WGNRR is an autonomous, independent, grassroots-led network of over a 1000 members that advocates for the realisation of sexual and reproductive health rights for all!
WGNRR strives to achieve full SRHR for all people via advocacy, campaigns, networking and capacity building of members. For 2010-2015, our current focus relates to the ICPD PoA and the MDGs.
The young women and adolescent girls have little access to nutritious food. This program is focusing on these specific issues of young women. This program will supplement the ongoing support programs by UN agencies and other Support Programs in the area.
The Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights members is calling on all sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice advocates to join us in putting state representatives at the United Nations Headquarters on notice that we are alarmed as the final preparations for the UN High Level Summit on the Millennium Development Goals proceed because:
InterPress Service, 23 Aug, 2010, Nairobi — Kenyans are still euphoric over the referendum endorsing a progressive new constitution; but the heat generated by its opponents around their main rallying point - abortion rights - is a reminder of the wide gap between law and implementation in Africa, particularly when it concerns women's rights.
This campaign is focused on MDGs 3 & 5 because we feel that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues are issues of gender, health and rights. This campaign is about 3 key issues at the mid-term review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):
For many years, I kept asking myself how I can increase my experience to become a strong and skilled feminist activist. Women Promotion Centre, my organisation is member of WGNRR since 2005 and has several times appointed me to represent it at different WGNRR events. Rather than respond to my preoccupation, this has increased my desire to want to confirm myself as a fervent defender of Sexual and reproductive rights.
