CSE: Compreensive Sexuality Education

Civil Society perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Montevideo Consensus (MC), Fòs Feminista supported 20 CSOs in the creation of national reports that document the progress, gaps, challenges, and best practices in delivering SRHRJ commitments for women, girls and gender-diverse individuals and their different intersections. Moreover, Fòs supported five regional networks led by Afro-descendants, young people, women with disabilities, indigenous women, and transgender people.

Fòs identified five priority topics within SRHRJ: 1) Abortion, 2) Comprehensive  Sexuality education, 3) Gender-Based Violence, 4) Family Planning and Contraception and 5) Youth-Friendly Services. A report is available for each of these priority topics and a sixth report highlights the specific challenges faced by Systematically Excluded Communities (SEC) in the region. The report on SEC can be accessed by those seeking a more detailed analysis of the SRHRJ issues faced by SEC, than those outlined in this report. The analysis of each priority topic couers six major areas of assessment: 1) Legal Framework, 2) Financial Framework, 3) Programmatic Framework, 4) Territorial Inequalities, 5) Civil Society participation, and 6) Data Access, Generation and Quality. Each priority topic includes sections for Recommendations and the identification of Best Practices, from both CSOs and national governments. Designed to be adaptable, the framework recognizes the expertise of participating networks and the limitation of publicly available information. This flexibility allowed these networks to identify other priority issues and undertake political  analyses tailored to the specific contexts they addressed.

The average compliance score of all countries monitored by MQTM related to CSE commitments made in the Montevideo Consensus (MC) has increased by 2%, rising from 45% in 2017 to 47% in 2023. However, scores exhibit considerable variation across countries and sub-regions, indicating uneven progress. Notably, 61% of the monitored countries included in this report still fall below satisfactory levels, with compliance scores below 40%. Haiti and Antigua & Barbuda are not covered in MQTM. Overall, the 18 countries considered in this report score a 43%.

This flexibility allowed these networks to identify other priority issues and undertake political  analyses tailored to the specific contexts they addressed.

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EIS: Educación Integral en Sexualidad
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