SCORA E-Newsletter - April 2020

April 2020

Imprint Contributors Laura Lalucat Eglė Janušonytė Klaudia Szymuś Mohamed Hichem Smaali Abra Zahid Areej Abdalmagid Fatima Rodriguez Yara Hisham Othman Shweta Poduval Ieva Berankytė Christos Papaiouannou Shaimaa Adel Arsene Koumbem

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MESSAGE FROM SCORA DIRECTOR Dear SCORA members, We are already ahead of more than half of the term and let me tell you I get powered up day after day seeing your local efforts, your campaigns, your posts and articles shared, reading your applications and hearing your thoughts whenever we get to meet face to face or online.

Since October, the Newsletter was thought as an initiative that would hold the SCORA IT accountable and increase transparency in addition to generate a communication platform that is frequently updated and adapts to the needs throughout the term.

Multiple times, we’ve been discussing how to engage you into this: as I get powered up through hearing from other SCORA members worldwide, wouldn’t this effect take place as well for many of you?

I believe we are a vivid community and sharing, is one of the main tools that makes us thrive. This is why, I’m extremely happy to see once more your tenacious engagement and many articles, activities...submitted by you because this Newsletter is something we build together as one.

Hugs, Lalu, SCORA Director 2019-2020 On behalf of the International Team and SCORA Programme Coordinators 20192020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 BIMONTHLY REPORTS 15 CAMPAIGNS 18 ONLINE IPET 21 NMO ACTIVITIES 26 DECRYPTING IFMSA-SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY 27 HOW DID YOU START IN SCORA? 31 HOW TO: STRATEGIC PLANNING 33 HOW TO: ACTIVITY EVALUATION 34 COMING SOON IN SCORA 35 INTERSECTIONALITY AND GENERATION EQUALITY

SCORA DIRECTOR LAURA LALUCAT scorad@ifmsa.org

In charge of activities and capacity building of SCORA and supporting the IT Coordinating SCORA sessions at the General Assemblies The link between SCORA members and the Executive Board Anything you don’t know who to reach out for!

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - GA and pre GA reports;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

- Regulations finalisation and cover;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Input to different TO matters;

- OLM with RA AP

- Prepared monthly OLM;

- OLM with LRA and VPF for Ipas article

- Worked on follow up from MM and shared it;

- Online IPET #1 and #3

- Mental health watch TO initiatives;

- Online IPET trainers OLM x2

- Drafted email to EB regarding NECSE host elections;

- Mental Health Watch TO group

- Official Report Feb-April;

- OLM with DA CB- OLM with LRA x3

- Worked on online IPET sessions, input to selection, fixing the schedule, created the Participation

- OLM with SCOME D

rules, logistics, uploaded materials;

- Session for AECS NGA

- Input to EB response on AM matters;

- OLM with RA EU and PC RSRHR for CSE in

- CB Fest: correspondence, training preparation;

EU matters

- Ipas Article and Ipas consultant job description;

- IFMSA-Iraq Webinar with SCORA D, GA,

- Submitted Official report;

DA CB

- NECSE and SXC impacted by COVID; - Call for observers input.

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Prepared Monthly SCORA IT OLM;

- Full TOM 4

- Sent feedback to observers and online IPET rejected applications;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- Follow up on Transregional Collaborations;

- OLM with SCORA IT members x7

- CB Fest: prepared Safe Spaces session, input to CB fest sessions;

- Session for CB fest

- Follow up on Ipas grant and 1 day Ipas training publication;

- Online IPET session

- Input to campaign concept notes;

- CSE in EU OLM

- Checked assignments form online IPET;

- Global Priorities OLM

- TO goals work (Campaigns and values);

- Webinar on ASA and COVID-19

- Sent Mid-term form;

- OLM with IDAHOT coordinators

- Prepared TOM and GP discussion;

- IDAHOT: Games night, Insta live, webinar

- IDAHOT follow up with PRC team;

- SRT consultation OLM

- HEAT manual submitted for publication;

- OLM with VPPRC

- IPET update of links and checking submissions;

- OLM with TO goal on campaigning

- Cleaning up the google drive and archiving/deleting documents;

- eIPET: with trainers, graduation (partially)

- Consulted EB on calls for SXC;

- Programs webinar

- Updated COVID library frequently;

- SCDs and president OLM, with SCOME-D

- Survey with SCOME on LGBTIQA+ health needs in medical curricula;

- Open Space preparations OLM

- MHASA PC candidatures and interviews;

- Menstrual Hygiene Day Open Space

- Followed up with campaigns (IDAHOT and MH), AM SCORA Sessions, PRC HEAT manual issuing

- Cymsa Obstetric Violence Session

and one day Ipas training and one day SOGIESC training;

- Interviews for PC MHASA and VPA

- Concept note for Menstrual Hygiene Open Space and call.

- Menstrual Hygiene Policy OLM

LIAISON OFFICER FOR SRHR ISSUES INCL. HIV&AIDS EGLĖ JANUŠONYTĖ lra@ifmsa.org

Focal point with all SRHR external relations Representing SCORA on international level meetings with external partners Coordinating Policy Documents development

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - UNFPA Youth COVID-19 campaign;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

- Correspondence with UNAIDS, Ipas, UNFPA, ICPD youth platform;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Preparations for Americas ASA webinar;

- OLM with Ipas

- Working on the PACT advocacy plan;- Working on Ipas redistribution proposal;

- LOOM

- Working on TO research goal proposal for policy on research in IFMSA;

- OLM TO research goal x2

- Ipas research article drafting;

- OLM with the PACT x3

- WHO RHR department input and correspondence on COVID-19;

- OLM with SCORA IT members x4

- UNFPA SRHR, UNFPA gender videos on COVID-19 script drafting;

- OLM with UNFPA on SRHR COVID-19

- UNFPA video on youth recording;

video

- Input for SCORA CB processes;

- OLM with ICPD youth platform

- ICPD input to ToR;

- PMNCH OLM on new strategy

- Collecting webinar info for COVID-19 tracking;

- UNFPA Youth reference group OLM

- MM follow up - report;

- ICPD Platform OLM

- IDAHOT and Menstrual health campaign input.

- OLM with VPE x2 - OLM with SCORA-D and VPF for Ipas research article work - EB-elect OLM

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Policy drafting and coordination for Menstrual Health and Abolishing Child Marriage; related

- preWHA and WHA

tasks, policy processes calls review;

- OLM with advocacy working group for

- PreWHA and WHA attendance and tasks; session facilitation;

SRHR for preWHA x3

- Arranging and moderating meetings with UNAIDS, WHO RHR and UNFPA for SRHR advocacy

- IDAHOT webinar with ILGA

working group of preWHA;

- Menstrual Health Policy OLM x2

- The PACT annual working plan for advocacy group drafting and submission;

- Abolishing Child Marriage Policy OLM

- Correspondence - PACT, UNAIDS, UNFPA, Ipas, WHO RHR.

