Ensuring the leadership and partnership of adolescent girls and young women in decisions relating to their sexual and reproductive health and rights
Commitment description:Plan International commits to promote the leadership of adolescent girls and young women as key partners in decisions relating to their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
In particular, from now until 2023, Plan International will leverage its global ‘Girls Get Equal’ campaign to advocate for girls’ meaningful engagement and leadership in all decision-making spaces relating to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in recognition of the ‘nothing about us, without us’ principle, including policy formulation, government planning, budgeting and accountability processes, as well as strategies and programmes for implementing, monitoring and evaluating SRHR services.
Mode of engagement:
- Policy and guidanceAdolescent girls and young women have a seat at the table for all SRHR decisions including: policy formulation; planning, budgeting and accountability processes; and strategies/programmes for implementing, monitoring and evaluating SRHR services.
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development(11) Committing to the notion that nothing about young people’s health and well-being can be discussed and decided upon without their meaningful involvement and participation (“nothing about us, without us”).
