Sexmatters Academy
General information
Project name: Sexmatters Academy
Country: The Netherlands
Timeline: From 3 February 2025 to 1 August 2025
Lead Organisation: Stichting Sexmatters
Summary of Action
Within the Sexmatters Academy, the Sexmatters Foundation offers an internal training program for young people from vulnerable social backgrounds. They are trained and guided to become facilitators, contributing to a positive dialogue among youth about gender and sexuality, and the importance of inclusivity and gender equality.
The goal of the Sexmatters Academy is to empower young people. By training and guiding them within the Sexmatters Academy, they are given the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally.
The Sexmatters Academy offers participants a diverse program for two days a week. The program includes didactic training sessions, peer review meetings, individual coaching, and training sessions conducted by experts from the field (such as training on intersectionality or dialogue facilitation). In addition, Academy participants shadow workshop leaders in schools and take on the role of trainers and dialogue facilitators themselves.
The outcome of this project is that the Sexmatters Academy equips six young professionals with professional and personal skills to engage in the socially sensitive dialogue about gender and sexuality, either within Sexmatters or beyond, thereby making a meaningful societal impact and contributing to gender equality.
Sustainable Development Goals
This project supports the following SDGs.
| SDG Number | SDG Title |
|---|---|
| SDG 5 | Gender Equality |
| SDG 10 | Reduced Inequality |
Budget of project
€ 23.540,00
Contact
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