- VPE handover OLM x3

- Correspondence with Women in Global health and Ipas for preWHA side event.

- CyMSA CB weekend facilitation on

- IDAHOT webinar with ILGA planning;

national SRHR policy making

- UNFPA Covid campaign tasks;

- UNFPA Webinar

- Ipas research article work;

- OLM with LPH

- Working on TO research goal proposal for policy on research in IFMSA;

- OLM with Ipas

- Working on Ipas redistribution proposal;

- OLM TO research goal

- Preparations for SRHR related internal webinars;

- OLM with the PACT advocacy lead

- AMEE Ipas abstract acceptance.

- OLM with SCORA IT members x2 - EB elect OLM x2 - PreWHA and WHA LOOM - LOOM

GENERAL ASSISTANT KLAUDIA SZYMUŚ ga.scora@ifmsa.org

Coordination of SCORA X-Change Providing members with transparency by newsletters, quarterly updates and other general publication means Collecting SCORA IT monthly reports, taking minutes during Online Meetings

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Maternal Health and Rights campaign

- Newsletter #3 release;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

preparations and designs; posts for day 1 and

- eIPET: rating participants, selection,

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

IFMSA fanpage;

preparations for sessions, finalized outlines for

- IFMSA-Iraq Webinar

- Update of SCORA CB Regulations and

MHASA, presentation for Peer Education

- OLM with RAs, PCs for Newsletter

alignment with SCORA Regulations and

session;

- OLM with SCORA IT members x4

publication;

- Newsletter #4 assignment and scheduled

- SCORA X-Change OC OLM

- SXC follow up on hosts, cancellations and

OLM;

- NORA Peru OLM on SXC-

rejected participants, follow up email after OC

- SCORA Abbreviations graphic;

Online IPET Trainers OLM x3

OLM, drafted update post on COVID-19

- CB fest: finalized Gender Bias and Body

- Online IPET Sessions #1, #2, and #3

management, creation of final list of

Politics sessions;

- OLM with GBV PC for CB Fest training

participants, updates sent to participants after

- SCORA IT OLM Observers: selection, emails to

preparations

round 2 and 3;

selected observers;

- Webinar QMSA-PMSA

- Input to SRHR policies, SCORA Active

- NMO Activities highlights in SCORA

- OLM with SCORA RA for Africa

Regulations, Open Spaces;

Newsletter: selection sheet and application

- OLM with Africa DA

- SXC-related forms approved to VPPRC;

form creation.

- SCORA Quarantine challenge graphic;

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - CB fest: finalized Body politics session, resources sent to participants

- IPET #4, #6 (x2), #7, #8, #9, #10,

- NMO activities highlights: posts, distributed and organized activities in the sheet, evaluated

graduation

MHASA activities;

- OLM with SCORA DA ME

- SCORA Abbreviations post;

- CB Fest: Body politics x4

- Follow up on observers in SCORA IT OLM;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- Applied to T4All and Trainers’ Pool, ScholarRx SRHR Bricks Authors;

- OLM with SCORA IT members x7

- SXC: follow up email on SXC hosts and cancellations, SXC update on SXC group, opened

- CB Fest: Gender Bias in Medicine x3

subsidiary call;

- Magazines 101 webinar

- Transparency: updated Transparency Portal, monthly OLMs alterations and shared on the

- OLM with DENEM Brazil

Database, work updates graphic;

- IDAHOT Games Night

- Proposed RCPs in the tracking sheet, questions to NMO report and Social Accountability

- Menstrual Policy OLM x2

approach from SCORA

- LeMSIC webinar on CSE

- Filled: Mid-Term evaluation form and SWG certificates sheet filled;

- OLM with NORA Rwanda

- Preparations and presentations for: IPET, CSE training for LeMSIC, Global HIV situation for

- preWHA Forum stream

IFMSA-Poland

- IFMSA-Poland webinar on global

- Availability sheet updated;

situation of HIV

- Monthly report sent to the IT;

- OLM with SCORA RA Am, PC GBV

- Menstrual Hygiene policy drafting parts;

- IPET trainees for graduation

- GBV and COVID-19 webinar - prepared the presentation; - Newsletter #4 design.

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT FOR CAPACITY BULDING

MOHAMMED HICHEM SMAALI da.scora@ifmsa.org

Organising online trainings and improving existing workshops Creating new manuals, evaluating and following up already issued ones The main contact person regarding Sub-Regional Trainings Connecting trainers

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Online IPET: Sessions outline, Assignments, Selection of trainers and trainees;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

- IDAHOT campaign: Infographics, one day training;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Input to SRHR policies, SCORA Newsletter, SCORA Activation Regulations, PRe-AM workshops;

- IFMSA-Iraq Webinar

- Pre- and Post-evaluation forms for all SCORA trainings;

- OLM with RAs, PCs and GA for Newsletter

- SRTs follow up on reports, trainers, approval and database;

- OLM with SCORA GA x2

- CB Fest session preparation.

- online IPET #1 x2 - Online IPET Trainers OLM x3 - CB Americas Webinar - OLM with SCORA RA AP x3 - OLM with SCORA RA EU x2 - OLM with SCORA RA Am x2 - OLM with SCORA RA Africa - OLM with SCORA DA ME x2 - OLM with SCORA-D x3 - OLM with SCORA-D and LRA - OLM with DAs

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Newsletter Input;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- Contribution to AM reflections;

- OLM with PC SRHR x2

- IDAHOT campaign, instagram live, posts, updating timeline, infographics content, form revision,

- OLM with SCORA D x3

translations, games night, one day training;

- OLM with SCORA RA AP x2

- Online IPET coordination, graduation process, emails and session, assignments;

- OLM with SCORA RA Am x2

- SC sessions in AM 2020 document input and updated availability sheet;

- OLM with IFMSA Pakistan on their online

- One day Ipas online evaluation forms and follow up;

trainings

- Mid-term evaluation filled;

- online IPET sessions x3

- Policy SWG work: Toolkit revision;

- CB Fest session

- Input to IFMSA Pakistan online trainings;

- OLM with SCORA RA Africa

- CB fest session preparations;

- OLM with SCORA RA EMR

- IDAHOT one day training and infographics;

- OLM with SCORA RA EU

- Reports, trainers and trainees database.

- SRT Egypt OLM

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT FOR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT ABRA ZAHID

da.me.scora@ifmsa.org Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs The main contact person regarding major SCORA campaigns, creation of toolkits and manuals Updating the SCORA Database Coordinating Open Spaces

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Agenda preparation for SCORA Activation Albania, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and update in

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

activation sheet;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- eIPET: rating participants, selection, preparations for sessions;

- Development Assistants of all SCs

- Follow up on IWD Campaign;

- AMSA- Kyrgyzstan SCORA activation

- Evaluation of Maternal Health and Rights Campaign;

- RMSA- Afghanistan SCORA Activation

- IDAHOT and Menstrual Hygiene day completion of campaign Concept Note and task division;

- Online IPET trainers x3

- Shared Observers call for monthly OLM and added input to the sheet;

- ACMS-Albania Activation

- Preparation of Psychological First Aid for survivors of GBV Session;

- PC RSRHR for preparation of eIPET

- Added comments to SCORA Open Space response and created document;

session x2

- SCORA Activation: follow up email for Norway, Kosovo and Palestine. Update of Activation

- IDAHOT Campaign OLM

Tracking sheet;

- Menstrual Hygiene day Campaign OLM

- Database: looked into the resources, manuals and toolkits;

- SCORA GA for preparation of eIPET

- Input on SCORA Open Spaces form;

session

- Completed SCORA Strategy tracking sheet and input for SWG working;

- PC GBV for CB Fest preparation x2

- Questions for NMO report.

