangladesh and Eclampsia—The Vital Link: Naripokkho is focusing on partners appreciated the the ongoing campaign for the (CHETNA and the Academy of Naripokkho, Bangladesh ICPD+15 advocacy activities related to eclampsia and maternal deaths. learning opportunity provided by repeal of Executive Order 003 Nursing Studies and Women’s the above processes that ARROW in Manila City, Philippines Empowerment Research Studies Sexuality Education Must Be Taught in All Public and Private Schools: The brief has been revised invested in. on not providing ‘modern’ in India); and to cater to issues that have arisen in the Philippines after the workshop. The brief has been Reprocen, the Philippines n The equal emphasis to contraceptives in government n fully implementing existing laws utilised in advocacy events in provinces where Reprocen has been requested to speak. It is also posted on Reprocen’s website. national and regional advocacy, hospitals and clinics: Likhaan (e.g., RRAAM in Malaysia). Some and explicitly delineated and Reprocen); partners’ feedback are in Box 7. Reproductive Health Enhancing Male Responsibility in Contraceptive Use and Reduction of Maternal Mortality in responsibilities for the regional n pushing for amendments to Association of Cambodia Cambodia: This has been finalised and translated to Khmer. The brief will be utilised as the and national data collection are existing laws and policies (e.g., PLANS FOR 2011 (RHAC), Cambodia main tool at a national media advocacy workshop for journalists to be concluded in 2011. also strengths of the project. Indonesia’s health bill amending Research Centre for Gender, The list of 79 SRHR indicators— the abortion law; Nepal’s policy In 2011, ARROW will focus on Adolescent Abortions in Vietnam: This brief has been finalised. Both this document and the Family and Environment which monitored trends over on providing free surgery for the implementation of national regional MDG brief are being translated into Vietnamese. 600 copies of both materials will be in Development (CGFED), printed in 2011 and disseminated through workshops with policy makers and young people. three points in time focusing uterine prolapse); and sub-regional campaigns on Vietnam on women’s empowerment, n supporting the passage of key issues identified by national University of Health reproductive health, reproductive pending bills (e.g., Philippines’s partners. These campaigns include: The Inclusion of Misoprostol and Mifepristone in the National Essential Medication List: A policy Sciences, Faculty of rights, sexual health and sexual Reproductive Health bill: Likhaan a) a sub-regional campaign on dialogue has been conducted with the Ministry of Health and the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Postgraduate Studies, Lao Association in Lao PDR. Advocacy is also ongoing at the ministerial level. rights—are also seen as a and ReproCen); religious fundamentalisms and/or PDR significant way forward. n contributing to the shaping women’s access to contraception Effective and Gender Sensitive Family Planning Services: While the draft was developed, of policy directives (RRAAM’s and safe abortion in Indonesia, Women’s Health the partner decided to focus its advocacy on the development of the government regulation Furthermore, the evaluation also contribution to Malaysia’s Malaysia and the Philippines; b) a Foundation, Indonesia process for the recently passed Health Law. WHF has also developed a factsheet on abortion in pointed to areas in which there were Strategic Population Plan, sub-regional campaign on access Indonesia. some significant outcomes from the CGFED’s contribution to to sexuality education and reducing

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teen pregnancies in Thailand and Vietnam; c) a maternal and neonatal indicators website campaign in India; and, d) an information and advocacy around gender-based violence in Pakistan. A thematic studies series on Reclaiming and Redefining Rights is also planned. Finally, ARROW will work towards ensuring that Southern perspectives are heard in the deliberations on the post-2015 development agenda. Preparatory work towards conducting global and regional meetings in 2012 will begin next year. ARROW Regional MDG-SRHR Monitoring Workshop and Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Development of National Briefs cum Campaign Planning Meeting, 19-22 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source: ARROW Photobank.

BOX 7. CRITICAL REFLECTIONS BY SOME PARTNERS DURING THE PROJECT EVALUATION

n Atashendartini Habsjah of Yayasan Kesehatan to learn new research techniques with a gender Perempuan, Indonesia, noted that the workshops perspective, particularly in the preparatory organised during the course of the project workshops where we learnt new ways of served as “a good foundation” for the research collecting data.” He appreciated the report- partners carried out at national level. She also writing workshop and considers this as part of said that ARROW’s regional review was extremely enhancing the partners’ capacities. It helped him A Gujarati community woman speaks during the WHRAP-South Asia field visit to CHETNA’s project areas. CHETNA is one of ARROW’s two national useful as a tool for advocacy, particularly in the write a “clear research report.” partners in India. Photo by Nalini Singh. Indonesian context. The regional review could n Alongkorne Phengsavanh of the National goad the Indonesian government to act as “it University of Laos, Laos PDR, acknowledged that is always looking at other ASEAN countries” for the project strengthened the capacities not only comparisons. of the university’s networks and organisations, n Balasubramanian P., Executive Director of but also of the individuals who were involved in RUWSEC, India, explained, “ARROW facilitated us the research.

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he Women’s Health and accountability at all levels of duty Bridging period. This period marks financial management and identified targets and allies project progress report Rights Advocacy Partnership bearers toward ensuring better the closure of Phase II as well as implications. The meeting also for advocacy in the three covering regional and national T(WHRAP) project is part of policies, programmes and services the inception of Phase III. WHRAP- further clarified that role and critical issues of WHRAP-SA. achievements to DFPA in the vision shared by ARROW and for marginalised women in South SA implementation continued in relationships between DFPA, Additionally, ARROW’s MDG December. our partners to move forward the Asia. The project is now moving this period. The main activities in ARROW and national partners. Policy Brief and the CHETNA sexual and reproductive health and into the third phase (Phase I: 2003- the bridging period include the n Phase III proposal submission, Briefing Kit for Advocacy were Regional interventions. In 2010, rights (SRHR) agenda in Asia-Pacific 2005; Phase II: 2006-2010). following: wherein ARROW supported also launched at this event. WHRAP-South Asia engaged SAARC region. It supports joint strategic n Final Evaluation and Planning DFPA in preparing the concept n Regular coordinative meetings. officials in further discussions on planning, monitoring and evidence- Regional level achievements. 2010 Meeting, held in April, which note and documents related to In 2010, the Steering Committee SAARC’s initiatives for gender and based advocacy by women NGOs to marked the successful completion focused on providing feedback the proposal for submission to met thrice and the working women’s health. This builds upon ensure government commitments to of Phase II of the project, which on the Phase II evaluation Danida in 2011. group thrice. Regular virtual the foundations of connections SRHR at local, national and regional included a three-month no-cost report, and on planning for n Regional Advocacy Strategy communication was also established with SAARC in the levels. Through these joint actions, extension (June-September 2010), Phase III. It was decided at Development meeting, held in happening via the WHRAP previous two years. High-level WHRAP aims to achieve real and and the commencement of a this meeting that Phase III will October in Dhaka, Bangladesh, google group. SAARC officials were invited to relevant changes in SRHR-related bridging period (October 2010-June focus largely on advocacy at all which defined strategies and n Submission of the bridging the second RTF meeting (16- policies and programmes and 2011). As such, regional activities levels, with a major focus on the ultimately, in marginalised women’s focused on the evaluation of Phase three critical issues identified BOX 8. KEY CONCLUSIONS FROM THE FINAL EVALUATION REPORT OF WHRAP-SOUTHEAST ASIA PHASE II and young people’s lives. II of the project, the completion of as affecting women’s SRHR in various project reports, and planning South Asia: continuum of quality ARROW currently coordinates three and preparation for Phase III. Phase maternal health services with n WHRAP-SA Phase II has made good progress towards them to articulate their demands more confidently. projects utilising this modality: III commences from July 2011. assured referrals for all women; achieving its objectives. Considerable results have been n The grassroots mobilisation, monitoring and advocacy WHRAP-South Asia, WHRAP-China nutrition and food security; achieved within the allocated budget by leveraging is leading to increased responsiveness of health and WHRAP-South East Asia. Completion of Phase II. A month- and, private sector regulation resources from varied sources. care providers, small improvements in health care n The project has activated a broad range of stakeholders infrastructure and staffing. long final evaluation exercise of of health care. The WHRAP-SA from local to the global level, to achieve its results. These n Partnerships and alliances are forming at various levels WHRAP-SOUTH ASIA (WHRAP-SA): WHRAP-SA Phase II was carried vision and mission statements, include: grassroots communities beginning to demand within the countries and are working for greater visibility ADVOCATING FOR MARGINALISED out in February 2010. The external as well as outputs and indicators accountability; increasing responsiveness of the health of SRHR and maternal health issues. WOMEN’S SRHR evaluators were involved in partner for Phase III, were also revisited care providers and health systems; greater public visibility n The regional capacity building opportunities in Phase II visits in India and Nepal, a visit to and agreed upon. of SRHR and maternal health issues; monitoring role being are rated highly by almost all national partners and by WHRAP-South Asia is a partnership the ARROW team in Malaysia, and n Visit by the DFPA International played by media; alliances and partnerships at various ARROW. project supported by Danida a range of interviews with WHRAP- Project Officer and Finance levels for SRHR and maternal health; and many others. n In relation to the South Asian Association for Regional between ARROW, five national SA national partners and other Controller to ARROW in June to n WHRAP-SA Phase II has been able to make significant Cooperation (SAARC), a significant amount of progress towards strengthening capacities of groundwork was done by the Regional Task Force partner NGOs, community-based stakeholders. The draft evaluation conduct an initial assessment report was presented at the Final of the financial management marginalised women to demand accountability. Members to establish strategic contact points. organisations (CBOs) and local n A major value addition of WHRAP-SA is the evidence base n In Phase II, the introduction of google-groups and electronic Evaluation and Planning Meeting systems of ARROW. ARROW implementing partners, and the for their advocacy efforts. Evidence has been collected listserv has significantly enhanced both the potential and in April in Dhaka and finalised Danish Family Planning Association scored 5/5 in the MANGO’s by the affected groups themselves, which gives the data clarity of collective decision making of information sharing (DFPA). WHRAP-SA is implemented thereafter. The Phase II completion Health Check, a financial greater efficacy. The first-hand experience of evidence and joint strategising as compared to Phase I. in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and report was also submitted in assessment tool, indicating gathering has empowered grassroots women and enabled Pakistan. It aims to institutionalise December (see Box 8 for highlights). very low risk in terms of

