Call for entry (Short Films and Documentaries) on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) 2021.
Young adults are requested to submit short films and documentaries on the issues reflecting different aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights and way forwards towards the fulfillment, protection, and promotion of such issues. This platform will undoubtedly play an excellent opportunity to share the young filmmakers’ thoughts, perceptions, and creativity with different stakeholders, including national and international development partners.
About the Conference
The Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation will organize the ‘3rd National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)’ on 07 July 2021 at the University of Dhaka. The conference will bring together government officials/policy makers, academicians, activists, researchers, garment factories, the private sector, NGOs, and development agencies to discuss problems and solutions impacting the lives, particularly women and their ability to exercise and access SRHR. The conference will give a specific focus on the workplace, including the RMG industries in Bangladesh.
The lack of fulfillment, protection, and promotion of healthcare and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is a significant factor that undermines human development in Bangladesh. The issue of SRHR at the workplace is too often side-lined from key policy debates, especially in the low-income settings and the profit-driven market dynamics. In these contexts, the booming garment industry in Bangladesh has become a critical location for looking behind the numbers and assess the extent to which the SRHR needs are addressed and recognized. In recent years, the quickly changing workplace trends have influenced SRHR discourse, access to rights, funding, services, and lived experiences. The ‘3rd National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR)’ will highlight the different forms of interventions, explore interactions, trace the pathways for change, and look at the short, intermediate, and long-term solutions which address the sexual and reproductive health needs and rights as a whole with a particular emphasis at the workplace.
- Conference Sub-Themes
- Rights-based Approach to SRHR: Key importance and value creation through embedding sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at all levels
- Better Information and Greater Freedom of Choice for SRHR: Proper sexuality education and nutrition support. Breaking the taboo around SRHR and greater respect for young people’s sexual and reproductive rights are currently denied
- Engaging Men: Male participation/contribution to promoting SRHR
- Family Planning and Unmet Need: Making family planning services and products accessible and affordable for garment workers: Challenges and opportunities
- Maternal and Child Health Care: (a) Better sexual and reproductive health care during pregnancy and childbirth (b) Looking at the ground realities: institutional delivery scenario among the low-income urban population
- SRHR Laws and Policy Implementation: Implementation of the laws and policies to fulfill the SRHR needs of RMG workers
- Investing in Workers’ Health to Contribute to a Healthy Industry: Efficient investment in workers’ health will improve the productivity and sustainability of the factory
- HIV/AIDS and STI/RTI: (a) Assessing the threats to society, productivity & business in Bangladesh’s booming garment community, (b) Awareness building and syndromic approach to prevent it
- Gender-Based Violence: (a) Socio-economic impact of gender-based violence (at the workplace), (b) Initiatives for reducing gender-based violence and related Government directives
- Mental Health and SRHR: Strengthening linkages between SRHR and mental health
- Impact of COVID-19 at Workplace in relation to SRHR
Location:
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Awards and Prize
- 1st Position: BDT 30000, Crest and Certificate
- 2nd Position: BDT 20000, Crest and Certificate
- 3rd Position: BDT 10000, Crest and Certificate
Eligibilities
- The entrant has to be a currently enrolled student (graduate/postgraduate) of any recognized college/University of Bangladesh.
- The short film/documentary must be based on the themes mentioned above of the conference.
- The entrant has to ensure the originality of the production, which is not copied from and does not include anyone’s work that is the subject of copyright.
- If the short film/documentary has already been screened in any other platform/festivals/conference, the entrant has to declare the names and details of those particular platforms/festivals/conferences.
- Any content which goes against the reputation of any particular country, area, culture or may defame any particular ethnicity will not be accepted.
- A short film/documentary related to violence, nudity, or drug abuse will not be accepted.
- The duration of the short film/documentary will be between 5 to 10 minutes.
- Short-film/documentary captured with mobile phones are also acceptable, but the resolution must be 720*576 pixels or more with clear video.
- By submitting their short-film/documentary, entrants allow the screening rights of the films (both offline and online) to the Conference Organizing Committee.
- The conference organizing committee holds the right to disqualify any submission upon observing any violation of the rules and terms.
Application Process
- Go to the given link
- Submit the film by filling up the form
Application Deadline: June 20, 2021
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