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SCORA IN BRIEF

The Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV and AIDS was formed in 1992, driven by a strong will to take an active part in interventions concerning HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to support people living with HIV/AIDS through working to decrease stigma and discrimination. It constitutes one out of the six Standing Committees of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association which serve as the Body of all Medical Students worldwide. SCORA with a large number of members-SCORAngels as they are called, have grown wide in its work, centered around 2 projects & 3  focus areas strongly related to Sexual and Reproductive Health, which are:

  • Family Planning Project.
  • Anti-FGM Project.
  • HIV, AIDS & other STIs Focus Area.
  • Reproductive Health Focus Area.
  • GBV & Gender Equity Focus Area.

Short-term name: SCORA.

Long-term name: Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS.

SCORA
SCORA

Vision

Envisions a world where every individual is empowered to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights equally, free from stigma and discrimination.

SCORA

Mission

To provide our members with the tools necessary to advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights within their respective communities in a culturally respected fashion. The Standing Committee aims to achieve this through capacity building on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and other sexual and reproductive health and rights issues; the exchange of ideas and best practices; drafting policies and working with our external partners in order to implement change in local, regional and international level.

SCORA National Work:

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Anti-FGM Project:

The Anti-FGM Project’s main goal is to increase the pressure to eliminate this practice, while also providing a lifeline to women and commemorating all the lives of all girls and women. The project is focusing on capacitating our youth with all the tools they need to advocate, and giving them the opportunities to support our cause. Though much has been achieved over the past tow decades in lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding FGM, there is still an enormous almost to be done.
We start now!

Family Planning Project:

Family Planning is defined as the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and number of their births. It encompasses services such as contraception, treatment of infertility, and information on how to get pregnant. As SRHR Advocates, Family Planning fulfills our main goal to improve the quality of life and ensures the well-being of the individuals which in turn will promote our society as a whole.
We are debunking the myths surrounding family planning and empowering every individual to make informed decisions about their bodies and health.

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IAHW Sohag

Reproductive Health Focus Area:

The definition of health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. This focus area covers any topic that is related to our health in the context of sex and reproduction. This focus area is very expansive and covers a wide range of topics ranging from maternal health and adolescents’ health to comprehensive sexuality education. Activities under this focus area should aim to achieve a safe and satisfying sex life for everyone and to have the capability to reproduce if, when, and how they want to.

GBV and Gender Equity Focus Area:

Under the umbrella of Gender-based violence and gender equity focus area, there are millions of people who need SCORAngels to stand up in their names for their lives. Therefore this focus area is very important because it includes many topics that affect the lives of many people. This focus area is divided into parts, GBV, and GE parts.

GBV; Gender-Based Violence: is violence directed against a person because of their gender. This part  includes many topics as domestic violence, intimate partner violence, harassment, rape, human trafficking and more.

GE; Gender Equity: is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities. This part includes many topics, as inequality, women empowerment, feminism, patriarchy and more.

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HIV, AIDS and other STIs Focus Area:

Our mission in this focus area is to provide medical and paramedical students with correctly updated knowledge related to the STIs and especially HIV, capacitate them with the skills needed to deal with it as future healthcare providers, and before that as humans. Such as counseling, sexual history taking, advocate against the stigma that is adherent to such infection, and how deals with them and and taking steps to eliminating all types of discrimination on people living with HIV (PLHIV) and other STIs; especially when it comes to health survices.

SCORA Exchange Egypt (SXC):

The SCORA X-Change is a unilateral exchange program for IFMSA members focused on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The goal of this program is to provide the participants with information about the social and health care situation and strategies of the hosting country on the previously mentioned topics; emphasizing on the importance of global health as well as encouraging intercultural exchange and discussions between them.

What are SXC available opportunities to engage in?

  1. SXC hosting LCs.
  2. SXC Organizing committee.
  3. SWG on SXC IOGs.
  4. SXC Sessions team.
  5. SXC National participants in IFMSA-Egypt program.
  6. SXC International participants in different programs around the world.
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SCORA International Workshops:

IPET

IPET

International Peer Education Training (IPET) targets medical students who would like to develop their skills as peer educators. The IPET aims to empower medical students to further develop their skills in communication and group dynamics while exploring values, attitudes and knowledge in the field of sexual and reproductive health and youth programming in the field of prevention and health promotion. Generally, the training will be focused on how to approach adolescents, as well as putting special attention to hard to reach youth.

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IPAS

IPAS

IPAS Workshop: Women’s Reproductive Rights and Access to Safe Abortion aims to increase IFMSA members’ awareness of, experiences with and ability to effectively advocate for women and adolescent’s reproductive health, especially safe abortion. The focus of this workshop is to advance the development of a network of safe abortion advocates within the Federation. The training covers several related topics; for example: human, sexual and reproductive rights; abortion laws and policies; barriers to access care, including stigma; safe abortion methods; and identification and referral of women with abortion-related complications.

TACSE

TACSE

Training on Advanced Comprehensive Sexuality Education (TACSE) aims to provide participants with an extensive understanding of attitudes, values and benefits of CSE and to increase participants’ knowledge on CSE session and activities design, adaptation and evaluation. Moreover, it provides participants with knowledge and skills on how to deliver and facilitate a training session on CSE on a local, national and international level so that they can start taking a leading position considering CSE advocacy.

TSRHRT

TSRHRT

Training SRHR Trainers (TSRHRT) focuses on the skills and tools to design, prepare and facilitate sessions on any SRHR topic which would certify SRHR qualified trainers in IFMSA. The sessions provide a comprehensive SRHR content through a practical approach, by including facilitation notions, session design among other components of non-formal education.

V2V

V2V

Violence to Victory (V2V) tackles gender-based violence from different approaches and angles. It details the historic aspects and social factors of GBV and introduces a human rights-based approach strategy to tackle GBV in different situations, all the while proposing advocacy and other soft skills in the response towards it.

HEAT

HEAT

HIV Education and Advocacy Training (HEAT) has been developed as part of SCORA’s effort in the fight against HIV and stigma as it offers a 3-day cohesive training that tackles the medical, social and advocacy related knowledge on HIV and AIDS.

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