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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 selfaffirming
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 dialogue on
sexuality issues. The South and Southeast Asia
Resource Centre on Sexuality conducted its fourth
annual Regional Institute on Sexuality, Society, and
Culture, from May 21 - May 28, 2007 in Beijing,
China in collaboration with the Institute of Sexuality
and Gender (ISG), Renmin University of China. The
Institute hosted 22 participants from 13 countries
in South and Southeast Asia.
The Resource Centre hosted a Regional Consultation
on Affirming Sexuality on June 19 – 20, 2007 in
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Experts working in the field
of sexuality from the region actively participated
in the consultation. The consultation focussed on
discussing affirming sexuality in the context of
gender, religion, sex work, HIV/AIDS interventions,
anti-violence interventions, media, sexual nonconformity
and young people. A report of the
meeting will be out soon.
For more information on our programmes and
events, please visit www.asiasrc.org.
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