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - SCORA Activation: Activation guideline completion and sent to SCORA-D, ready to send to IT

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

for input, preparation of DENEM Brazil Activation, discussion on needs and requirements and

- CB Fest: Psychological First Aid for

follow up email;

Survival of GBV x4

- Open space: SCORA Monthly Open space response sent for previous month and shared the

- eIPET preparation with PC RSRHR x7

form again via server and fb group, launched Menstrual Hygiene Open Space with SCORA-D

- SCORA Activation DENEM Brazil

and conducted it, brainstormed on 4 new ideas for Open Spaces till the end of the term;

- IDAHOT and Menstrual Hygiene

- Online IPET: sessions preparations, sent pre and post assignments to participants in groups.

preparations x2

Helped participants with preparation of graduation training;

- Menstrual Hygiene Day Open Space

- Campaigns: IDAHOT(created forms for testimonies and presented IFMSA Stance in webinar

- Policy on Abolishing Child Marriag OLM

with ILGA, campaign evaluation by campaign coordinators);

- Online IPET #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10

- Menstrual hygiene day (Campaign concept Note tracking and input on form and info graphics,

- Online IPET Graduation training

Moderated the Open space and filled the newsletter part);

preparations with the group x2

- Database: Skimmed resources for Focus areas and campaigns to update them; - SWG Certification information update for SCORA Strategy SWG; - SCORA IT mid-term evaluation filled; - CB Fest: Conducted 4 sessions and sent the follow up email with resources to participants; - Input to sessions ideas of AM 2020; - Started working on the policy draft of Abolishing Child Marriage.

REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR AFRICA AREEG ABDALMAGID

ra.scora.africa@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Africa Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Africa Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at African Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within Africa

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Maternal Health and Rights campaign preparations and designs; posts for day 2 and follow up

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

materials;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Input to: SRHR Policies, pre-AM workshops proposal, SCORA Activation Regulation, Open

- OLM with RAs, PCs and GA for Newsletter

Spaces, Newsletter infographic;

- OLM with SCORA D

- Finishing a google draft about my OLMs with the African NORAs for purposes of

- OLM with NORA Rwanda

documentation, institutional memory and regional follow-up;

- OLM with SCORA Ghana

- Finishing the self-help series preparations for May;

- OLM with SCORA Ethiopia

- Working on the CB fest materials;

- OLM with South Africa for SCORA

- Working on the Transregional Collaborations proposal with the EMR and Asia Pacific RAs and

Activation x2

for another collaboration with RA for Americas;

- Introductory OLM for NIMSA-Nigeria

- Finishing the SABC proposal according to inputs from RT, Africa CB Assistant, SCORA DA CB

- OLM with SCORA DA CB

and the new guidelines adopted for CB in the MM.

- OLM with SCORA GA - Regional Team OLM - Monthly updates OLM with Africa D - OLM with the DRC on SCORA Activation - OLM with SCORA RA AP and SCORA RA EMR - OLM with SCORA RA Am x2 - COVID-19 and its effects on SRHR globally and nationally OLM with Med-SIN Sudan

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Preparations for CB fest on Sexual Diversity, harassment, stigma and discrimination session;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- SCORA Facebook group activation for African NORAs;

- OLM with MedSIN Sudan NORA

- Opening a form of input for the African NORAs to decide on the online training that to be held

- OLM with RA Americas

for the African region.

- OLM with SCORA DA CB - OLM with NORA Rwanda - OLM with NORA Burundi - OLM with NORA Unigamsa - Follow up OLM with SCORA D - OLM with LRA - OLM with NORA Nigeria - Follow up OLM with NORA Rwanda - bolishing Child Marriage Policy OLM - OLM with NORA Sierra Leone

REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR AMERICAS FATIMA RODRIGUEZ

ra.scora.americas@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Americs Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Americas Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at American Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within Americas

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - NORAs Buddy system monitoring and evaluation for Heads of groups and general participants;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

- SWG proposal, inclusive socials programs;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Transregional Collaborations (SCORA RAs AP and Africa): preparations and concept note

- OLM with RAs, PCs for Newsletter

- Webinars preparation "Americas: Women's situation and SCORA 101 for IFMSA-Chile;

- IDAHOT campaign x3

- Forum "International Kiss day" with IFMSA Peru;

- RT Weekly x2

- Ipas one day training preparation with IFMSA Guatemala, approval process with SCORA DA CB;

- RT Monthly OLM

- Concept note: "Feel the pride", regional proposal campaign;

- OLM with NORA IFMSA Chile

- IDAHOT Infographics designs;

- OLM with NORA IFMSA Argentina

- CB fest: Session description;

- OLM with NORA TTMSA and JAMSA NMO

- Americas webinar fest: Session description and contact with externals;

president

- Online IPET participation;

- OLM with NORA and President IFMSA Chile

- Input to SCORA observers;

- OLM with New NORA ACEM

- Follow-up of SCORA X-Change situation at IFMSA Peru.

- OLM with NORA IFMSA Guatemala - OLM with NORA and President IFMSA Peru - eIPET x3 - Americas Women's reality preparations x2 - 1-day Ipas OC and facilitators OLM - OLM with SCORA IT members x3

May

Tasks

Meetings Online meetings:

- "Feel the pride" regional camping - proposal and outline;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- CB Fest- outline and materials preparation;

- Webinars series for Americas x3

- Follow up - IFMSA Dominica;

- CB Fest session x6

- Follow up - IFMSA Argentina;

- Webinar Americas, women reality

- IDAHOT - International campaign preparation;

- OLM with SCORA IT member x4

- Transregional collaboration work- Africa and Asia-Pacific;

- RT - Monthly meetings

- One day Ipas- IFMSA Guatemala- Preparation (sessions, outlines and materials);

- OLM with DENEM Brazil x3

- One day Ipas- IFMSA Guatemala- facilitation 2 groups of 20 participants (40 participants in

- SCORA GA and PC GBV

total);

- IDAHOT team x3

- DENEM Brazil - activation process;

- OLM on one day Ipas x2

- DENEM Brazil - Inclusion in regional activities and NORAs Buddy system;

- OLM with coordinators of "Feel the pride"

- NORAs Buddy system - Evaluations and feedback;

- SCORA 101 session for IFMSA Peru

- Infographics - Transregional collaboration with SCORA RA AP;

- RT weekly meetings

- Policy document - Menstrual health.

