Young and Powerful with CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality

Curious about how to get involved with the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), but no idea where to start? Or interest to learn about why it's important for youth activists to be in such advocacy spaces? Or Love SRHR???Then look no further activist angels! In this Advocacy Special episode CHOICE's Youth Advocates sits down to spill the tea on al

Ever wanted to learn more about advocating at the UN for gender equality? Curious about getting involved with the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) but no idea what it's about or where to start?Then look no further activist angels! In this Advocacy Special episode CHOICE's Advocacy Team sits down to spill the tea on all things CSW and being a youth activist at th

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Sanjina Gupta, the founder and CEO of Rangeen Khidki Foundation in India. Rangeen Khidki works on sexual and reproductive health and rights, bodily autonomy, and menstrual health literacy. Sanjina and Poppy (CHOICE host) dive into menstrual health myths and taboos, why body literacy is so crucial for young people and much more!!Trigger Warning:Me

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Riju Dhakal, a young activist working on the pleasure-positive approach for SRHR. Riju is an Advocacy Officer at ARROW and a fellow of the Pleasure Project. Riju and Poppy (CHOICE host) discuss youth activism for SRHR, what the pleasure-positive approach entails and much more!!Acronyms used:SRHR = Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsCSE = Co

This special Parliamentary Elections Edition is in Dutch and is hosted by CHOICE's very own Executive Director Jannemiek Evelo! Voor deze speciale verkiezingseditie van de Young & Powerful Podcast gaat CHOICE's directeur, Jannemiek Evelo, in gesprek met Lisa Philippo, secretaris van het CHOICE-bestuur. Samen bespreken ze hun zorgen en hoop voor de verkiezingen van 22

-The following podcast is recorded in French- Dans cet épisode, Jamila de l’équipe de CHOICE nous parle depuis la Connector Week 2023 avec comme invitée, Awa Niasse, assistante de programme au Sénégal pour la ANJ. Au fil du podcast, elles discutent de leadership de la jeunesse et du renforcement du PSIJ (participation significative et inclusive des jeunes) dans le contexte d

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Joy Hayley Munthali, a young activist working on climate justice and reproductive justice in Malawi. Joy is the Founder and Director of Green Girls Platform, whose work focuses on advocacy addressing the climate crisis and how it intersects with issues of sexual and reproductuve health. Joy and Poppy (CHOICE host) discuss how these issues interse

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Claire McFarlane, an activist and changemaker peacefully campaigning to end sexual violence by running 16km of beach in every country of the world. With her organisation, Footsteps to Inspire, Claire is focused on creating safe, inclusive spaces for young people and works closely with youth organisations, schools and universities in facilitating

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Avali Khare, an expert on queer rights and trans rights, working for The YP Foundation in India. Avali is a young queer activist whose work focuses on engaging with young men and boys to create dialogues and actions that question norms of masculinities. Avali and Poppy (CHOICE host) discuss what queer rights and trans rights are, the importance o

In this episode CHOICE is joined by Asonele Kotu, SRHR Expert and Founder of Femconnect; a digital platform that enables easier access to SRHR telehealth services, period poverty support and GBV support for women in Sub-Saharan Africa! Asonele and Poppy (CHOICE host) discuss how harnessing digital technology has advanced access to sexual health services, specifically for young peop