LLM/MPHIL IN SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN AFRICA (SRRA)

Scholarship level:  Masters programme|

Deadline:  31 July 2020 (deadline extended)|

Scholarship:  Fully funded|

Industry: Education |

University: University of Pretoria |

Location: South Africa |

Who can apply?

• The LLM degree is open to individuals with an LLB degree or equivalent.
  
• The MPhil degree is open to non-lawyers with at least an honours degree in an academic discipline relevant to sexual and reproductive rights in Africa
  
• OR any other qualification in an academic discipline relevant to sexual and reproductive rights in Africa that allows admission to a master’s programme at the institution where the undergraduate qualification was obtained. If that qualification has a duration of fewer than 4 years, substantial proven practical or professional experience in sexual and reproductive rights in Africa, subject to the discretion of the Dean, is further required.

Goals of the programme:

The LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) has short-term as well as long-term goals. In the short-term, it aims to secure the following goals:

• to equip the learner with knowledge and understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights from domestic, regional and global international perspectives
• to equip the learner with research skills in sexual and reproductive health and rights
• to equip the learner with advocacy skills for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights
• to equip the learner with practical skills for securing the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights

The goals of the Master’s programme go beyond the mere enrichment of the learner. In the long-term, the LLM/MPhil Programme should yield to individuals, and communities in the African region and beyond, tangible social benefits, including:

• grooming of leaders with a capacity to influence the social transformation of societies
• raising of public awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights
• increasing the public understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights
• enhancing the capacity of groups, networks or organisations that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights and related rights, including the rights of women and sexual minorities
• advancing the reproductive and sexual health and rights of individuals and communities
• combating discrimination and stigma surrounding sexual and reproductive health and rights
• influencing interventions in sexual and reproductive health and rights national and regional levels
• influencing policy-making in sexual and reproductive health and rights at the national and regional levels

To apply and more information, click this link: https://rb.gy/ukuelj