- IDAHOT- Webinar with externals - IDAHOT- IG Party

REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR ASIA-PACIFIC SHWETA PODUVAL

ra.scora.asiapacific@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Asia-Pacific Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Asia-Pacific Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within AsiaPacific

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - SCORA Activation: Coordinated with contact person of AMSA Kyrgyzstan and RMSA

- OLM with SCORA IT members x7

Afghanistan for SCORA Activation, drafted and sent email regarding official emails for NORAs

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

after sending it to SCORA-D and SCORA DA ME for input;

- SCORA Activation OLM with AMSA

- SCORA AP Month: Designed posts, started posting them, coordinating write-ups for the same

Kyrgyzstan

with NORAs, coordinating webinar on Activities Design and Programs Enrollment with PCs,

- SCORA Activation OLM with RMSA

coordination with SCORE and SCOPE RAs for month-end transition;

Afghanistan

- Shared databases of NORAs and SCORA Active NMOs with PCs;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- Online IPET: Input for acceptance and rejection letters, Rating of applicants, selection of

- OLM with NORA FMS Taiwan

participants, preparation for sessions;

- OLM with NORA AMSA Australia

- CB Fest: Resource collection for advanced training on ASA, training description;

- OLM with NORA IFMSA Japan

- Transregional Collaboration: Worked on campaign concept note with RA Americas for collab

- Online IPET Trainers OLM x3

on SOGIESC;

- Online IPET Sessions #1, #2, and #3

- Gave input for AM20 Policy Documents, SCORA Active Regulations, SCORA Newsletter,

- AP RT OLM #7

SCORA IT Work Updates, AM20 Workshop Proposal, Transregional Collaborations, SCORA CB

- OLM with PC GBV and PC RSRHR for

Fest.

SCORA AP Webinar - SCORA AP Programs Webinar - OLM with RAs, PCs for Newsletter

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Online IPET Sessions Preparation;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- Transregional Collaboration with Americas: Worked on structure of the campaign and content

- OLM with RA EMR and RA Africa for GBV

for the posts;

Campaign Proposal

- Transregional Collaboration with EMR and Africa: Worked on Campaign Concept Note;

- CB Fest: Advanced Session on Access to

- Input for NMO Highlights in SCORA Newsletter Rating, AM20 Sessions;

Safe Abortion

- CB Fest: Worked on presentation for training, other preparation;

- OLM with SCORA IT members x9

- SCORA IT Mid-Term Evaluation;

- Online IPET Session #5, #6, #7, #8x2, #9

- Wrote article on AWPs for the SCORA Newsletter;

and #10

- Promotion of NMO activity section for SCORA Newsletter with NORAs;

- OLM with IPET group for their Graduation

- Menstrual Health Policy: Researched respective topics and wrote down parts in the policy

Session x2

document for the same.

- IPET Graduation (partially attended) - Menstrual Health Policy OLMs x2 - AP RT Monthly OLM #8 - IPET Graduation (partially) - Menstrual Hygiene Open Space (observer)

REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EMR YARA HISHAM OTHMAN ra.scora.emr@ifmsa.org

The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from EMR Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in EMR Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at EMR Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within EMR

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - COVID-19 regional campaign;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

- Webinars regarding COVID and SRHR preparations;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- EMR16 report;

- Menstrual Hygiene Campaign OLM x2

- Menstrual Hygiene Day campaign preparations;

- OLM with SCORA RA EU

- Transregional Collaboration work with SCORA RAs for Africa and AP;

- OLM with SCORA RA for Africa and RA for

- CB Fest preparations.

Europe - Regional Team OLM x2 - OLM with SCOPH RA for EMR x3

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - CB fest preparations;

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

- Regional campaign preparations;

- Monthly Regional OLM

- Menstrual hygiene day campaign work;

- Menstrual Hygiene Campaign Open SpaceÂ

- SCORA open space preparations;

- Regional campaign OLM

- NMO Activities highlights in SCORA Newsletter: GDPR of the application form, evaluated EMR

- OLM with SCOPH RA

activities.

- OLM with RA SCORA Africa and RA SCORA Americas - OLM with SCORA EU RA

REGIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EUROPE IEVA BERANKYTĖ

ra.scora.europe@ifmsa.org The link between SCORA IT and NMOs from Europe Activating non-SCORA-active NMOs in Europe Coordinating Regional sessions at General Assemblies and SCORA Sessions at European Regional Meeting Assisting in organising Sub-Regional Trainings and solving SCORA-related problems within European

Apr

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - SECSE: input form created and shared with SECSE NMOs, results and way forward discussed

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: April

with SCORA-D and PC SRHR;

- SCORA IT OLM on Activation Regulations

- NECSE: constant contact with the OC;

- OLM with RAs, PCs for Newsletter

- Menstrual Hygiene Day campaign: concept note finalized, input to questionnaire form;

- EuroTeam Monthly

- SCORA Activation: inactive NMOs shortlisted and contacted, follow - up emails sent;

- EuRegMe OC OLMs x2

- Work in Policy Toolkit Transregional SWG;

- European NORAs OLM

- Input to: regulations, CB, Open Spaces, SRHR Policies;

- OLM/Webinar with ANEM (NORA, VPE,

- Administrative work and general email work.

LORAs) - IFMSA-Iraq Webinar - OLM with EMSA and EU RD, EA RA for EU, DA CB - OLM with NORA swimsa - Switzerland - OLM with NORA LiMSA - Lithuania - OLM with NORA bvmd - Germany - OLM with NORA ACMS - Albania and SCORA DA ME - OLM with RA EMR - Policy SWG OLMs x2 - Menstrual Hygiene Campaign OLM - SECSE OLM with SCORA-D and PC SRHR

May

Meetings Online meetings:

Tasks - Menstrual Hygiene Day Campaign: social media sheet, content drafting, infographics

- Monthly SCORA IT OLM: May

preparation, posting;

- Monthly EuroTeam OLM

- NECSE: correspondence regarding host applications (call, reminders, doodle for time sent)-

- OLM with SCORA DA CB

NORAs CSE OLM agenda prep & follow – up;

- Menstrual Hygiene Policy OLM x2

- Constant communication with NORAs;

- Policy Toolkit SWG OLM

- Policy on Menstrual Hygiene: drafting designated parts;

- OLM with SCORA-D

- Policy Toolkit SWG tasks;- Programs Webinar (promotion & follow – up);

- SCORA EU Programs Webinar with PC for

- SCORA Newsletter: input and writing parts, infographics for activities highlights, evaluated

Realizing SRHR & PC for GBV

NMO activities from Europe;

- NORAs CSE OLM

- Cymsa Obstetric Violence session preparation with SCORA D;

- Menstrual Hygiene Day Open Space

- Input to AM20 Sessions;

(observer)

- Updated availability sheet;- Input to NMO report questions;

- Cymsa Obstetric Violence Session with

- Midterm report filled.

