Who is WAS?
WAS is a Confederation representing thousands of people who work in Sexual Health globally, including Healthcare Professionals, Educators and Activists.
WAS is actively creating a world in which all people have access to Sexual Health, Rights, Justice and Pleasure. WAS achieves this through its regional federations, global memberships and strategic collaborations with international partners.
The Mission of WAS
• Contribute to sexual health, rights, justice and pleasure policy making and standard setting
• Promote and showcase sexuality research.
• Enhance the professional capacities of sexual health practitioners.
• Support and advance comprehensive sexuality education.
• Endorse the work of professionals and activists involved in: sexual health, rights, justice and pleasure activism.
How does WAS work?
WAS has regional representation in the form of its Official Federations.
The work of WAS is done through committees chaired by WAS Advisory Committee members and functions under specific terms of reference.
The highest governing body of WAS is the General Assembly which consist of representatives of all the WAS Membership Organisations. The Advisory Committee of WAS is elected by the General Assembly.
The day-to-day running of the organisation is the responsibility of the officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary General and Immediate Past President). The President and Vice-President of WAS are elected by the Advisory Committee and the Secretary General is appointed by the President.
WAS is aligned with the 2030 Agenda of the UN and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with WAS working actively toward the realisation of almost all of the SDGs.
WAS Timeline
WAS Leadership
Working Committees
Membership Committee
Chair: Mehmet Sungur, Vice Chair: Lynn Barclay
Finance Committee
Chair: Luis Perelman
Sexuality Education Committee
Chair: Osmo Kontula, Vice Chair: Esther Corona Vargas
Scientific Committee
Chair: Erick Janssen, Vice Chair: Terry Humphreys
Sexual Rights Committee
Chair: Eszter Kismodi, Vice Chair: Jeyarani Kamaraj
International Liaison Committee
Chair: Esther Corona, Vice Chair: Pedro Nobre
World Sexual Health Day Committee
Chair: Lynn Barclay, Vice Chair: Stefano Eleuteri
Youth Committee
Chair: Stefano Eleuteri, Vice Chair: Teboho Berta Mohlai
Media Committee
Chair: Bradley Daniels, Vice Chair: Patti Britton
Congress Committee
Chair: Jeyarani Kamaraj, Vice Chair: Mehmet Sungur
Governance Committee
Chair: Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles, Vice Chair: Esther Corona
Sexual Justice Initiative Committee
Chair: Alain Giami, Vice Chair: Esther Corona and Eszter Kismodi
Transgender and Gender Diversity (TGD) Committee
Chair: Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad
Professional Education in Sexology Committee
Chair: Elsa Almas, Vice Chair: Leiszle Lapping-Carr
What does WAS do?
Promotes
Ethical and professional Clinical Sexology (Sexual Medicine, Sex Therapy and Sex Counselling); Sexuality Education, and Scientific Research in sexuality.
Advocates
For changes in public policy to recognise sexual health and rights as key determinants of general well-being.
Collaborates
With member organisations and international partners to ensure sexual health and rights for all.
WAS Theory of Change
In official relationship with
Non-State Actors in official relations
Consultative Status
Non-State Actors in official relations