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17 February) to share SAARC’s International Initiative on monitor the facilities available at 65 drawn to the issues raised through access to maternal health services media. This meeting resulted in viewpoint on MDG 5, targeting to Maternal Mortality and Human government health facilities and the coverage in 26 local newspapers were disseminated at a state level media articles in four national reduce MMR. They committed to Rights (IIMMHR), Clemens role of the Hospital Management and in seven national TV channels. workshop with CBOs, media and the newspapers and an international facilitate possible collaboration Nathan Research Centre, Committees. Data gathered is district health official in December. women’s news feature service between WHRAP-SA and SAARC. A CARE Peru, SAHAYOG, Health used to advocate for changes with b. India: Centre for Health Additionally, a consultation on highlighting maternal health care follow-up team from WHRAP-South Equity Group (East Africa) the relevant hospital management Education, Training and Nutrition universal access to reproductive concerns in India. Asia met two SAARC Secretariat and Human Rights Centre, committees and the Union Parishad Awareness (CHETNA). CHETNA’s and child health services for Directors to further explore possible University of Essex. SAHAYOG Standing Committee. activities at the local level in the underserved populations in CHETNA also produced a briefing engagement between WHRAP-SA made a presentation on the partnership with its eight CBO Gujarat in partnership with Gujarat kit on community advocacy efforts and SAARC at the regional level. WHRAP experience on ensuring The district level health alliances partners in the state of Gujarat Department of Health and Family to improve maternal health in Hindi This includes the SAARC Gender Info government accountability for initiated by Naripokkho in Barisal and Rajasthan involved awareness Welfare was done. Five state level and English. This was shared with Base Project, as well as the relevant maternal mortality reduction. and Patuakhali Districs petitioned raising among grassroots women workshops were also organised the Planning Commission with women’s ministries focal points. n MDG Summit 2010 (20-22 the Divisional Director and district on the issue of continuum of to review and identify priorities in recommendations in the 12th five- September, New York, USA), civil surgeon respectively, as well as care. Health officials and service terms of access to reproductive year national plan of India. Additionally, ARROW and partners wherein ARROW, BBC, CHETNA conducted mobilisations to highlight providers were lobbied to ensure and child health services for the showcased WHRAP-SA experiences and DFPA participated in some vacant posts in government availability and regularity of service underserved population in Gujarat. c. India: SAHAYOG. In 2010, at three global events. These were: side events, such as that of health facilities. Additionally, the providers at the health facilities, SAHAYOG continued its advocacy n Global Maternal Health IPPF, Women Deliver and UNFPA. Pathuakhali district alliance has also availability of equipment and Meanwhile, CHETNA’s curriculum for activities at the local level through Conference (30 August- 01 As participants had limited begun monitoring private clinics information about services provided NGO master trainers and reference 10 CBO partners in 10 districts in September, New Delhi, India), access to the main event, this in their locality. CBO partners also by the facilities. book for members of the Village the state of Uttar Pradesh, as well organised by the Maternal Health participation allowed partners to organised 11 meetings at district Health and Sanitation Committees as through a grassroots organisation Task Force (MHTF) and the reflect on how best to maximise and upazilla levels in September At the state level, CHETNA, along (VHSCs) in Gujarat and Rajasthan called Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Public Health Foundation of India capacities and resources for 2010 to share observations and with other civil society partners, held was completed in 2010. Manch (MSAM, meaning Women’s (PHFI). WHRAP-SA organised strategic advocacy. experiences from WHRAP-South Asia a meeting in June with the Planning The state-level orientation training Health Rights Forum), which has a panel titled “Women’s Health Phase II, and raise awareness on the Commission and the Ministry held in March involved 45 master over 11,000 members across the 10 and Rights Advocacy Partnership Local and national level problems faced by women seeking of Health and Family Welfare. trainers, state and district level districts. in South Asia: Advocating to achievements. In 2010, WHRAP-South services in government health CHETNA’s community empowerment coordinators, managers and Influence Policies for Improved Asia’s five national partners and 45 facilities. About 70 stakeholders efforts to improve maternal health technical experts. In 2010, MSAM members began Women’s Sexual Reproductive CBOs reached out to and benefitted from different levels of government in Gujarat and Rajasthan states using pictorial tools to monitor Health and Right.” an estimated 38,030 women on and civil society participated at were shared at this meeting. At the national level, CHETNA sub-centres on the basis of the n International and the ground. Results are as reported each of these meetings. The Commission acknowledged organised a national level think-tank Indian Public Health Standard Interdisciplinary Round-table in the Key Conclusions of the Final CHETNA’s efforts and requested in November to map the advocacy (IPHS). They have been able to utilise on “Maternal Mortality, Human Evaluation Report (See Box 8). The events facilitated greater detailed recommendations for review agenda for reducing maternal evidence gathered to advocate for Rights and Accountability” understanding of constraints faced and further action. mortality in underserved areas. improved health services to health (2 September, Geneva, a. Bangladesh: Naripokkho. by service providers and created a Held in New Delhi, this event drew officials, administrators and elected Switzerland). SAHAYOG and Naripokkho works at the local space where public commitments Findings of a study on knowledge the participation of 15 national leaders. They do these both at Naripokkho attended this level with 13 CBO partners in five to improve the quality of services of danger signs, birth and advocates from civil society and the state capital of Lucknow, as meeting organised by the districts of the Barisal division to could be made. 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that is attended by thousands of the Minister of Health in the state on focus remained on awareness and 120 stakeholders from both the behaviour of their husbands In Phase I (2008-2010), which was women. This level of advocacy by two occasions. advocacy for safe abortion and government and civil society towards them has improved. More funded by Oxfam Novib, WHRAP- MSAM leader has been enabled uterine prolapse prevention and attended the launch. women now go for antenatal check- China, together with its partners by SAHAYOG’s sustained capacity At the national level, a big cure facilities that ensure quality, ups. This has largely been due to from Beijing, Shanghai and building for MSAM leaders. This year, achievement for SAHAYOG was the accessible and affordable services. In 2010, BBC also focused on last year’s programmes on women’s Heilongjiang, used strategies such it included an orientation in May on formation of the National Alliance BBC continued its work with its making a TV series on unsafe reproductive health and rights, as evidence generation, capacity the issue of local elected councils for Maternal Health and Human four CBO partners in 28 Village abortion and uterine proplase. They which involves men. building and advocacy to establish a (Panchayats) followed by a study tour Rights (NAMHHR) in January. Development Committees (VDCs) of aim to broadcast the series on a broad local and national partnership to an NGO in Nainital, Uttarakhand. NAMHHR aims to highlight the need Makawanpur district. Information national TV channel in early 2011. Additionally, the CBO partners on migrant women’s SRHR with to strengthen maternal health as an dissemination events were also also held dialogues with local 39 Chinese government agencies, In addition, the women have issue of women’s human rights. The organised at the district level. e. Pakistan: Shirkat Gah. Shirkat religious leaders at all the five institutes, NGOs and nine mass attempted to work with their local NAMHHR secretariat is currently Gah continued its local level districts discussing myths and media agencies. councilors (Pradhan) and frontline hosted by SAHAYOG, and run by an These involved sharing WHRAP activities through its five CBO misconceptions regarding family health workers to improve local 11-member Steering Committee. experiences, as well as street partners in five districts of Punjab planning, abortion and early age It reached out to 107 communities, services for health and nutrition. Seven NAMHHR state-level meetings theatre focusing on the issues of and Sindh provinces. Efforts to marriage issues. They published a 17 private enterprises and were organised in 2010. A campaign maternal and child health and enable community women to obtain booklet giving the perspective of directly benefitted at least 50,000 MSAM registered an outstanding on maternal nutrition is also reproductive health of women. documents necessary for receipt of a progressive religious scholar on migrant women in China. It also success when a total of 180 MSAM underway in collaboration with the The participants, mostly service government entitlements, including questions raised by the community successfully managed to increase members contested the Panchayat national Right to Food Campaign. providers, expressed an increased for health, continued. These have and the local religious leaders. budget allocations and advocacy elections and 111 of them were awareness about SRHR issue of resulted in an increase in number interactions to improve programmes elected to various posts. MSAM Another critical intervention in 2010 women in the district through this of birth registrations, and in the WHRAP-CHINA (WHRAP-CHINA): for migrant women. WHRAP-China conducted a campaign on women’s was the dialogue on the maternal exposure. Hetauda FM, the local organising of a camp where 75 ADVANCING CHINESE MIGRANT is currently undertaking resource issues during the election, covering mortality report in India with the district level FM, aired the events. community members obtained their WOMEN’S SRHR mobilisation for Phase II. 109 village Panchayats of 22 blocks UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) identity cards. across 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh. on the Right to Health. This was At the national level, BBC’s Policy WHRAP-China aims to overcome Regional level achievements. organised in August in collaboration Dialogue on Safe Abortion and Additionally, Shirkat Gah and social, economic and gender At the regional level, ARROW’s At the state level, SAHAYOG worked with NAMHHR and brought 75 key Uterine Prolapse in June brought partners’ meeting with doctors inequalities and inequities by work in 2010 was focused on through the Uttar Pradesh Health stakeholders into this dialogue. together 77 participants in a in–charge of basic health units strengthening China’s response to these areas: evaluation of Phase Watch Forum and others in an The National Planning Commission dialogue to agree on the need for (BHU) and the Executive District women’s SRHR needs. It focuses on I; facilitating exchanges between alliance known as the Forum against invited SAHAYOG to present the proper implementation of laws. Officer have resulted in a medical migrant women in urban centres, Chinese partners and other ARROW Heath Privatisation. The Forum UNSR’s report to them in October. Constituent Assembly members camp on Tetanus vaccination being the current most vulnerable partners; partnership expansion; opposes the move of the government SAHAYOG has also been invited to present promised to make these held and benefitting 50 pregnant population in China.1 and, resource mobilisation. of Uttar Pradesh to hand over the join a high-level expert group on issues as their priority agenda. women. Shirkat Gah and partners public health infrastructure to the universal health coverage of the BBC’s study assessing women’s also requested the appointment of a. Final evaluation of Phase I and private sector in four districts. National Planning Commission. level of knowledge, attitude and a lady doctor as well as increases 1 Due to the unique household system (Hukou) in China, the final project evaluation meeting. migrant population is not entitled to the equal rights and SAHAYOG, as the Secretariat of practice about abortion and in the supply of medicines at the services as their urban counterparts. This includes areas The final evaluation meeting was such as the reproductive health and family planning services, the Forum, has submitted cases of d. Nepal: Beyond Beijing maternal health in Makawanpur BHU. Meanwhile, pregnant women access to information, social insurance coverage and others. held in 13-15 January in Harbin, maternal death and negligence to Committee (BBC). In 2010, BBC’s District was released in September. in the project areas shared that China’s migrant population reached a record 211 million in China, to mark the completion 2009, and will hit 350 million by 2050.