SCORA D

FULFILLED CAMPAIGN

maternal health and rights 11TH OF APRIL

On the 11th of April, we celebrated International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. Maternal health and rights are public health and developmental issues. Every 2 minutes a woman dies due to preventable pregnancy-related causes. It's not merely on account of insufficient funding, workforce, supplies and equipment, though it’s a big contributor to it, but also because of far distance to healthcare facilities, high costs of services, legal restrictions and enormous scale of obstetric violence.

The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness among IFMSA members to create a reality where pregnancy and childbirth is a positive experience for every pregnant individual. Therefore we targeted medical

students and future healthcare providers that will soon become healthcare professionals that will provide regardful and non-discriminatory maternal health care.

We shared informative content on the SCORA group, launched the photo challenge of "what maternal health means to you?" and linked maternal health and rights with the COVID-19 influence.

FULFILLED CAMPAIGN

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 17TH OF MAY

IDAHOT is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, celebrated on May 17 and it aims to raise awareness on the violation of LGBTQ+ rights and to inspire global work that promotes the wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people around the world.

Our goals for the campaign: - Showcase IFMSA stances regarding Sexual Orientation - Raise awareness on IDAHOT and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-related rights violations - Build capacities among IFMSA members regarding

Actions done during the campaign: 14th of May - The history and the essentials of IDAHOT 15th of May - IDAHOT Games night 16th of May - Has medical education anything to do with IDAHOT? 17th of May - Instagram Live with SCORA IT and some surprise guests discussing several topics around Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 21st of May - IDAHOT Webinar with ILGA externals

FULFILLED CAMPAIGN

menstrual hygiene day 28TH OF MAY

Effective Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is essential to meet the basic human rights of women and girls around the world yet it remains a taboo topic in many contexts and is often associated with behaviour restrictions. Previous qualitative research has documented some of these restrictions and the barriers they create, especially in relation to education, the workplace and social settings. On the 28th of May, we celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day to raise awareness upon the importance, the impact of the issue, not to forget its barriers and status globally.

For this year the IT has worked on demonstrating the basics of MHM and shared some interesting facts and myths

with the SCORA angels. Also, there were two Twitter posts and an Instagram photo challenge. Finally, there were our advocacy efforts where we tackled the issue through infographics that interlinked the topic with Sustainable Development Goals, the barriers and what IFMSA can do to change that locally, nationally and internationally.

Also, a new SCORA Open Space was launched where 5 speakers from different regions presented the situation from a human rights perspective. The aim of this Open Space was to provide a platform to our members to freely communicate on menstruation.

ONLINE IPET Online International Peer Education Training

Dates: 21.04. - 30.05.

This training has been designed to provide a general understanding of all SCORA focus areas with a focus on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and the Programme Realizing SRHR, in the hope of reaching SCORA members that are willing to develop CSE programmes in their countries or improve the existing ones that never attended an IPET. Agenda included topics like: Peer Education

Gender-Based Violence

Value Clarification and Attitude

Maternal Health and Access to Safe

Transformation

Abortion

Comprehensive Sexuality

HIV and Other STIs

Education

Sex-Positive Approach

Sexual Orientation, Gender

Training Design and Co-facillitation

Identity and much more!

Graduation - Sessions Simulation

ONLINE IPET

TRAINERS

Participants were divided into 2 streams and each stream had 2 trainers.

SCORA Director and SCORA Development Assistant for Capacity Building were in charge of coordination of the whole project.

Laura Lalucat

Hichem Smaali

Shweta Poduval

Klaudia Szymuล

Abra Zahid

Christos Papaioannou

TRAINEES 1.iJimmy Chau (IFMSA-Quebec) 2. Nadin Abouzeid (QMSA-Qatar) 3. Fatima Andrea Rodriguez Osorio (AEMPPI-Ecuador) 4. Francisco Duarte (ANEM-Portugal) 5. Antonio Oluf Escalante Steffensen (NMSA-Norway) 6. Vanya Salsabila Aneira (CIMSA - Indonesia) 7. Narmeen Fatima Bhutta (IFMSA-Pakistan) 8. Umenweke Chukwuemeka Chibuzo (NiMSA-Nigeria)

9. Rayan Hashim Awadalkareem (MedSIN-Sudan) 10. Lea Habib (LeMSIC-Lebanon) 11. Hussam Riadh Abdulhussein (IFMSA-Iraq) 12. Samuel Nii Amarlai Nathan (FGMSA-Ghana) 13. Peter Tan Hao Yuan (SMMAMS-Malaysia) 14. Rusne Kirtiklyte (LiMSA-Lithuania) 15. Gabriel Noda Komeรงu (IFMSA Brazil) 16. Pin-Chun Chen (FMS-Taiwan)

ONLINE IPET

Being in an online training for more than a month, not meaning only gaining alot of information about SCORA but also acquairing strong

communication

skills

and

establish

very

usefull

realtionships with all team members.

Rayan Hashim Awadalkareem

It was a great experience for my personal growth. I learned a lot about SRHR especially CSE. I enjoy this adventure, I made new friends from all over the world sharing the same views, working together on a common goal. Overall it was a priceless experience.

Hussam Riadh Abdulhussein

I was ecstatic when I was chosen to be part of the IPET. SCORA always gave me a chance to voice my opinions and by meeting such incredible people from all around the world I’m now a little bit more knowledgable.

Nadin Abouzeid

eIPET was a one of its kind experience for me, informative as well as innovative! It was my first online international experience and the time and effort that I put into was absolutely worth it. It helped me grow as a person in a quest to become a better version of

myself.

It

was

very

well-managed

and

comprehensively

designed. All the managers and facilitators were super friendly and competent in their dealings. I will truly cherish this experience for the rest of my life! :’)

Narmeen Fatima Bhutta

We always say to grab the opportunities IFMSA promotes. Although online events (due to pandemic times) may lack the face-to-face interaction, I can say e-IPET was an unforgettable experience.

Attending sessions with people from all world without leaving our room was everything we needed to make this quarentine enjoyable. I can only thank everyone who made it possible and say: grab IFMSA opportunities!

Gabriel Noda Komeçu

NMO ACTIVITIES AFRICA

INTRA UNIVERSITY STI RALLY NiMSA-Nigeria Knowledge about STIs other than HIV/AIDS is low in Nigeria and especially within the most vulnerable population which are undergraduate. Gonorrhoea is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD) in Nigeria. In fact, in 1963, WHO found Lagos to have the highest gonorrhoea rate in the world. Recent surveys report gonorrhoea prevalence to be as high as 28.1%. Young individuals in the age group of 15 to 24 years are considered to be at more risk for STIs compared to older adults, most of which are undergraduates. If the STIs are not treated adequately, it can lead to various complications. Most people may be aware of HIV/AIDs because of the awareness created by the media and government programs. This activity was a rally tagged SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; INFORMATION AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE the aim was to focus on prevention and education on STIs. The idea for the 20 Universities outreach was birthed to play our part as Medical Students towards the 2030 dream of achieving the Sustainable development goals with focus on Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3) in this context, sexual and reproductive health. We students of the Nigerian Medical Students Association NiMSA put in mind the vision of IFMSA which is to have a world in which all Medical Students unite for global health and are equipped with the knowledge skills and values to take on health leadership roles. This made us come together to give back to the community that has given a lot to us.

