Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in a Time of Crisis: Intergenerational Solidarity and Cross-Sector Partnerships

In this moment, when the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is under continuous political and ideological attack, the need for partnership has never been greater. Attacks on rights, on health, on services, and on people are not only stagnating progress, but destroying programs, halting research funding, and putting people at grave risk. This is clearly not occurring in isolation, but at a moment of increased conflict and polarization across the world, rising economic and social inequalities, and growing challenges to geopolitical stability. Increasing efforts to work across generations, sectors and issues suggests that aligning on basic core principles, including a commitment to rights, equality and justice, can make a difference. To truly promote and protect sexual and reproductive health and rights in this moment will require a radical re-shift in how work is done, including moving beyond traditional siloes to work together most effectively.

Throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health is hosting conversations about the implications of the current moment for large-scale and multi-country partnerships – across a range of issue areas. This event will focus on key SRHR topics – including comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive rights, access to contraception, family planning, and healthy sexuality across the life-course. Uplifting often unexplored efforts towards intergenerational solidarity and partnership, together we will discuss the current moment in SRHR and ask how best to foster intergenerational partnerships to address the current moment, and, by extension, how academia, government, multilateral institutions, philanthropy, corporations, and NGOs can best engage in and support innovative partnerships that go beyond what has been done before.

This virtual event, “Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in a Time of Crisis: Intergenerational Solidarity and Cross-Sector Partnerships,” the second in our research partnership series, will take place on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

Panelists for the discussion are noted below.

1. Amos Mwale, Executive Director, Centre for Reproductive Health and Education
2. Onikepe Owolabi, Vice President for International Research, Guttmacher Institute
3. Rajat Khosla, Executive Director, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
4. Becca Reisdorf, Senior Global Advocacy Officer, Latin America and Caribbean Region, Fòs Feminista

The dialogue will be moderated by IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin.
 
The webinar is hosted by the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health.

Please join us on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

This program is open to all eligible individuals. IIGH operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.