The A Project invites you to apply for an intensive six day training on Gender, Sexuality and Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH), for a chance to become part of our team of counselors who answer phone calls and emails on our Sexuality Hotline.

After this training, you will go through an examination process to become a volunteer on the sexuality hotline. Becoming part of our team of counselors also means you can join our team of amazing members and contribute to research, writing, and outreach activities at The A Project. 

Since its launch in November 2016, the hotline has received questions on a wide array of topics, including sexual pleasure, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), contraception, gender identity, sexual orientation, relationships, mental health and sexual violence. 

As the number of calls increases, we will need more people to take on shifts and shape the future of our movement.

Could you be one of the people we are looking for?
 

// We need people who

• Are interested in sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender justice, and movement building
• Speak Arabic fluently
• Are cis and trans women, trans men, or gender non-conforming
• Are based in Lebanon
• Commit to attending all 6 days of the training without exception
• Commit to follow-up trainings over 2 months after the 6-day training is done
• Trainees also undergo an assessment before being cleared for taking the hotline
• Are willing to take on paid shifts on the hotline for at least 6 months after their training

// And we have a soft spot for those who have

• Attended the Sex and Society Reading Retreat, or the Politics of Mental Health Reading Retreat, or the Reproductive Justice Reading Retreat
• Contributed to feminist writing, thinking and/or organizing in Lebanon or the region

Note:

• you are not expected to have any health-related knowledge or experience in counseling prior to the training. Our counselors do not come from medical or professional backgrounds, but are required to attend intensive sessions to widen their knowledge.
• taking shifts on the hotline is done rotationally (taking turns among other counselors), its voluntary, and paid.
• this is not an employment opportunity - but a remunerated volunteership opportunity to learn and practice community support and accompaniment. 

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// The training will cover the following

1. The politics of sexuality, gender, and non-normativity
2. Basic anatomy and physiology of sexual/reproductive systems
3. Contraception
4. Trans health
5. Reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections
6. Pregnancy and delivery
7. Sexual pleasure
8. Unwanted pregnancies
9. Sexual violence

A detailed agenda will be sent to chosen applicants.

Training dates: June 13, 14, 15 and June 20, 21, 22

// deadline to apply: 18th of May 2025 // 
 

Apply here

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