NMO ACTIVITIES AMERICAS

RAINBOW HANDS IFMSA-Guatemala PRIDE month is celebrated in June. It is the reason why we created the "Rainbow Hands" campaign, to celebrate diversity, to raise awareness of the equal rights that we all must have regardless of our gender or sexual orientation, also providing data on the situation in our country, Guatemala. With this campaign we want to reach the LGBTQ community to express our support, to be part of the change that leads us to an inclusive world, free of discrimination and stigma, creating a space to express ourselves without fear of being judged and feeling free.

NMO ACTIVITIES ASIA-PACIFIC

STEP UP FOR BLUE IFMSA-Pakistan Male reproductive health is an important issue which remains unaddressed in several parts of the world, including Pakistan. Men of the society are recognized and respected for their role in reproduction, and any shortcoming there is thought to detract from their masculinity. IFMSAPakistan AIMC LC conducted an activity to raise awareness regarding male reproductive disorders. Medical students who volunteered were first prepared through a capacity building workshop and formed teams. The teams then delivered awareness sessions to non-medical university students educating them regarding the causes, risk factors, stigmas, symptoms, prevention, and treatment options linked with erectile dysfunction, prostate and testicular cancers. Emphasis was placed on the mental health aspect associated with the disorders especially erectile dysfunction and its consequent social challenges. Common myths and misconceptions were cleared, and an attempt was made to break the stigma surrounding male reproductive health. Specific evaluation forms were used to evaluate the activity.

NMO ACTIVITIES EMR

CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS & PROTECTION QMSA-Qatar & PMSA-Palestine Child Abuse and Neglect is an issue present in Qatar and Palestine and has been escalating.

April marks the child abuse prevention month which recognizes the importance of efforts by families and communities working together to ensure child safeguarding and welfare. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfill this responsibility effectively, SCORA QMSA-Qatar in collaboration with SCORA PMSA - Palestine launched “ Child Abuse Awareness & Protection Campaign� to increase awareness and provide education and support to community and medical students through an online social media campaign and an online training sessions.

NMO ACTIVITIES EUROPE

DO ASK, DO TELL (SEXUAL HEALTH HISTORY TRAINING) LiMSA-Lithuania The AMA Journal of Ethics states that many graduating clinicians don’t feel adequately prepared to evaluate sexual health, but students who have had sexual health instruction report greater confidence in addressing this topic with patients. Do Ask, Do Tell was created to raise awareness about the importance of sexual/reproductive health history. The activity, although limited to an online presentation with a Q&A made by the President-Elect of the European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, was a true success in a time of quarantine, as most participants expressed satisfaction (via post-evaluation) about such a valuable training in a time where learning can be a burden. The presentation focused on theoretical and practical knowledge, with a focus on practical situations, common mistakes, and good practice examples. The online training was available to anyone who registered and is now available as a video on Youtube for all future healthcare workers to see.

D E C R Y P T I N G

IFMSA-SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING Capacity Building starts from the principle that people are best empowered to realize their full potential when the means of development are sustainable – home-grown, long-term, and generated and managed collectively by those who stand to benefit. It is the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time. Simply put, if capacity is the means to plan and achieve, then capacity building describes the ways to those means.

POLICY DOCUMENT Policies are documents that reflect the stance IFMSA takes on certain global health issues.

They are used to express IFMSA’s position and medical students' opinion as a basis for statements and policy briefs during high-level meetings, press releases, campaigns and their purpose overall is to raise the voice of medical students worldwide. Policy documents are adopted in IFMSA General Assemblies. You can access all the current Policies here.

TASK FORCE Task forces are having an EB contact person each and consist of a "group of people working with a specific task for a limited period of time“ as per IFMSA Bylaws. They usually start after a General Assembly due to an unresolved discussion and they are mandated to report all activities to General Assembly. TF proposal is presented at the GA and must be adopted to be launched.

All IFMSA members can apply to be members of the TF if they fill the eligibility criteria and fit to the TF composition.

ADVOCACY Efforts done to influence political, economic and social stakeholders and institutions that affects policy making, law implementation, budgets distribution and many more actions launched to improve a certain case.

Advocacy can be done through public speaking, online or physical campaigning, lobbying, researching or reviewing existing situation or laws/policies.

EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION Active participations in IFMSA's stakeholders meetings bringing the voice of medical students by Liaison Officers. It is also connecting to partners, developing joint working plans, taking parts in technical working groups. For some external meetings a call to delegation is opened and all IFMSA members can apply to participate and contribute to advocacy in this particular meeting.

STAKEHOLDERS MAPPING Stakeholders are all groups or organizations that can affect your actions or have interest in the project/issue.

Stakeholder mapping is the visual process of laying out all the stakeholders of a product, project, or idea on one map. The main benefit of a stakeholder map is to get a visual representation of all the people who can influence your project and how they are connected. Benefits of stakeholder mapping: find out who has the most influence; focus on those who benefit most; see where resources are most plentiful and have a game plan.

U O Y D I D W HO H T I W T R STA SCORA? CAT LAURA LALU

"I got to know my NMO on my first week of university during a presentation to 1st grade students. I was eighteen, I just moved to a big city, everything was new...and I was completely lost. Somehow every single one of the students that presented that day grabbed my attention: they talked about values, about learning further than the four walls of our boring seminars - someone weirdly mentioned condoms in between? - then they mentioned they would gather for lunch on the 4th floor the following week.

I still remember that following week I was walking upstairs alone texting a friend saying “I’m not even sure what I’m doing, there’s some sort of students’ association but I don’t know anyone being part of it yet and I’ll just go see how it goes”. I did have lunch with that bunch of people and I’m glad to be able to say that even if some of them are doctors already, we still keep in touch. It was an extremely friendly environment, I got to understand that behind the acronyms there were extremely interesting topics to dive into so I got to start planning the IDEVAW campaign with the LORP back then. It was the first time I was getting into that sort of work but I felt useful and felt good. Soon after that, there was no coordinator for the Teddy Bear Hospital and if no one would volunteer, the project would not happen...I just learned what that activity was but ended up volunteering with another active member. It was not many days later on that there were two local officer positions vacant in my university and I remember a call with another friend that was familiar with the NMO in which I said “I’m not sure I’m ready to take that responsibility, I’m not sure I can do the work properly or that I will not screw it up” but just weeks after, I was receiving my handover in my university cafeteria and getting my head full of ideas on what I could organise for World AIDS Day 2015.

If I had to sum up this story into a sentence, this would be “Do it and if it scares you do it with fear” as indeed, I did it with fear and was lucky enough to get the best support, the most caring teammates and wonderful adventures only within my university campus. It was more than I could have ever asked for."

