What is Share-Net International?
Established in 2001, Share-Net International (SNI) is the knowledge platform on SRHR. SNI is a membership network of researchers, policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders operating in the SRHR field, working closely with a wide range of partners across the globe. We foster a continued dialogue between our members, where we analyse and synthesise state of the art knowledge aiming at evidence informed policies and practices – the core business of the Knowledge Platforms’ knowledge management and matchmaking process. SNI addresses both sensitive and neglected topics and our members do not shy away from discussing these in the safe spaces that we offer. Our core values include: transparency, diversity, collaboration, participatory, integrity, safety, and using rights-based approaches. The Board and Steering Committee of Share-Net Netherlands agree on how the membership is structured. The height of the fees is based on the annual turn-over of your organisation. We distinguish between students, individual members, knowledge institutes, universities, the private sector and institutional members which are mostly NGOs or other practitioners in the field of SRHR. For more information you can visit: http://share-net.nl/become-member/ Share-Net International Membership fees How to get involved in
Share-Net International? We are organised in four country hubs, in Bangladesh, Burundi, Jordan and the Netherlands, which in turn consist of different Communities of Practice (CoPs). Each country hub is hosted by a local organisation, while SNI is hosted by KIT Royal Tropical Institute. You can get involved in the Knowledge Platform on SRHR, Share-Net International, by becoming a member of one of our hubs and thus enjoy specific member benefits. Or you can sponsor us. Share-Net greatly values the considerable inputs of its members and sponsors in the implementation of many of its activities.
Key activities of
Share-Net International and its country hubs What are our ambitions?
We want to expand and grow our network and ensure our country hubs are able to do their valuable work efficiently and effectively long into the future. The SNI evaluation of 2017 showed that there is a great potential for expansion, and that the need is there. SNI is an accessible platform, highly appreciated by our current members and partners, especially as the services offered are demand driven and relevant. As a membership knowledge platform, we depend on our members and partners in terms of knowledge, funding and networking. In the end, we all are striving to jointly support the achievement of the SRHR agenda, knowing that millions of lives can be saved and tens of millions of unintended pregnancies can be prevented if the SRHR needs of people in developing countries are fully met. Please send us an e-mail or contact us and we will send you additional information and an application form. We will register you as a Share-Net Netherlands member and our financial administration will send an invoice for the annual membership contribution. You will automatically be subscribed to our Share-Net Netherlands and Share-Net International newsletter. If you would like to sponsor our activities, please be in touch with the Share-Net International secretariat through. For more information about our work and to become a member or sponsor, please contact our Share-Net Netherlands Coordinator, Meike Stieglis: M.Stieglis@kit.nl or our Country Coordinator Kimberley Meijers at K.Meijers@kit.nl. The secretariat can be reached at +31 20 568 8476 How to become
a member or sponsor? Organisation of roundtable meetings, thematic meetings or other knowledge workshops on topics identified by members. Past thematic meetings have focused on key SRHR related topics, with keynote speakers representing The Guttmacher Institute, UNFPA and the WHO. Sharing of successful interventions from our country hubs with other countries. Facilitation of Communities of Practice where SRHR topics are discussed in-depth, emerging topics are identified and continuous dialogues are fostered. Sharing of information via newsletters and mailings, as well as social media. Managing the small grants facility for research, documentation and translation of knowledge. Tailor-made services on demand for our members, such as organising report launches, developing research and knowledge products, conducting literature reviews or organising preparatory meetings for international events.