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	Rachel M Jacobson


Gender and Age:		Female, 25
Location:		New York, New York
Country of Residence:		United States
Country of Birth:		United States
Nationalities:		American (US)
Languages:		English , Spanish



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About Me

I am the former Program Director of the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA), a youth-led international network of over 5,000 members in 150 countries. Previously, I served for two years as the Associate in the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch where I assisted with research on PMTCT programs in Nigeria and Asian migrant domestic workers within Asia and the Middle East, and with advocacy projects at the UN Human Rights Council.

My interest in social justice activities began at an early age when I started volunteering for the American Civil Liberties Union in Arkansas and Texas, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and later NARAL - Pro-Choice Texas. Then during my gap year between high school and university I joined the staffs of two organizations in Texas: Whole Woman's Health, a women's health clinic, and Jane's Due Process, a legal and political advocacy organization for pregnant teenagers.

After a year out of school, I missed the energy and excitement of the classroom so I enrolled in Barnard College of Columbia University where I majored in Women's Studies and Human Rights Studies. Research for my senior thesis brought me to Arusha, Tanzania, the site of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which, instead of solidifying my commitment to transitional justice issues, rekindled my early interest in sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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