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Jona Turalde

Honorary Associate

Jona Turalde

Background

Jona Turalde is a feminist activist with a decade of experience as a lead coordinator, resource mobilization officer, youth policy lobbyist and board member, through various organisational development and advocacy engagement roles. She has influenced comprehensive sexuality education policies and programs, supported girl-led participatory research, and advocated for sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHR-J), with a particular focus on meaningful youth participation, adolescent sexuality and global health. She has also worked with several international development organisations and feminist-led movements through governance roles.

She is keen on using participatory development approaches and an anthropological lens in multisectoral and nonprofit work in the Philippines.

On the side, Jona supports her family's small tire supply enterprise through managerial and operations roles.

Qualifications

  • Master in Development Management, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
  • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines 

Appointments

  • 2024–present: Governing Board Member, Family Planning 2030
  • 2024–present: Youth Focal Point, Family Planning 2030
  • 2023–2024: Sub-group Member, World Health Organization STAGE Midwifery sub-group on Health Systems
  • 2020–2025: Nominations and Governance Committee Member, International Planned Parenthood Federation
  • 2020–2024: General Board Member, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality
  • 2020–2024: Advisor for Asia Pacific, FRIDA, the Young Feminist Fund
  • 2020–2023: Youth Board Member, Youth Combating NTDs
  • 2017–2023: Champion and Vice Chairperson of the Guiding Group, SheDecides

Positions

  • 2024: Senior Project Officer for Monitoring and Documentation, University of the Philippines System, Office of the President
  • 2021–2024: Community, Operations and Research Mobilization Lead, Transform Education hosted by UN Girls Education Initiative
  • 2022: Consultant Writer, Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development
  • 2018: Girl Advisor, Girls to the Front: a snapshot of Girls’ Organising, FRIDA Young Feminist Fund, Mama Cash and Iwords Global
  • 2017–2018: Junior Fellow, Youth Investment, Engagement, Leadership and Development (YIELD) and Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR): Building Towards an Informed Investment Strategy Project Advisory Group
  • 2017: Fellow and Youth Researcher, ACT!2030 Philippine Alliance: An alliance of youth organizations advocating CSE, Drug Related Harm Reduction, & SRHR
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