Jim Monkel

Youth Ambassador SRHR, Gender Equality, and Bodily Autonomy

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality

Taking care of his brother with an intellectual disability, Jim Monkel (25) experienced from an early age on that the enjoyment SRHR is not always self-evident. As Youth Ambassador for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality, Jim speaks to young people all over the world to discuss SRHR issues and meaningful youth participation, while focusing on inclusive comprehensive sexuality education and disability inclusion. He amplifies the voices of young people globally, and ensures that their lived experiences are represented in Dutch foreign policy.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	No more excuses! Accountability mechanisms for girls and young women Concurrent Room AD 10-1	Adolescent girls represent one of the most marginalised demographic groups globally: their unique needs often get overlooked in both children’s rights, and women’s Read More Adolescent girls represent one of the most marginalised demographic groups globally: their unique needs often get overlooked in both children’s rights, and women’s rights conversations, and their voices go unheard in decisions on policy, climate, health, and beyond. Accountability for adolescent-focussed commitments is not guaranteed either: global processes, such as Generation Equality, lack adolescent-led accountability mechanisms. This session, facilitated by young people, showcases approaches to achieving accountability for adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity. We will hear from diverse stakeholders on challenges, solutions, and commitments which advance power being shifted to adolescent girls – nothing about them, without them. Session format: Thought leadership Organized by AGIP, Amref Health Africa (co-leads), Girls Not Brides, ICRW, Plan International Read Less Speakers Leila Abdulkeir Isaak Executive Director, social scientist, Policy Analyst &Gender Equality SRHR champion Youth Voices & Action Initiative (YVAI) Nalini V. Khurana Technical Specialist - Gender and Social Inclusion International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Luisa Fernanda Castro Becerril Co-ordinator of Programmes and Impact Girl Up México Ishanvi Malayanil UN Women Generation Equality Adolescent Advocate, Women Deliver Young Leader Women Deliver Jim Monkel Youth Ambassador SRHR, Gender Equality, and Bodily Autonomy Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality Kenneth Miriti County reproductive maternal neonatal child and adolescent health co ordinator Department of health kilifi/ Y-act