Improving the Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights of Most at Risk Adolescents (2010)
Report of a study tour of Irish parliamentarians, journalists and IFPA representatives to Bolivia
Report Summary:
In March 2009, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) and Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios (CIES), assisted by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Central Offce & Western Hemisphere Regional Offce, organised a study tour for three Irish parliamentarians, two journalists and two IFPA representatives to Bolivia to learn about the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of vulnerable young people and the innovative service delivery mechanisms developed to meet these needs.
The Irish delegation was hosted by CIES which arranged feld visits, information briefngs and meetings with government offcials, Bolivian parliamentarians, clients of CIES services, young people supported by the Most At Risk Adolescents (MARA) programme, NGOs and community leaders.
The aim of the study tour was to raise awareness of the essential role sexual and reproductive health services play in the achievement of development goals and the alleviation of poverty, particularly for most at risk adolescents.
Read the full report: Bolivia Study Tour Report