Youth consultation · Sub-Saharan Africa
Youth Consultation on Reproductive Justice for Women
A rapid qualitative consultation that carried young women’s experiences into recommendations for the CSW70 youth process.
- Period
- 2026
- Role
- Consultation lead and qualitative analyst
- Context
- United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Global Youth and Adolescent Recommendations process
01 / The work
Following the evidence from question to use.
This consultation examined barriers to sexual and reproductive health among young women in sub-Saharan Africa. The process paired careful listening with rapid synthesis so that youth evidence could reach a time-bound global policy process.
Which legal, policy, health-system, and participation barriers most constrain reproductive justice for young women, and what changes do young people recommend?
Approach
- 01Virtual focus group discussion
- 02In-depth interview
- 03Rapid qualitative analysis across participant accounts
- 04Evidence-informed recommendation development
02 / Evidence
What the work contributes.
- 01
Recommendations addressed laws and policies, health-system performance, and meaningful youth participation.
- 02
The consultation treated young people as knowledge holders and policy contributors.
- 03
Rapid analysis made the work responsive to the decision timeline without losing the cross-cutting themes in participants’ accounts.
03 / Outputs
Materials and next steps.
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