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The South and Southeast Asia Resource Centre
on Sexuality is hosted by TARSHI (Talking About
Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues) in New
Delhi, India. TARSHI is an NGO that believes that all
people have a right to sexual wellbeing and a self-affirming
and enjoyable sexuality. The Resource
Centre aims to increase knowledge and scholarship
on issues of sexuality, sexual health and sexual
well being in this region. It specifically focuses on
sexuality related work in China, India, Indonesia,
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Philippines, and
Vietnam. The Resource Centre is part of the Ford
Foundation’s Global Dialogue on Sexual Health
and wellbeing. Similar centres are based in Africa,
Latin America and North America.
The Resource Centre has developed a range of programmes to enhance scholarship,
increase access to information, and further a dialogue on sexuality issues.
Every year, the
Resource Centre conducts an eight day long conceptual course on
sexuality. Seventeen participants from 10 countries attended the Resource
Centre's Third Regional Institute on Sexuality, Society and Culture from April
29 to May 6, 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam with the Institute of Social Development
Studies as the local host. The Applied Study Programme on Sexual Diversity will
be conducted from August 23 to September 19, 2006 in collaboration with GAYa
Nusantra Foundation in Surbaya, Indonesia. The Resource Centre also houses a library with
over 3000 books and material on sexuality. Our website (www.asiasrc.org)
hosts online moderated discussions on sexuality, news and announcements from the
region, links to resources on sexuality, and the library catalogue. You can
download an electronic version of In Plainspeak.
For more information on our programmes and
events, please visit www.asiasrc.org.
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