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of Phase I of the WHRAP-China c. Partnership expansion. WHRAP- the participation of civil society violence and sexual harassment are support from relevant provincial quality control were reported back project. ARROW’s WHRAP-China China regarded 2010 as the extension representatives and research in urgent need of revision. government officials. to the Shanghai Health Bureau. team, the project partners and four period before moving to Phase II. institutes. The WHRAP-China team All hospitals will be rectifying and resource persons reflected upon Partnership expansion and intensive is also negotiating with other donor In order to make the most out of Furthermore, through education, improving their management and the project strategies, outputs, advocacy were the main focus agencies for cooperation next year. the limited resources, the Centre training and legal aids, the Institute quality based on the feedback from achievements, the lessons learnt for WHRAP-China this year. After integrated work being done for the has provided aid to women, migrant this supervision exercise. and challenges for the next phase. consultations with the WHRAP-China Local and national level WHRAP-China project with its other women included, to safeguard their Partners reached consensus that Programme Advisory Committee and achievements. In 2010, WHRAP- reproductive health-related project rights and interests concerning WHRAP-SOUTH EAST ASIA partnership building and advocacy current partners, ARROW conducted China partners have undertaken the resources and experiences. maternity insurance, reproductive (WHRAP-SEA): ADVOCATING FOR initiatives at various levels should prospective partner assessments in following initiatives: public interest health, participation in state affairs YOUNG PEOPLE’S SRHR be strategically planned to address September. Based on the assessment, litigation; networking with diverse b. Heilongjiang Women’s and others. migrant women’s needs. The the Yunnan Health and Development government sectors and legislative Federation. The Federation has laid WHRAP-South East Asia is a seven- partners are passionate about Research Association (YHDRA) will be bodies on the issue of sexual a solid foundation for advocating c. Shanghai Women’s Healthcare country partnership project covering furthering WHRAP-China work on included as another national partner. violence against migrant women; policies in favour of women’s Institute. The Institute improved the Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, migrant women’s SRHR in Phase II. facilitation of increased access rights and interests. Its policy monitoring network for pregnant Indonesia, the Philippines and The Ningxia Population and Family to the maternal health care; and, brief on migrant women’s SRHR, migrant women in Shanghai in Vietnam. Currently in its first phase b. Facilitating sharing between Planning Commission (NPFPC) is advocacy on migrant women’s equal which was shared in the provincial 2010, based on its successful of implementation (December Chinese partners and the region. also being considered to become a rights on health and employment. People’s Congress in 2010, has had pilot in Phase I. A working group 2009-April 2012) and funded by The WHRAP-China partners partner, pending completion of the significant results: was formed in every community Oxfam Novib, WHRAP-SEA aims to participated in ARROW’s Strategic assessment in 2011. As YHDRA and a. Beijing Zhongze Women’s Legal a) migrant women will be covered all over Shanghai, enabling earlier institutionalise accountability at Planning Meeting in May in Penang, NPFPC operate in the western region Counselling and Service Centre. under the provincial government’s identification of pregnant women all levels of duty bearers towards actively contributing perspectives of China, their inclusion in WHRAP- In 2010, the Centre focused its Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer and their earlier entry into the marginalised young people, leading from Chinese civil society. They China will enable the project to be efforts on forming partnerships with Scanning project in 2011; and, b) maternal health care system. to better policies, programmes informed the other ARROW partners more geographically representative the media, law practitioners, the government funding will be allocated Through this well-established four- and services. The WHRAP-SEA on the context in China regarding as a national project. This expansion judiciary, other NGOs and gender for migrant women with cancer. tier MHC network, the registration project has a direct outreach of SRHR issues and the work of the will be implemented in 2011. experts to monitor, redress and rate of migrant women in their approximately 11,400 marginalised Chinese partners in this field. defend the rights of the migrant The Federation’s has been actively first trimester of pregnancy has young people. d. Resource mobilisation. Resource women who have suffered sexual involved in consultations to revise increased by 14%, while the At a Solidarity Event held during mobilisation was a key focus for violence at the workplace. the 11th Guideline for Women’s systematic maternal health care Regional level achievements. In this meeting, the Chinese partners the WHRAP-China team in 2010. Development at a provincial level. rate has increased by 15.8%. 2010, ARROW set in place the highlighted the current detrimental ARROW secured funding support The Centre filed four sexual violence Cooperation with various related WHRAP-SEA partnership platform situation that NGOs highlighted from Population Action International cases, organised seminars, sought provincial departments has also Additionally, to ensure quality involving 19 youth-led networks and by the recent deregistration of the (PAI) to hold the Workshop on expert legal opinion, and captured increased. In the province-wide maternal health care service to organisations with strong grassroots WHRAP-China partner in Beijing Linking MDG 3 and 5 in the Context the attention of the media, including inspection on the enforcement of migrant women, the Institute linkages within marginalised by Peking University. The evening of Chinese Migrant Women’s SRHR. the internet, newspaper, magazine the Law of People’s Republic of conducted the survey and communities of young people. proved to be an enlightening and and TV programmes. This effort China on the Protection of Women’s supervision of 23 low-cost maternity Interventions at regional and global positive sharing experience for all. This workshop will take place sought to highlight to the public that Rights and Interests, the Federation hospitals in August 2010. Identified events also enabled pushing of in Beijing in March 2011 with legislation on sexual abuse, domestic also took the initiative to solicit problems of management and youth SRHR issues.

