Bakshi Asuman

Advocacy and Opposition Mitigation East Africa

Planned Parenthood Global

Bakshi Asuman is a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights practitioner with over 8 years’ experience in program and capacity development, grants management, policy and advocacy, program compliance, risk and mitigation, SRHR research, and Master trainer who has conducted and participated in a range of research and training initiatives in the Africa Region on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. Bakshi is currently a Consultant with Advocacy and Opposition Mitigation Consultant with Planned Parenthood Global. Prior to joining PPG, Bakshi has supported the SRHR Alliance Uganda on Program and Capacity Development including capacity strengthening, program development and management and Safety and Security.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	The geopolitics of sex and gender: building resilience towards anti-rights efforts in East Africa Concurrent Room AD 12-2	The session will delve into the anti-gender and SRH movement, exploring its origins, organization, and financing, regional and global trends and its impact on Read More The session will delve into the anti-gender and SRH movement, exploring its origins, organization, and financing, regional and global trends and its impact on peoples’ health and rights. It will highlight the actors and groups involved in the movement, and how their influence manifests in parliaments, multilateral fora, and policy-making processes. By providing an overview of how anti-rights movements in East Africa operate and how they link to global trends, and by sharing concrete and actionable strategies and tips on how to advance human rights in challenging contexts, we hope to inspire participants, increase their resilience, and strengthen our movement(s). Session format: Networking & Partnership building Organized by Planned Parenthood Global (PPG)- Africa Region Office, Rutgers for sexual and reproductive health and rights, European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF) Read Less Speakers Remi Bak Programme Coordinator for Europe European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF) Nyokabi Njogu Lead Strategic Litigation Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV/AIDs (KELIN) Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus Member of the Polish Parliament The Parliament of Poland Bakshi Asuman Advocacy and Opposition Mitigation East Africa Planned Parenthood Global Charles Owekmeno Country Director, SRHR Alliance Uganda SRHR Alliance Uganda, Director-African Network of SRHR Alliances