The Feminist Code Sexuality Education Institute

A Global South–rooted institute advancing ethical, culturally grounded sexuality education through training, research, and community partnership.

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What We Do

We build sexuality education that is accountable to the communities most impacted, practical, culturally rooted, and built for real-world delivery.

Training & Certification

We train holistic sexuality educators through cohort-based learning, including our CARA certification pathway.

Resources & Public Education

We publish toolkits, reading lists, and community-friendly resources that support learning without shame or misinformation.

Research & Practice Innovation

We develop and test approaches that reflect Global South realities: language, culture, safety, and social context.

Partnerships & Capacity Building

We support schools, NGOs, and community groups through workshops, facilitation, and tailored support.

Programs & Pathways

Become a culturally grounded, trauma-informed sex educator through our cohort-based CARA training, built for real facilitation in Global South contexts.

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Tailored sessions for schools, NGOs, and community groups, from single workshops to multi-week facilitation support.

Toolkits, reading lists, and practical guides for educators delivering sexuality education without shame or misinformation.

Our Approach

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What we believe

We take sexuality education seriously: it shapes safety, selfhood, relationships, and public health.

Our work is grounded in:

  • Cultural rootedness (Global South realities are not an "add-on")
  • Trauma-informed, consent-based practice
  • Anti-shame, ethically delivered education
  • Clear boundaries and safeguarding, education is not therapy
  • Community accountability, what we teach must reduce harm, not recreate it

Our programs are guided by the CARA Framework, our standard for culturally responsive and ethically delivered sexuality education.

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Who we Serve

We work with people and institutions shaping how sexuality education shows up in everyday life; classrooms, community spaces, clinics, homes, and digital platforms.

These are:

  • Educators, facilitators, and youth workers
  • Counselors-in-training and wellbeing practitioners
  • Community organizers, advocates, and peer educators
  • NGOs, schools, media platforms, and community initiatives
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Standards, Ethics & Safeguarding

Because sexuality education can either protect people, or harm them we prioritize safety, clarity, and ethical delivery.

  1. 1Safeguarding firstClear reporting pathways and protective protocols in every cohort and community space.
  2. 2Ethics & consentConsent-based facilitation, informed participation, and honest boundaries about scope.
  3. 3Quality standardsCurriculum reviewed against the CARA Framework and updated with practitioner feedback.
  4. 4Cohort accountabilitySmall cohorts, named facilitators, and shared agreements that everyone signs.

FAQs

We are an institute focused on training, resources, and community partnerships. Our programs are cohort-based and virtual.

No. Education is not therapy. We hold clear boundaries and signpost to qualified practitioners where support is needed.

Applications open per cohort. Join our list or email the Institute and we'll notify you when the next intake opens.

CARA is our standard for culturally responsive, trauma-informed, ethically delivered sexuality education in Global South contexts.

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Yes. We design tailored workshops and facilitation support for schools, NGOs, and community initiatives.

We scope the need together, agree on safeguarding and ethics, then co-design delivery. Reach out to start a conversation.

Work with the Institute

Interested in a training, workshop, partnership, or collaboration? We'd love to hear from you.

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