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a. Regional Dialogue on Linking following issues: began in June 2010, WHRAP- a variety of development issues educators have also been recruited Finally, a baseline survey on ethnic Gender, Human Rights and Young n Addressing the human rights SEA has achieved visibility in this forum. The declaration at for future advocacy activities. young people’s knowledge, attitudes People’s Sexual and Reproductive of young people: rights to through ARROW’s and partners’ the end of the meeting included and practices related to sexual Health and Rights (7-8 July, Kuala comprehensive sexuality interventions at international and a call to ASEAN governments to b. China: Yunnan Health and health, contraception and HIV Lumpur). This regional meeting education and access to the regional events. These include: address young people’s SRHR. Development Research Association prevention was carried out. The involved leaders from youth-led complete range of youth friendly n UNFPA APRO’s Youth Peer (YHDRA). YHDRA has piloted a results of this study were presented initiatives and representatives from SRHR services; Education Network (YPEER) Local and national level research and capacity building to a national expert meeting. regional organisations working n Addressing the gender Regional Meeting (19-21 June, achievements. With the exception intervention project in four on young people’s issues in Asia, imbalance on SRHR and HIV/ Pattaya, Thailand), where of Burma in which ARROW is still in communities in a township in the c. Lao PDR: The Faculty of WHRAP-South East Asia partners AIDS response: Right to ARROW shared its plans for the the process of selecting a suitable Yunnan-Burma border area. The Postgraduate Studies, University and ARROW staff members. comprehensive education for WHRAP-SEA project with other national partner, activities for project’s target group is young of Health Sciences. The Faculty has young women and girl, early regional organisations. marginalised young people have people from the De’ang and Jingpo chosen to focus on the young people The meeting mapped current and marriage, and early unintended n The Hong Kong Family Planning been designed and began to be ethnic groups where youth, especially of Akha, one of the indigenous emerging issues related to young pregnancy; Association and the Hong Kong’s implemented in 2010. young women and girls, have little groups in the northern part of people’s SRHR in the region. It also n Addressing the diversity Institute of Education’s 4th access to sexuality education and Lao PDR, which borders Burma, explored cooperation mechanisms of young people to involve Asian Conference on Sexuality a. Cambodia: Reproductive Health related health services. China and Lao PDR. There are little between established NGOs marginalised young people; and Education (16-19 August, Hong Association of Cambodia (RHAC). research and project interventions working in the field of SRHR, with n Using a partnership framework Kong, China), where WHRAP- In 2010, RHAC, together with the YHDRA held an experts’ consulting conducted in this area due to young people-led networks and between emerging young people- SEA partners from Lao PDR, Ministry of Health, pioneered a meeting to better understand the infrastructure and transportation organisations working in the area led networks with established the Philippines and Vietnam led standard module for Youth-Friendly socio-cultural background of the challenges. of young people, HIV and AIDS and organisations to achieve youth groups at the meeting Health Services for community ethnic groups, and to ensure that sexuality education. sustainable leadership for young in make recommendations on health centres. cultural sensitivities was factored The Faculty conducted research on people’s movement in the area sexuality education for NGOs and into the project design. Additionally, knowledge and attitudes towards The issues identified in the dialogue of SRHR (Cross-cuttting issue). governments at the conference. A rapid assessment for the project a local project executive team (PET), SRH among adolescent girls were taken into consideration when n UNFPA and UNIFEM’s World found that most of the community consisting of local authorities, and their access to adolescent shaping project strategies in the Core activities at the national level Youth Conference (23-27 August, health centres did not provide SRH health providers, teachers, SRH services in Luangnamtha planning meeting that followed. will include evidence generation, Leon, Mexico), where ARROW services to young people in some community members and young province. There is an on-going capacity building and organising shared the results of its Regional areas of Siem Reap province. As a people, has been established to health education intervention with b. WHRAP-South East Asia dialogues on specific YSRHR issues Dialogue on Young People at a follow up, RHAC initiated a dialogue enable collaborative community young Akha women and girls in this Planning Meeting (8-10 July, Kuala of national concern. Partners also plenary session. with relevant local government action in promoting YSRHR. An community. Lumpur). The first planning meeting decided to establish a knowledge n ASEAN Youth Forum (23-24 officials, which has resulted in ethnic youth leadership network for the project involved partners sharing platform to capture and September, Hanoi, Vietnam), commitment to participate in was also established to build young Apart from this research, another from six countries, and focused share experiences and evidence on which was co-organised by the WHRAP-SEA activities. RHAC also people’s capacity and enhance their key component of the project is on shaping the project design, young people’s issues in the South Vietnamese WHRAP-SEA partner, conducted educational meetings for agency in decision making on SRHR. the creation of a partnership with prioritising issues and planning East Asia. Center for Creative Initiatives 70 young people from 35 villages in The PET and the ethnic youth local NGOs and emerging young strategic activities. on Health and Development Siem Reap in an effort to increase leadership network have had its first people-led networks to encourage c. Regional and international (CCIHP). ARROW joined 25 their leadership and skills in evidence leadership training. sustainable leadership for a youth- ARROW and partners agreed on the engagements. Since the project other young people working on generation and advocacy. Peer led SRHR movement. Moreover,

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relevant local authorities are e. The Philippines: Likhaan Women’s organisation and a women’s expansion, ARROW is closer to Finally, for WHRAP-SEA, partners supportive of this partnership. Lao Centre for Health. Likhaan has association allied with Likhaan in establishing WHRAP as a regional will utilise the evidence generated Youth Union, Lao Women’s Union selected adolescent and young the study site. partnership modality for improving to carry out capacity building and the Norwegian Church Aid have women in urban poor communities capacities of civil society to advocate and information and education been identified as key local partners. in Metro Manila as the focus of the In addition, a resurgence of for SRHR across Asia-Pacific. programmes for young people. project. fundamentalist ideals in some Advocacy groups will also be created d. Indonesia: Yayasan Jurnal partner countries poses a greater WHRAP-South Asia Phase III and utilised to target stakeholders Perempuan (YJP). YJP has In 2010, Likhaan completed all key battle in advocating for young will begin in 2011, marking an to acknowledge issues of young facilitated and taken a leadership preparatory activities, including the people’s SRHR. A national youth important shift as it moves from people’s SRHR. At the regional level, Community information sharing session on contraception by RHAC, the WHRAP-SEA position for the creation of a putting together and orientation consortium that works to advocate the current project modality to a the focus will be on strengthening Cambodia partner. Photo courtesy of RHAC. national young people’s SRHR of people who will implement the the Reproductive Health Bill has programme modality with longer- internal governance mechanisms, advocacy group called Konsorsium project; the review of demographic been formed in the Philippines in term support from Danida. The completing the project website Nasional Kesehatan Reproduksi dan and health survey data on sexual response to this challenge. A lesson activities in 2011 will focus on and implementing the project’s Hak Seksual Remaja. The group is and reproductive health conditions that emerges from this project is the planning as well as putting a Knowledge Management Strategy. comprised of 30 youth-led and among adolescents and young importance of collaboration between monitoring and evaluation system A seven-country young women run networks that work locally and people; the completion of a women’s organisations and youth in place for Phase III. WHRAP- leaders’ internship programme will nationally on diverse issues. This research design; training project initiatives to present a more united South Asia will also be expanded to also begin in 2011. advocacy alliance works at the local staff in organising and facilitating front in the face of these challenges. Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives and and national levels on issues such focus groups discussions (FGDs); Sri Lanka, thus enabling the project as youth leadership, human rights, and initial discussions with f. Vietnam: Centre for Creative to cover the entire South Asia. Jashodhara Dasgupta, Coordinator of SAHAYOG, environment, fair trade, HIV and community stakeholders. Initiatives in Health and Population ARROW will also employ a WHRAP- WHRAP-South Asia partner, speaking at Public Dialogue on the Report of the Mission to India of AIDS and SRHR. (CCIHP). In 2010, CCIHP mapped SA Advocacy Officer in 2011. UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health. The operational research will go different stakeholders in the field Photo courtesy of SAHAYOG. YJP has also utilised its networks through a qualitative research of YSRHR in Vietnam. Its initial Meanwhile, WHRAP-China will to create a capacity building and phase to generate key areas of plan to form a partnership with the move to Phase II which would have The WHRAP-China Phase I Project Evaluation and partnership building strategy in measurement and intervention for Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) was a stronger advocacy component Planning Meeting. Source: ARROW Photobank. Indramayu, Java and Padang, preventing unintended pregnancies not pursued due to delays. CCIHP towards the advancement of Sumatera, which are two areas in among adolescents aged 15-19 in will now seek partnership with the migrant women’s SRHR in China. Indonesia with widespread influence an urban poor community for the Vietnam Youth Union to deliver an The original four partners will of Islamic fundamentalist practices. next quantitative phase. SRHR programme for young people continue their respective work to who work in factories. address migrant women’s SRHR in As part of these activities, YJP All five targeted FGDs have been their different geographical regions, also prepared for the first youth completed, and the project staff PLANS FOR 2011 while two new partners will focus on Actor and activist Shabana Azmi releases the maternal health advocacy material prepared by led-sexuality research and its members are currently drafting minority women’s SHRH among the CHETNA, our WHRAP-South Asia partner. Photo dissemination strategy through the questionnaire to be used in 2011 will see an expansion migrant population. courtesy of CHETNA. the creation of documentaries and the next phase. Participants to in WHRAP’s partnership and Resource mobilisation will be a key Conducting the Baseline Study with Ethnic Youth, Ruili Township, Yunnan, China. Photo courtesy of handbooks on youth sexuality. this study have been identified networking at all levels: local, focus for the project in 2011. YHDRA. with the support of a local youth national and regional. With this

