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Annual Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme

2006-07-10 to 2006-07-28

The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) calls for applications to its annual Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The Fellowship is scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from July 10 - 28, 2006.

Objectives : The fellowship is designed to catalyse development in the field of sexuality by:

(1) Providing exposure to cutting-edge conceptual, theoretical and programmatic issues in sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights

(2) Providing opportunities to conduct research or action projects on sexuality issues

(3) Promoting mentoring of young African professionals by experts in the field

(4) Facilitating the emergence of a new generation of leaders.

The venue of the training houses a library and resource centre with a rich Africa-centred collection of sexuality, sexual health and rights literature.

Audience: This course is designed for young researchers, academicians, civil servants, programme officers, programme managers, media practitioners and others resident on the continent of Africa, aged 35 years and below with a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and with demonstrable experience and (or) interest in the area of sexuality, sexual health and rights.

Training Programme : During the three-week intensive course, participants are introduced to the emerging field of sexuality and explore both theoretical, as well as, practical dimensions of this complex field.

In addition to skills development, the SLDF curriculum covers contemporary debates in sexuality studies including: Sexuality and human rights Gender, sexuality and religion Sexuality, health and the public policy Cultural practice and sexual violence Sexual rights Sexual orientation Narrowing the gap: sexuality, knowledge, policy and programme Sexuality and the State and Sexuality and the media.

Scholarships: The ARSRC offers a few highly competitive, fully-funded scholarships that are open to qualified citizens of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa, who are resident in the continent. ARSRC scholarships cover tuition fees, post-fellowship grant, roundtrip travel expenses as well as accommodation, meals and incidental expenses.

Interested citizens of other African countries are encouraged to apply, but will need to seek funding from other donors to cover their travel, accommodation and living expenses: as well as post-fellowship project.

Deadline for the Receipt of Applications : Duly completed application and sponsorship forms and other documentary requirements should be sent to the address below. To be considered, the application should be received by ARSRC before or on March 31, 2006 .

Application forms and information are available on our website: http://arsrc.org/training/sldf/apply.htm

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