The conference was designed as a two-day dialogue, with parallel thematic tracks between which participants could navigate and choose according to their interest and priorities.
- RE POLITICISE: What is the political impact of the rise of populism on our democratic space and SRHR issues, domestically and internationally, also looking at the political effects of the Global Gag Rule in the ‘Global North’ and ‘South’? How do we re-politicise SRHR, within and beyond UN processes, and how can we re-frame our messages in this new political landscape? How to use She Decides and further push our European governments and institutions to counteract the actions of an ultra-conservative administration both in America and elsewhere? Sessions will focus on ways to address this in our messaging, tactics and strategies, and innovative alliances and techniques out there to do that.
- RE GENERATE: What are the implications of this new political context on ODA and funding for SRHR, and what is the impact of the Global Gag Rule, in particular in the Global South? Where do we now take the She Decides initiative and how can we hold donors to account on their pledges? How do we mobilize donors further and also leverage resources nationally to fill the funding gap, and what can we learn from examples and best-practices in mobilizing and generating funding from different sources - including governments, the private sector and foundations, as well as campaigns with the general public?
- RE CONNECT: How do we reconnect with the grassroots and our citizen base? What can we learn from the rising populistic movements, rhetoric and their voters, and the growing Euroscepticism? How do we strengthen the capacity of our SRHR community to publically mobilise around our issues, become more capable to move beyond facts to emotions, and put pressure on decision-makers?
- RE VIEW: Taking into account the shifting political landscape, how we use Agenda 2030’ follow-up and review to mitigate this back-lash and highlight the importance of SRHR? What lessons can we learn from the National Voluntary Reviews and High Level Political Forum in terms of evidence and progress on SRHR under SDGs 3 and 5 , how these were reported on, and where do we go from here?
- RE PRESENT: What we are doing as a community in promoting and implementing SRHR within the SDGs at implementation and programming level? In times of ‘alternative facts’, what evidence, good practices and data do we have from our work on the ground, in our own countries and from the global South, and how do we present this as part of the monitoring and reporting on the SDGs through the different channels?
The conference programme was build-up of different types of sessions:
- Context hubs: In these sessions the main emphasis is on deep analysis of the context and political debates, including external experts, aimed at sharing information and intelligence to feed into our strategies and plans.
- Inspiration hubs: These sessions will focus on showcasing experiences, success stories and best practices from in and outside the sector.
- Creation hubs: The purpose of these sessions is to share and further develop ideas, and co-create concrete advocacy, campaigns or actions.