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trategic policy advocacy Amongst other concerns, the gaps in implementing the ICPD and capacity strengthening conference highlighted the POA and recommendations to Sare cross-cutting strategies narrowing of the sexual and UNFPA’ on priorities until 2014. for ARROW. It encompasses our reproductive health and rights The presentation was well- evidence-generation and monitoring (SRHR) agenda, the fragmentation received by the heads of 19 UN work and the Women’s Health of the SRHR movement and the country offices in the Asia-Pacific and Rights Advocacy Partnership decrease in SRH activism for social region. (WHRAP) projects, and also our justice. The gathering called for n UNFPA-NGO Global information and communications greater collaboration of activists Consultation (15-17 February, The WHRAP-SA panel, “Women’s Health and Rights Advocacy Partnership ARROW Programme Officer Rachel Arinii speaking at work. This section covers global and across the spectrum of SRHR New York, USA), where ARROW in South Asia: Advocating to Influence Policies for Improved Women’s the World Youth Conference. Photo by Leny Zakaria. Sexual Reproductive Health and Right,” at the Global Maternal Health regional advocacy and networking agendas to bring back a focus on presented the Berlin Call to Conference 2010. Photo by Biplabi Shrestha. interventions not thoroughly covered equity and equality. Action that came out of the in previous sections, including a Global NGO Forum in September global meeting on the post-ICPD ARROW successfully raised funds 2009 on behalf of the Steering agenda that we hosted in 2010, for this meeting from a new donor Group. ARROW also pushed for advocacy at the UN and with partner, Norwegian Agency for a comprehensive review of ICPD European NGOs and networking Development Cooperation (Norad). implementation at the global engagements. Two ARROW Board members level in the years preceding participated in the meeting and 2015, and called for better REPOLITICISING SRHR: A several ARROW programme Southern presentation at similar TRANSFORMATIVE FRAMEWORK, staff came as observers and processes. BEYOND ICPD documentors. A compilation of the n Meetings at UNFPA Asia-Pacific meeting papers and the meeting desk and the technical division ARROW hosted the Repoliticising report will be published and (February, New York, USA), where Sexual and Reproductive Health and disseminated in 2011. ARROW made a presentation of Rights global meeting on 3-6 August the ARROW ICPD+15 findings to in Langkawi, Malaysia. ARROW co- ADVOCATING REGIONALLY AND UN New York staff at their brown organised the event with the global GLOBALLY AT THE UN bag lunch session. A ‘webinar’ organising committee brought (web-based seminar) made at Repoliticising SRHR Global Meeting, 3-6 August 2010, ARROW Programme Officer Sai Jyothirmai Racherla making a plenary together by Reproductive Health ARROW’s interventions at regional this event is now available to all Langkawi, Malaysia. Source: ARROW Photobank. presentation at the 10th Asia Pacific Alliance Conference, October, UNFPA staff globally. Penang, Malaysia. Source: ARROW Photobank. Matters. This global meeting involved and international levels of the UN 50 participants, including academics, included the following: n UNDP Asia Pacific Human activists, civil society representatives, n UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Development Network donors and policymakers. It was Regional Office (UNFPA APRO) (APHD-Net) e-discussion on held with the aim of proposing a Annual Internal Planning population climate change and transformative agenda for moving Meeting (1-5 February, Bangkok, development (4 February-6 beyond ICPD and the Millennium Thailand), where ARROW made July 2010), where ARROW Development Goals (MDGs). a presentation on the remaining contributed a paper arguing for

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a people-centred, rights-based, September, New York, USA), Berlin, Germany), organised These campaigns include the law and practice. collective global South (mostly women’s empowerment approach where ARROW and national by the European NGOs for following: young) feminist voices in lobbying to addressing climate change. partners were engaged in a Sexual and Reproductive Health n Women’s Environment and NETWORKS for the need to renew ICPD n 43rd session of the Commission series of side panels that were and Rights, Population and Development Organisation commitment beyond 2014. on Population and Development enriching and useful in terms of Development (EuroNGOs). (WEDO)’s Open Letter to UN ARROW believes that joint action (CPD, 12-16 April, New York, networking and strategising. ARROW gave a presentation on Secretary General on the High is crucial for social change and OTHER ENGAGEMENTS USA), where ARROW signed n Letter to incoming head of UN the indicators that had been Level Advisory Board on Climate is committed to strengthening its onto a statement submitted Women, in which we mobilised used for the regional ICPD+15 Change Financing, expressing partners with key networks in the Participating in strategic events by the Centre for Health Policy 22 country partners from across monitoring report. Many of the need for women to be part region and globally. at the international, regional and and Innovation with a number Asia-Pacific to send a joint letter ARROW’s recommendations were of the all-male board; national levels enables ARROW of other NGOs in consultative to Under-Secretary General incorporated into the outcome n Memorandum on Ill ARROW continued to actively engage to contribute an Asia-Pacific, status with the Economic and Michelle Bachelet calling for document, which will be utilised Representation and with the following key networks: Southern perspective on women’s Social Council. The statement, the inclusion of SRHR in the in EuroNGOs dialogues with Discrimination of the Queer the Asia Pacific Women’s Watch SRHR issues. ARROW sees which was read out at the General agenda of newly established UN German parliamentarians. Community in the Media in (APWW); the Asian Rural Women’s these events as opportunities to debate on the future of the ICPD Women. The letter was delivered n EuroNGOs Annual General Malaysia by Malaysian queer Coalition; the Asia Safe Abortion promote its own and its national POA, welcomed the decision of personally to Ms. Bachelet Meeting (8-9 November, activists to the Malaysian Human Partnership (ASAP); the Coalition partners’ work. These events are the General Assembly to convene through our Vietnam country London, UK), wherein ARROW Rights Commission (SUHAKAM); of Sexual and Bodily Rights in also excellent venues to promote a Special Session during its 69th partner Research Centre for presented the draft advocacy n Médecins Sans Frontières’ Muslim Societies (CSBR); the and disseminate our resources, session to assess the status of Gender, Family and Environment road map that it developed for ‘Europe! Hands Off Our Strategies from the South initiative; showcase the special collection implementation of the ICPD in Development (CGFED). A the EuroNGOs task force on Medicine’ campaign; and, the Women’s Global Network hosted at ARROW’s Information and Programme of Action. It called copy was also sent to New ICPD+20 processes. ARROW n Canadian National Abortion for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR). Documentation Centre (IDC) and for the full participation of civil York together with ARROW also introduced the ‘MDG 5 Federation’s (NAF) signature ARROW is also a member of the its information service, and expand society in this event. publications. -Women Are Watching Their campaign to the Canadian editorial board of the renowned our own resource collection. These n UNFPA APRO’s Youth Peer Governments’ web campaign. government addressing SRHR journal, Reproductive Health also provide different opportunities Education Network Regional ADVOCATING WITH Both presentations were well the Prime Minister on their Matters (RHM) and the Repoliticising for making linkages with other Meeting (19-21 June, Pattaya, EUROPEAN NGOS received. government’s position within the SRHR Group convened by RHM. stakeholders in the women’s rights, Thailand), where ARROW shared G8 on maternal health; and SRHR and other movements. its plans for the WHRAP-SEA ARROW also continued to engage JOINING CAMPAIGNS ON VARIOUS n Asia Pacific Forum on Women, We are also a member of key project with other regional with the European SRHR community DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Law and Development’s bodies in the region, such as the Key events that ARROW participated organisations. to ensure that Southern voices (APWLD)’s call for endorsements International Steering Committee in 2010 include the following: n UNFPA and UNIFEM’s World and the Asia-Pacific regional ARROW joined several important of Kamala Chandrakirana from of the Asia Pacific Conference on n Development Alternatives with Youth Conference (23-27 August, perspectives are heard in global campaigns in 2010, as part of Indonesia and the Malaysian Reproductive and Sexual Health Women for a New Era (DAWN)’s Leon, Mexico), where ARROW spaces. These include: our overall commitment to gender Joint Action Group for Gender and Rights (APCRSHR) and UNFPA Development Debates: Re- shared the results of its Regional n 8th Berlin International equality, human rights and social Equality’s (JAG) nomination Indonesia Youth Advisory Panel. imagining Feminist Politics and Dialogue on Young People at a Dialogue on ‘Population and justice goals. This also supports of Mary Shanthi Dairiam from ARROW also joined a newly formed Strategies in the Global South plenary session. Sustainable Development: ARROW’s linkages and solidarity Malaysia as independent experts initiative this year: the Realising (18-20 January, Mauritius) n UN Summit of the Millennium Making Sexual and Reproductive building with other movements. to the UN Working Group on Sexual and Reproductive Justice n Oxfam Novib’s Learning Event Development Goals (20-22 Rights a Reality’ (5-6 October, discrimination against women in (RESURJ), which aims to bring (12-16 April, Johannesburg),

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which included these two events: (NIEW) Conference- Health Malaysian government and other a) HIV/Culture Confluence: and Well-Being of Displaced civil society sectors. Changing the River’s Flow, Women (29-30 November, Kuala Possibilities and Challenges Lumpur) PLANS FOR 2011 and the HIV/AIDS, b) Gender and Education: A Cross-Cultural ENGAGEMENTS IN MALAYSIA In 2011, ARROW will engage more Perspective actively with the strategic networks n Asia Pacific Forum on Women ARROW’s national engagement that we are a part of. We also plan Law and Development (APWLD)’s in Malaysia, where it is based, is to participate in a number of key Gender and Politics, Level 2 Asia mainly through our membership national, regional and international Pacific Regional Pilot Training with the Reproductive Rights events, particularly around global Workshop (9 June, Kuala Advocacy Alliance Malaysia development agenda-setting in Lumpur) (RRAAM). RRAAM is a multi- relation to the MDGs and ICPD. n 6th ASEAN People’s Forum and sectoral alliance set up in 2007 The WHRAP-SEA Regional Dialogue on Linking Gender, Human Rights and ASEAN Youth Forum (23-26 to promote Malaysian women’s Young People’s SRHR. Source: ARROW Photobank. September, Hanoi) access to reproductive rights and n The Changing Landscape of services and, in particular, abortion Workshop on Linking Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Global Public Health Conference and contraception. As a regional and MDG 5: Towards Achieving the MDGS, July 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source: ARROW Photobank. (24-26 October, New York), organisation, ARROW contributes organised by Columbia to planning and decision-making of University’s Mailman School of the alliance and provides general Public Health, in partnership information support. ARROW with the Association of Schools also provides critical institutional of Public Health (ASPH) and the support to RRAAM as part of London School of Hygiene and our principle of supporting new Tropical Medicine organisations working in SRHR. In n International Women’s Health 2010, ARROW participated in two Coalition (IWHC)’s SRHR Meeting key RRAAM events held in Malaysia. (1-6 November, New York) ARROW will also be participating n Third World Network (TWN)’s in RRAAM’s project to develop Workshop on ‘Asia’s Engagement women’s digital and written stories with Free Trade Agreements on contraception, pregnancy ARROW and partners at the Strategic Planning Meeting, May 2010, Langkawi, (FTAs) and the Development and abortion, which will be fully Malaysia.Source: ARROW Photobank. Space: A Dialogue with implemented in 2011. Civil Society in Asia’ (18-21 WHRAP-SA 2nd Regional Task Force Meeting, February 2010, Kathmandu, November, Kuala Lumpur) ARROW also participated in a range Nepal. Photo by Nalini Singh. n Non-Aligned Movement Institute of other key national events related for the Empowerment of Women to SRHR organised both by the