U O Y D I D W HO H T I W T R STA SCORA? AALI HICHEM SM

"I think I was lucky enough to hear about SCORA before actually stepping into school. My flatmate at the time just wouldn’t shut up about SCORA and he thought I would fit just perfectly there. He was right. Moving to a new school, a new town and a new environment away from everything and everyone I have ever known wasn’t the easiest thing for me at the time. However, I have managed through SCORA to find a refuge away from all of these consuming thoughts especially after my first peer education workshop. I like to think that’s where it all started : a magical weekend with 20 souls with whom I connected and I was able to actually feel like I belonged. I managed afterwards to co-coordinate my first activity : SCORA Generation which consisted of peer education sessions in highschools with the aid of the LORA. This was probably my first achievement in SCORA and I guess the list kept going ever since.Fast forward one year later, I got into a depression that I just could not overcome. So, in an attempt to make me feel better, my best friend urged me to apply with her for an SRT in Tunisia where the HEAT workshop was taking place. Little did I know, SCORA was once again the thing that would snatch me away from that pond of depression by reminding me of the things I was really passionate about and how much I was capable of. Today as part of the IT, I look back and I think that I wouldn’t have made it without every person that believed in me since day one, and every person that thought could break me but couldn’t. But I am mostly thankful for this wholesome experience that made medical school somehow bearable. I believe I was born to stand along my fellow SCORAngels, and to shine with them like a star, whose light might fade one day, but that would linger many years after brightening this world."

U O Y D I D W HO H T I W T R STA SCORA? YMUĹš KLAUDIA SZ

"My first encounter with IFMSA was the introductory meeting at the very beginning of the 1st year. Back then, I didn't find SCORA as my Standing Committee of choice and feel more like a SCORP person, because it representet a true volunteering, which was so tempting for me. In my LC there was one activity on GBV that didn't have any project coordinator. I was not knowledgeable about GBV that much at this time, but my mom was a police officer and I believed she could help me with resources so I reported this to the LORA that I could help her with this the best I can, but I don't feel confident enough to take a responsible position of the coordinator. She offered me her support and time and convinced me to take a shot. So I did and I started planning my activity. I remembered struggling to comply with studying anatomy and planning the activity, while attending many others IFMSA-Poland's local activities. I remember that during this year I stopped being scared of making phone calls which I always hated, because I had to make them to organize the meeting with externals. I remember how happy I was to see self-defense courses to be so successful and I remember how beneficial for me it was to see how as a doctor I could help domestic violence survivors! Next year, I knew what to amend in this project and I run for this position again and it was a blessing to see how I can help my peers build their knowledge on violence recognition, roots and to push them to make impact! My passion for GBV was put on hold in the next 2 years in order to develop my knowledge on HIV, genital cancers, abortion, SOGI and CSE that was relevant to my LORA position, but came back to this term and I can surely call it now my favourite focus area.

In fact, my first ever participated activity was about testicular cancer and it was held in the shopping center. I remember how hard it was at the beginning to start a conversation with a random person about testis, but after some time, I get used to it! Another worth mentioning projects I actively participated in during my first year were peer education CSE. I loved it to the core that I even did it outside IFMSA in my hometown last September!"

U O Y D I D W HO H T I W T R STA SCORA? DEL SHAIMAA A

"My journey with SCORA started way before I entered Med School. Where I come from, people lack awareness on SRHR and growing up, I have witnessed many human rights breaches such as sexual harassment, discrimination against PLHIV, FGM and many other forms SRHR violations. Gender stereotypes are deeply rooted in the culture and it was extremely hard for me to be a girl with ambition. So, I made it my goal to prove them wrong. The second I knew about SCORA, I realized it’s where I belong.

The first activity I coordinated was the breast cancer awareness month in which we managed to visit 2 primary health care units educating women about the hows and whys of self examination. But the turning point for me was when I coordinated the World AIDS Campaign (WAC). Providing workshops to medical students and health care providers and hearing their opinions made me realize that there is still so much to do to achieve the full range of SRHR. We decided to have a conference addressing this stigma against PLHIV in the health setting with experts from all around Egypt and also gave the floor to PLHIV to share their stories with us.

For 5 years in SCORA, I’ve grown as an SRHR advocate and I‘ve developed from sharing posts shyly about virginity on facebook afraid from how my family would react to delivering sessions openly on CSE, bodily autonomy and FGM in Egypt’s most conservative areas.

Once after an anti-FGM session, a woman told me that she will no longer do this to her daughter because she knows better now. I knew then that we are really changing the world."

HOW TO STRATEGIC PLANNING How to create an Annual Working Plan?

An Annual Working Plan or an AWP is a document that is created for multiple different reasons.

As a NORA, all efforts must be taken to design an AWP before/at the start of the term so that it can serve as a guiding document for all work to be undertaken in the rest of the term.

So, why should one have an Annual Working Plan in the first place?

This document reflects the ideas and plans of the NORA that they intend to complete by the end of the term. Apart from being a guiding document for NORAs themselves, it can also be shared with other officials in the NMO to show the various plans for the Standing Committee in the coming term. At various points in the term (eg. at the end of the quarter, or at the mid-term mark), the AWP can be used to monitor the work that has been done so far and to realise if there are goals that have been unmet. Further, the AWP can be revisited at the end of the term as well to evaluate if the NORA managed to meet all their targets set for the term. Apart from being an evaluation tool, the AWP can also serve as a tool of accountability and can ensure that NORA is working to a minimum standard set by themselves and approved by other officials in the NMO to ensure the smooth functioning of the Standing Committee in that term.

What kind of goals should the AWP include?

The AWP can include not just goals related to Activities that the NORAs plan to implement in their term but it can include various different types of goals that they set.

Depending on the NMO structure, the AWP can include an administrative plan for the number of LORAs the NORA plans to have as well as what their work plans are with other officials in the NMO eg. inter-Standing Committee Collaborations, work with the VPPRC, plans for regional development of their Standing Committee etc.

SCORA works within 5 focus areas in IFMSA. These are Maternal Health and Access to Safe Abortion, Gender-Based Violence, HIV and AIDS and other STIs, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Some NORAs might not be able to work on all these focus areas in one term. Hence, they might choose to select fewer focus areas (eg.

3 out of 5) to literally focus their work on through the term. These might be focus areas that are a priority to address in the country or they might just be focus areas that have not been worked on much in previous terms that the NORA wishes to work on now.

After narrowing down focus areas, the NORA can plan out how they would address these focus areas and their sub-topics through the term whether it is via means of activities, NMO workshops, policies, external meets, partnerships, other plans or even in their SCORA XChanges or Sub-Regional trainings, should the NMO host any of these.

More specific plans laid down in the AWP include the following: Activity Plan: This includes the plan for various activities to be implemented in the term.