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RROW places equal emphasis held its internal annual planning Meeting, April; to the 2,170 AFC e-subscribers these meetings. More work on this on organisational development. meeting in April 2011, while • The Danish Family Planning in August, and to the SRHR Info will be done next year. Funds will be BOX 10. NETWORK AThis includes accountable the various teams met to plan Association (DFPA)’s Resource in September informing raised for this important project. FEEDBACK and transparent decision-making their work for 2010 in January Organisational and Financial our stakeholders if its availability. Enhancing coordination between mechanisms, concrete division of to February. The BOD and staff Assessment of ARROW as part Of the 750 copies printed, 461 programmes. Coordination I have been impressed by responsibilities between governance members also had its annual retreat of the assessment procedure for were distributed by mid-August to between sections needs sustained your programme for women’s and implementation, good human on 7-8 December, where we explored WHRAP Phase III 2011-2014, 261 core stakeholders. We received and continued investment and health, priorities for action with resource management policies, ARROW’s theory of change, its role 1-3 June; positive feedback on the report. capacity development. The Google the UN, and most of all your effective financial and administrative as a regional SRHR organisation and • The partner assessment of Applications training, which was organisational skill with a superb procedures, and efficient a deeper exploration of our niche in Bangladesh Women’s Health Project and donor reports and conducted in November 2010, is a staff and members. APWW is practices in programme planning, the region. Coalition as part of the organisational quarterly reports start, opening new doors for the use fortunate to have ARROW as implementation, monitoring and conclusion of WHRAP Phase were also produced throughout the of technology in improving our inter- one of its members, and we do evaluation. We believe that these Aside from the above, staff and II and towards preparation of year. team effectivity. appreciate your cooperation in provide an organisational foundation management team meetings were Phase III; and the raising the status of women, that is critical for civil society regularly conducted in 2010. • WHRAP South Asia Phase II and DOCUMENTING GOOD Organisational Salary Review. This politically, economically and organisations to grow, learn from Both meetings serve as internal ICPD+15 final project report ORGANISATIONAL PRACTICES exercise is part of our standard health-wise—especially in the experience, and become more accountability, monitoring and preparation. operation procedure every five Asia Pacific Region. [Mitchiko effective. decision-making mechanisms, ARROW Resource Kit. Led by the years, and is designed to coincide Nakamura, Japan Women’s and add to the efficiency of the Reports for the above evaluations Board of Directors (BOD), the with the construction of every new Watch (JAWW), Japan] PLANNING, MONITORING AND organisation. and meetings are available with ARROW Resource Kit for Women’s strategic plan. EVALUATING OUR WORK ARROW, and have been shared Organisations (ARK) is aimed Evaluations, assessments and with BOD, PAC, staff, partners and at strengthening leadership and It enables the organisation to review the BOD meeting in February Planning strategically for the next monitoring of progress. 2010 was donors. management of organisations new posts, salary structures and 2011 for approval of relevant five years. ARROW held its five- also a period of assessing and in the region. We will be using other changes in the organisation’s recommendations. yearly regional strategic planning evaluating many of our projects. Keeping track and reporting case studies, sharing tools and overall staff structure in light of the meeting on 16-19 May in Penang, The series of external evaluative our work. The final versions of illustrating the positive impact of needs of the new Work Programme TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND Malaysia to review the previous processes and procedures ARROW’s annual reports for 2009 tried and tested organisational and Budget. It also aims to address CAPACITY BUILDING OF PARTNERS programmatic cycle, and collectively conducted this year include: were produced in the first week of practices of ARROW. By doing so, issues of competitiveness, regional- set the direction for our next five- • WHRAP-China Final Evaluation July. The longer, internal version we hope to capture the ethos and national salary equity, internal ARROW’s finance team organised year programme cycle (2011-2016). meeting with partners, 12-15 which serves as an evaluative and values that underpin an effective equity issues, and to deal with meetings throughout 2010 with More than 35 partners from across January; reflective document, was shared women’s organisation. staff concerns as they may arise. relevant project finance officers and the region joined the ARROW Board • WHRAP-South Asia External with ARROW Board, PAC and staff Phillip Wong, a consultant with programme officers of our national of Directors (BOD), Programme Evaluation, December members, as well as our donors. A good discussion was held in the extensive Human Resource and partners. These meetings aimed to Advisory Committee (PAC) and staff 2009-January 2010; Meanwhile, the abridged, ‘popular’ May 2010 PAC and board meetings, NGO management experience, was train project staff on financial and members in this meeting. • The ICPD+15 Project Evaluation, version was published and posted led by Di Surgey, a past board commissioned for this review. narrative reporting standards and September; on the ARROW website, garnering member and presently a Friend of project monitoring processes. Post- Internal planning, staff and • WHRAP-South Asia Final 342 downloads by end of the ARROW. ARK’s outline and objectives Completed in November 2010, training support was also provided management meetings. ARROW Evaluation and Planning year. An announcement was sent have been clarified and agreed on at the review will be presented at through emails, especially during the

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annual report writing process where May 2010 discussed the following development of project proposals were four management positions, development funds are prioritised the Role of Impact Evaluation, financial reports are being prepared. issues: the ARROW Resource Kit and the various ARROWs for Change two officer level staff within the for capacity development towards 13-17 September 2010, Beijing, In 2010, this kind of training, input (ARK); our partnership strategy; concept notes.Several PAC members admin and finance section, seven meeting organisational priorities, China (attended by Mei Li, and capacity building occurred both membership of the Board; the also served as contributors programme officers and four 20% to career development and Programme Officer, WHRAP- in the WHRAP-South Asia project results of the ARROW Strategic or expert external readers of assistant officers who supported the 10% to staff selected training and China); partnership, WHRAP-South East Planning Meeting of 2010; the the bulletin, while others were overall work of the organisation. development opportunities. n First Asian Population Asia, WHRAP-China and with the occupational health and safety consultants and resource persons to Association (APA) Conference, ICPD+15 project partners. policy for the organisation; approval different ARROW projects. New staff who joined us in The key joint staff capacity 16-20 November 2010, New of annual operational budgets, 2010 included Norlaily Husein building activity this year Delhi, India (attended by Uma THE RITA RAJ WOMEN’S SPACE audit reports and other financial The 2010 PAC Meeting was held (Administrative Officer) in April and included a workshop using Thiruvengadam, Assistant governance issues; approval immediately after the Strategic Rachel Arinii Judhistari (Programme Microsoft Powerpoint for improved Programme Officer for The Rita Raj Women’s Space in of the ARROW Annual Report Planning Meeting. This time, the Officer, WHRAP-SEA Mekong) in May presentations in November. We also Information and Documentation ARROW continued to provide a 2009; review and feedback on PAC meeting was spent reviewing 2010. On the other hand, we bade had an all-staff training session in Centre, as well as Ambika comfortable meeting environment the Executive Director’s report; and expanding upon the discussions farewell to Kulani Geeta Kulasingam September on the use of Google Varma, Sai Jyothirmai Racherla for local activists and women’s approval of the process for from the previous meeting. For the (short-term project officer for Applications to organise calendars, and Suloshini Jahanath, the organisations at a reduced developing the organisation’s next first time in ARROW’s history, a Marketing and Promotions) and work plans and as a main tool for Programme Officers for Website, cost. In 2010, 13 events were strategic plan; discussion on the male PAC member, Zhang Kai Ning, Norlaily Husein (Administrative email management. ARROW has Information and Documentation organised in this space involving upcoming External Evaluation of joined the meeting. He is from the Officer) upon the conclusion of their since made a shift from an in-house Centre and ICPD+15 220 participants and facilitated the organisation; and the framework Yunnan Health and Development contracts in December 2010. server based email management to respectively); and by four different organisations: All for the 2010 organisational salary Research Association (YHDRA), Gmail in November. n Reproductive Rights Advocacy Women’s Action Society (AWAM), review. a national partner involved in the ARROW also benefited from having Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) Knowledge and Rights with Young WHRAP SEA project. One of the four interns during the year: Anja Some ARROW staff members also Workshop on Communicating People through Safer Spaces The two Malaysian representatives two youth positions on PAC was Ritcher and Jalia Mariam Hussein, participated in issue-based capacity Women’s Stories of Abortion, (KRYSS), Transformations Group of the board, Rashidah Abdullah also filled on a rotational basis by who both supported the WHRAP- development opportunities such as: 11-12 December 2010, and Reproductive Rights Advocacy and Susanna George, also met on Shraddha Pandey from Sahayog, a South Asia project; Saida Lulu n Second Regional Training ARROW Office, Kuala Lumpur, Alliance of Malaysia (RRAAM). three other occasions to complete partner in the WHRAP-South Asia Abdul Karim, who was assigned on Sexuality, Sexual and Malaysia (attended by Ambika the performance assessment for the project. to the ICPD +15 project; and Sara Reproductive Health and Varma, Programme Officer for GOVERNANCE Executive Director, and to provide Djahim, who provided support to the Rights, conducted by Talking Information and Documentation inputs on the salary review exercise. OUR STAFF AND INTERNS WHRAP-SEA project. About Reproductive and Sexual Centre). Health Issues (TARSHI), 14- We continued to benefit from the GUIDING OUR PROGRAMMES DEVELOPING OUR TEAM 18 June 2010, Hotel Grand PLANS FOR 2011 commitment, experience and ARROW’s programmes and activities Seasons, Kuala Lumpur, expertise of our Board of Directors are implemented by highly- Malaysia (attended by Ambika in maintaining our governance and Our Programme Advisory competent paid staff members Staff development is a high priority In 2011, ARROW will continue to Varma, Programme Officer for accountability structures within Committee (PAC) continued to from its office in Kuala Lumpur, with for ARROW. The management improve its systems, processes Information and Documentation ARROW. provide critical programme advice specific contributions from interns team continued to implement a and procedures to ensure improved and direction. PAC members were and project-based consultants. 70:20:10 ratio in the expenditure Centre); support of the administrative and n International Workshop on The ARROW BOD meeting on 21-22 actively engaged in the Strategic There were 17 full-time staff of staff development funds. The finance team to programmes, and Planning Meeting process, in the positions in 2010. Of these, there ratio means that 70% of staff Enhancing Policy Effectiveness: to further improve our financial

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reporting. Work on the ARROW INCOME FOR 2010 Figure 6. Source of ARROW Grants for 2010 Resource Kit project will also be done. Completing the Strategic Plan n 2010, ARROW received grants Ford Foundation based on the Strategic Meeting this amounting to RM3,842,828 9% Oxfam Novib May will be a main focus of the team (US$1,259,943), representing 33% I Danida (DFPA) in 2011. 99% of the total income of 28% RM3,880,899 (US$1,272,425) for This process will be supported with the year. An additional RM38,071 further meetings with BOD and (US$12,688 or 1% of the total PAC members to work through the income) came from ARROW’s own details of the Strategic Plan. Besides income, which is derived from Norad this, an external evaluation of the interest on fixed deposits and its 8% organisation is also planned in 2011. information services. In addition, Sida 18% Finally, financial sustainability of the RM2,784,706 (US$913,018) was PAI & IPPF UNFPA organisation will also be a priority. available for expenditure in 2010 1% 2% from balances carried forward from funds received in 2009. Thus, the Source: Audit Report 2010 total available funds for 2010 was RM6,665,605 (US$2,185,400). Figure 7. ARROW’s Expenditure Human Advocacy and Resources Following are the funding highlights Capacity Building 33% of the year: 10% n Oxfam Novib’s four-year core organisational funding (November 2006-December 2010) continued to support activities in women’s health and rights advocacy and overall institutional costs. In November 2010, Oxfam Novib approved a WHRAP supplementary contribution from 32% Coordination 12% the innovation fund for WHRAP- Evidence-based Monitoring South East Asia’s internship and Research programme for young SRHR 8% Information & Communications Top: ARROW mindmap. Bottom: ARROW and BOD at the ARROW Retreat and Planning Meeting. advocates in seven countries, Source: ARROW Photobank. for a total of EUR70,000 5% (US$95,000). Oxfam Novib support constitutes 33% of Source: Audit Report 2010