Capacity Building Plan: This includes the plan for various forms of capacity building for the term eg. various workshop modules that will be executed in the term as well as new workshop modules that the NORAs would like to prepare for SCORA in their NMO. SCORA X-Change Plan: If any aspect of SXC is planned for the coming term, from drafting a proposal to host an SXC to promoting SXC among members.

External Affairs Plans: This includes plans for SCORA-related national policy documents, external representation and external partnerships.

Social Media and Public Relations and Communication: If there are any specific plans for online campaigns or other initiatives involving social media and Public Relations and Communication.

Inter-Standing Committee Collaborations: Specific plans for collaborations with any other Standing Committee.

Any other plan: Any other initiative that is planned to be taken up during this term specific to SCORA can be added in the AWP. How should one actually go about developing an AWP? Although an AWP is an extremely technical document, it is ultimately the fruit of all the creative plans that the NORAs have for SCORA in their NMOs. Hence, it is important to maintain a balance of both creative and analytical thinking when drafting this document.

1. Creative or divergent phase In this phase, the NORA can brainstorm and think of all the ideas of what they want to achieve in their term. The sky's the limit when thinking of these ideas and there is no right and wrong.

They might seem crazy, unachievable, too idealistic, but they can bring a lot of passion with them that would make them worth your time.While looking for ideas, it is suggested to read through various documents. This includes the NORA’s candidature and important documents concerning SCORA’s work eg. IFMSA SCORA Regulations, SCORA Manuals etc. Other people can be consulted as well including the IFMSA SCORA International Team, former NORAs, other members of the NMO including the members of the EBTO that the NORA will be working with.

2. Analytical or the convergent phase Once all possible ideas have been brainstormed they need to be analyzed. This includes working to narrow down ideas, filtering out the ones that may be too idealistic and framing a realistic and attainable AWP. To begin, one should categorize their ideas according to the different types of goals/plans mentioned earlier and try to see which ones are the best to implement. Then, one can go about evaluating the feasibility of the ideas and picking the best ones from them.

Finally, remember that at the end of the term, it is not necessary to have met every single item listed on the AWP. Times like the current one especially with an unprecedented pandemic on our hands have shown that AWPs might have to be modified or adapted to different situations, Remember not to be disheartened if every single AWP plan is not met. Completing a majority of them is good enough!

For more resources, click here.

HOW TO ACTIVITY EVALUATION Evaluation is one of the most important procedures in activity management and is actually the third part in the project cycle theory.

With the term “Activity evaluation� we mean the "rigorous analysis of completed or ongoing activities that determine or support management accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency.�

An activity evaluation can be used for evaluating the efficiency of the activity management structure, human resources, technical resources, financial resources etc. Some of the benefits of evaluation include: to gather data on the effectiveness and efficiency of the intervention/project/activity to be accountable to those who are funding the activity as a debrief to the group on the completion of an activity to develop the skills and understanding of people involved in a project by enabling them to reflect on, and learn from their experiences to provide information for planning future activities to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of an activity; ie: whether the impact achieved is worth the time and resources invested. to justify and promote a management action to the wider community to create a historical record of management success over time to see if the work is contributing to the objectives to determine whether the project objectives have been met.

Some useful tools to use in activity evaluation include: 1. Baseline assessment 2. Backwards mapping 3. Timeline and resources 4. Evaluation methodology 5. SWOT analysis 6. TOWS matrix 7. Stakeholder analysis To get detailed information and instructions on how to evaluate your activities, make sure to check the brand new Evaluation Manual published by IFMSA (click here)!

COMING SOON IN SCORA V2V is one of the workshops during T4All - the SRT

V2V Deadline: 14th of June

planned from the 2nd to 6th of September in Guimaraes, Portugal. V2V is the training that tackles gender-based violence from different approaches and angles. Call for participants is opened now. Click here to check it!

Open Spaces are interactive discussions that promote the exchange of interregional perspectives

OPEN SPACE

and exchange of good practices and encourages participants to share their thoughts and not merely observe the discussion. Open Space in June will regard topics on LGBT+ community.

CORA X-Change is a unilateral exchange focusing on SRHR. The second call for hosts will be opened in

SCORA X-CHANGE

June and will last for 30 days. Call for participants will be released shortly after and will last 3 weeks.

Should you have any questions, contact SCORA General Assistant and follow the SCORA X-Change FB group (click here).

INTERSECTIONALITY AND GENERATION EQUALITY Article by Hayder Tariq Rasheed on behalf of IWD 2020 SWG

An overview on the effect of intersectionality on gender equality through generations.

In a world where women’s rights were not fully respected, acquired or understood and even violated in lots of regions, feminism waves were going one after another, here Intersectionality came out into lights in 1989 by professor KimberlÊ Crenshaw. Her ideas on intersectionality emerged from the inability to point out the experiences of Black women in anti-discrimination law. Black women were unable to prove gender discrimination because not all women were discriminated against, and they were unable to prove race discrimination because not all Black people underwent racism. As people experience discrimination on the basis of a number of factors, such as their gender, race, ability and sexual orientation, the concept of intersectionality has come to explain the ways that these different forms of oppression and discrimination interact to reinforce each other and create multiple inequalities.

Going through the life of a boy and a girl who live in a family of low socioeconomic status with conservative social norms, the girl usually has lower chances of joining a school and completing her education compared to the boy, which is basically a representation of gender inequality. Through the years, when they both grow up considering their educational level, the girl won’t be able to enroll in a college and later on will struggle in finding a sustainable job.

Therefore, she will depend on her family as a provider and so she might be forced to go through an early marriage to reduce their economic burden. As such, we find that the girl is under a risk of many forms of violence starting from emotional moving to social, physical and sexual violence as she is rendered vulnerable by losing the right to decide her own future and having no income or way of independant living.

The cycle continues when she gives birth to children who will be raised the exact same way unless something happens that can break this oppressive cycle of inequality. Actually twice as many girls as boys will never start school which makes our example quite common and relevant.

We might be all familiar with such scenarios, yet when we expand our perspectives we can observe too many other factors that control this whole thing. Let’s go back to our girl again and presume that she is with a disability, we’ll see that this girl is now more vulnerable to those oppressions and will further undergo discrimination because of her disability. If the girl is of color or is a migrant, she will undergo further racial or ethnic discrimination. So all these different identities (gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc.) intersect and might reinforce each other to create inequality which can be of different forms and through different generations.

Taking intersectionality into consideration when we look into gender equality, will lead us to be inclusive towards every individual in the community with all their different identities and leave no one behind us Taking intersectionality into consideration when we look into gender equality, will lead us to be inclusive towards every individual in the community with all their different identities and leave no one behind us while planning programs and projects to abolish gender inequality among other inequalities.

References: 1) Book: Introduction to intersectionality; Author: May Romero; Section: Where does intersectionality come from?

2) https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2015/07/how-to-design-projects-to-endviolence-against-women-and-girls 3) https://en.unesco.org/news/twice-many-girls-boys-will-never-start-school-says-new-unesco-gender-eatlas