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ARROW’s total income in 2010. 2012). In 2010, the Foundation’s Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM).1 RRAAM RROW warmly thanks everyone Centre; Patuakhali Development Punar Nirman Sanstha; Gramya n Sida’s five-year core support constitutes 9% of the activities were funded by Ipas, USA. who supported our work, extended Organisation (PDO); Porag Nari Sansthan; Gram Vikas Navyuvak organisational funding total income. Asolidarity and friendship, and Kollayan Shonghstha; Shagata Mandal; Gramin Vikas Vigyan (January 2008-December n The UNFPA Asia Regional EXPENDITURE FOR 2010 shared a common commitment Service Centre; Shangkalpa Trust; Samiti (GRAVIS); Hadoti Hast to enhancing women’s sexual and Shaplaful Social Development Shilpa Sansthan; Jatan Sansthan; 2012), continued supporting Office approved a grant of reproductive health and rights in the Organization (SSDO); Shuktara Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch ARROW’s programme and US$50,000 for the development In 2010, ARROW’s total expenditure Asia-Pacific region. Mohila Shongstha; Tangail Service (MSAM); National Alliance for institutional costs. Sida’s grant of an advocacy brief linking amounted to RM4,850,878 Centre Maternal Health and Human Rights of SEK1,500,000 (US$220,000) gender-based violence to SRHR (US$1,590,450). ARROW’S DONORS IN 2010 n Cambodia: Reproductive Health (NAMHHR); Purvanchal Gramin Seva for 2010 constitute 18% of the and conducting a regional n Danish International Development Association of Cambodia (RHAC) Samiti (PGSS); Public Education total available income. meeting, within the framework ARROW’s programme costs Agency (Danida) through the Danish n China: Beijing Zhongze Women’s Development Organisation (PEDO); n Danida has continued funding of the Millennium Development constituted 55% of the total Family Planning Association (Danish Legal Counselling and Service Rural Women’s Social Education the WHRAP-South Asia Phase Goals (MDGs). This six-month expenditure. This is divided FPA) Centre (formerly Beijing Women’s Centre (RUWSEC); SAHAYOG; II project, currently active in grant (June-December 2010) into expenditures for advocacy n The Ford Foundation, New York Law Studies and Legal Aid Centre); SARTHI; Savitri Bai Phoole Dalit four countries—Bangladesh, corresponds to 2% of the total and capacity building (10%), n International Planned Parenthood Guangpa Village Administrative Mahila Sangharsh Morcha; Seva Mandir; Shikhar Prashikshan India, Nepal and Pakistan. The income. evidence-based monitoring and Federation (IPPF) Team; Heilongjiang Women’s Sansthan; Tarun Vikas Sansthan; WHRAP-SA Phase II project n ARROW also received two research (8%), information and n Netherlands Organisation for Federation; HIV/AIDS Prevention Traditional Birth Attendents (TBA) International Development Office of Ruli; Huyu Township ended in September 2010. A small grants from Population communications (5%), and WHRAP Assocation Gujarat; White Ribbon Cooperation (Oxfam Novib) Government; Huyu Village bridging fund was negotiated Action International (PAI) (32%). Meanwhile, human resources Alliance-Rajasthan n Norwegian Agency for Development Administration Office; Leigong Village for the interim period between and International Planned comprised 33% of expenditure, Administrative Team; Mangnong n Indonesia: Women’s Health 2 Cooperation (Norad) the end of Phase II and the Parenthood Federation (IPPF) while coordination was 12% of the Village Administrative Team; Ruli Foundation (WHF), Aliansi Remaja n Population Action International (PAI) start of Phase III (October in the amounts of US$15,000 2010 expenses. City Centre for Disease Control; Independen; Centra Mitra Muda; n Swedish International Development 2010-June 2011), with a total and US$10,000, respectively. Ruli People’s Congress; Shanghai Global Citizen Corps; Ikatan Remaja Agency (Sida) project funds of DKK1,622,897 The grant from PAI was for the It should be noted that the above Women’s Health Care Institute; Muhammadiyah; Ikatan Remaja n United Nations Population Fund - (US$287,485). The Danida MDG-SRHR Monitoring and expenditures for programmes Yinshan Village Administrative Team; Muhammadiyah Padang; Indonesia Asia Pacific Regional Office (UNFPA support constitutes 28% of total Advocacy in China (October include only expenses directly Yunnan Health and Development Youth Conference; Mitra Inti; Palang APRO) Merah Indonesia; Perkumpulan income. 2010-September 2011). The related to services and outputs, and Research Association (YHRDA) n Denmark: Danish Family Planning Keluarga Berencana Indonesia n Norad approved a grant of grant from IPPF was for the do not include the cost of ARROW OUR COUNTRY PARTNERS IN 2010 Association (DFPA) Padang; Yayasan Bandungwangi; NOK1,000,000 (US$ 166,650) project titled “Advocating programme and project staff who n Bangladesh: Adorsho Mohila n India: Academy for Nursing Studies Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan; Yayasan to support the Repoliticising for young people’s SRHR in do the work. Sangstha; Annesha Samaj Sheba and Women’s Empowerment Kusuma Bongas SRHR global meeting. The the Philippines” (October Shongho; Bangladesh Women’s Research Studies (ANS-WERS); n Lao PDR: Faculty of Postgraduate Health Coalition (BWHC); Barisal one-year funding (March 2010-September 2011). These Assisi Health Centre; Astitva Samajik Sciences, National University Mohila Kollayan Shongstha; 2010-February 2011) represents two grants constitute 1% of the Sansthan; Baba RamKaran Das of Laos; Lao Youth’s Union; Lao Children and Youth Development 8% of the total income. total income for 2010. Gramin Vikas Samiti; Centre for Women’s Union; Norwegian Church Organisation (SYDO); Community n The Ford Foundation approved Health Education, Training and Aid Based Development Project (CBDP); a total grant of RM823,500 Aside from the above, ARROW 1 RRAAM is an alliance formed in February 2007 by individuals Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA); n Malaysia: Federation of Reproductive and organisations committed to ensuring that all women have Doorbar Network; Integrated Social CHETNA-Sabarkantha; Centre Health Associations of Malaysia (US$270,000) for the regional also received a total of RM91,500 access to affordable contraception and safe and legal abortion Welfare Association (ISWA); Jago in Malaysia. for Health and Social Justice (FRHAM); Reproductive Rights monitoring of and advocacy for (US$30,000) on behalf of 2 Coordination refers to overhead costs, administrative costs, Nari; Naripokkho; Nazrul Shriti Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) ICPD+15 (March 2010-February Reproductive Rights Advocacy management and governance including Board meetings, (CHSJ); Ebteda Sansthan; Gramin Programme Advisory Committee meetings and others. 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n Nepal: Asmita Nepal; Beyond Beijing and Development Centre (FHRD); NETWORKS AND STEERING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2010 Consultant, India Administration Officer Committee (BBC); HimRights; Nari Institute for Reproductive and Family COMMITTEES ARROW IS A MEMBER OF Rowena Alvarez, Independent Consultant, Uma Thiruvengadam, Assistant Sip Srijana Kendra; Reproductive Health (RHAF); Research Centre for n Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW) Junice Demeterio-Melgar, Executive the Philippines (until April 2010) Programme Officer, IDC Health Coordinating Committee Gender, Family and Development n Asia Pacific Conference on Director, Likhaan Women’s Centre for Shraddha Pandey, SAHAYOG, India (RHCC); Youth Welfare Society (CGFED), Vietnam Youth Federation, Reproductive and Sexual Health and Health, the Philippines (rotational youth member for 2010) Contract staff n Pakistan: Al-Shahbaz Social Welfare Vietnam Youth Union Rights (APCRSHR) International M. Prakasamma, Director, Academy Zhang Kai Ning, Director, Yunnan Health Association, Pakistan Reproductive Steering Committee for Nursing Studies and Women’s and Development Research Association Kulani Geeta Kulasingam, Short- term Health Network (PRHN), Pirbhat WHRAP-SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL TASK n Asian Rural Women’s Coalition Empowerment (ANS-WERS), India (YHDRA), China (beginning May 2010) Project Officer, Marketing and Women’s Development Society, FORCE FOR SRHR MEMBERS IN 2010 (ARWC) Ninuk Widyantoro, Chair, Advisory Board, Promotions (until 31 December 2010) Women’s Health Foundation (YKP), STAFF AND INTERNS IN 2010 Mallika a/p Karuppaiah, Office Cleaner SAATH Development Society, Shirkat n Bangladesh: Ahmed Al-Sabbir, Jafor n Asia Safe Abortion Partnership Indonesia Gah Women’s Resource Centre, Ahmed Hakim, Nazrul Islam, Simeen (ASAP) Mahmud, Suraiya Rahman Rashidah Abdullah, Co-Founder and Full-time Staff Interns Swani Sanj, Umeed Trust n Coalition for Sexual and Bodily former Executive Director, ARROW; Co- n The Philippines: Kabataan; Likhaan n India: Abhijit Das, Amulya Ratna Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) Nanda, Girija Vyas, Sandeep Dikshit chair, Reproductive Rights Advocacy Ambika Varma, Programme Officer, IDC Anja Richter, WHRAP-South Asia project Centre for Women’s Health; Pilakk n Reproductive Health Matters Editorial Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) Biplabi Shrestha, Programme Officer, Jalia Mariam Hussein, WHRAP-South Asia Youth; Reproductive Health Rights n Nepal: Ava Darshan Shrestha, Bina Board and Ethics Centre for Studies and Pradhan, Kashi Kanta Jha, Nirakar Susanna George, Independent Consultant, WHRAP-South Asia project n “Repoliticising Sexual and Training (ReproCen), University of Man Shrestha Malaysia; Board Member, Isis Maria Melinda Ando (Malyn), Programme Saida Lulu Abdul Karim, ICPD+ 15 project Reproductive Health and Rights” International Manila Officer, ARROWs for Change and Sara Djahim, WHRAP-South East Asia the Philippines n Pakistan: Donya Aziz, Kausar S. Group Publications project n Thailand: The Southeast Asian Khan, Pervez Tahir, Yasmeen Qazi n Reproductive Rights Advocacy PROGRAMME ADVISORY Mei Li, Programme Officer, WHRAP-China Consortium on Gender, Sexuality and Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) COMMITTEE FOR 2010 Nalini Singh, Programme Manager for Information and Communications Task Health WHRAP-CHINA PROJECT ADVISORY n Realising Sexual and Reproductive Advocacy and Capacity Building Force n Tonga: Tonga Women and Children COMMITTEE Justice (RESURJ) Hoang Tu Anh, Director, Consultation of Nor Azurah Zakaria, Assistant Crises Centre Liu Bohong, Wang Jiaqi, Zhang Kaining n Strategies from the South initiative Investment in Health Promotion (CIHP), Administration Officer Di Surgey, Indu Capoor, Jac sm Kee, n Vietnam: Centre for Creative n Women’s Global Network for Vietnam Nor Haliza Shuib, Finance Officer Khawar Mumtaz, Rowena Alvarez (until Initiatives in Health and Population Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) Khawar Mumtaz, Chief Executive Officer, Norlaily Husein, Administrative Officer (7 April 2010) and Susanna George (CCIHP); Family Health Research Shirkat Gah-Women’s Resource Centre, April 2010 to 21 December 2010) Pakistan Norlela Shahrani, Administration and CONSULTANTS, CONTRIBUTORS, Naeemah Khan, Programme Manager, Fiji Finance Manager RESEARCHERS, RESOURCE PERSONS, Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM), Fiji Rachel Arinii Judhistari, Programme REVIEWERS AND OTHER EXTERNAL Neha Sood, Consultant and Youth Officer, WHRAP-SEA (Beginning 16 EXPERTS FOR VARIOUS INITIATIVES Coalition Member, India April 2010) IN 2010 Ouk Vong Vathiny, Executive Director, Rosnani Hitam, Executive Assistant Reproductive Health Association Saira Shameem, Executive Director Paid (RHAC), Cambodia Sai Jyothirmai Racherla, Programme Pimpawun Boomongkon, Executive Officer, ICPD+15 ARROWs for Change: Director, Southeast Asian Consortium Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Programme Ajmal Kamal, Atashendartini Habsjah, on Gender, Sexuality and Health; Manager, Information, Communications Atashendartini Habsjah, Ilaisa Lepolo Associate Professor, Faculty of Social and Research Mahe Taunisila, Jael Silliman, Joanna Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol Suloshini Jahanath, Programme Officer, Spratt, Joyashree Roy, Neha Sood, University, Thailand Website P. Balasubramanian, Pimpawun ARROW Board Members and Executive Director. Source: ARROW Photobank. Ranjani Krishnamurthy, Independent Suzana Abu Samah, Assistant Boonmongkon, Rashidah Abdullah,

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Shobha Raghuram, Suchada Thaweesit, Sitthiphone Xaypanya, Skand Amatya, T.K. Sundari Ravindran, Yvonne Underhill- Smita Bajpai, Vanphanome Sychareun, Sem Zhang Kaining

ICPD+15 project: ARROW ALSO APPRECIATES THE Azahar Ahamad Nizar, Charity Yang, Manju SERVICES OF THE FOLLOWING: Nair, Marilen Danguilan, Tran Hung Minh, Siriwan Grisurapong, Muraleedharan, Al-Zam Sdn. Bhd., Company Secretary Ouk Vong Vathiny, Vanphanom Syracheun Angkasa Travel Service Sdn. Bhd. and Kris International, Travel services Linking GBV & SRHR with the MDGs: ANS Resources Enterprise, Stationary Khawar Mumtaz, Ivy Josiah, T.K. Sundari supplier Ravindran Catony, Promotional materials developer Heway and DHL, Mailing services WHRAP-South Asia: Jason Tan Z Kiat and Ken Chong, IT Abhijit Das, Binayak Sen, Chitra Niraula, technical support Mahbuba Dewan, Mushira Habib, Ravi Jumilah Bt Abdul Malik and Saman bin Duggal, Renu Khanna, Richard Bennett Sarip, Transportation services Khai Bina, Office maintenance contractor Voluntary Mac Nogas Sdn. Bhd., Printing services Maybank KL Sentral, Banking services ARROWs for Change: Anita Nayar, Betsy Megah Media Supply, Toner supplier Hartmann, Diana Ip, Giovanna Di Chiro, Mohd Fadzli bin Mohd Fadzil, Electrical Jayashree Velankar, Joni Seager, Likhaan, contractor Marjo Busto Quinto, Michelle Reddy, Nina Nand Digital Corporation Sdn. Bhd., DVD Somera, Pimpawun Boonmongkon, Radhika design and animation Chandiramani, Rosalia Sciortino, Rosalind Nation Avenue Sdn. Bhd., Money changer Petchesky, Suchitra Dalvie, Terence H. Hull, NetonBoard Sdn. Bhd., Web hosting Wassana Im-em, Wong Yut Lin services Patricia Kong and Era Agencies, Insurance Linking GBV & SRHR with the MDGs: services Haslina Yacob, Ofa-Ki Levuka Guttenbeil S. Syed Ibrahim, Newspaper delivery Likiliki, Suzane, Tran Hung Minh services Good Point Enterprise. Air conditioner WHRAP-South Asia: Laila Parveen Banu, contractor Nadia Saleem, Sebanti Ghosh SJ Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants/External Auditors WHRAP-South East Asia: Afra Suci Sunil Vijayan, Legal advice services Ramadhan, Aung Naing Win, Fita Rizki Tun Muhammad Ali Jinnah bin Basir, Utami, Jayamalar Samuel, Joycelyn San Promotional materials development Jose Salgado, Kiko Dela Tonga, Mao Guech and publications layout Photo by Rodelyn Marte Hourng, Pham Vu Thien, Seng Rithy,

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