INSPIRE The main objective of our project is to enable and support women (including transgender women) and young people affected by punitive drug policies in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia), including those who use drugs,are formerly incarcerated and/or do sex work, to take action to generate change in the areas of improved access to justice, health and socialservices, and space for political participation and civic engagement. Our project works towards the longer term objectives of de-carceration and decriminalisation for low-level drug offences (including drug use and possession of drugs for personal use). We want to see improved health and social outcomes for women and young people affected by punitive drug policies,specifically: a.)Increased awareness of their human rights especially the right to health and freedom from arbitrary detention which are violated due to practices such as incarceration being used as the primary method of drug rehabilitation programmes. b)Increased understanding of how to take actions to assert their legal and human rights in relation to health and criminal justice systems, to address problems such as abusive law enforcement practices, disproportionate sentencing and over-incarceration. c) Increased support for gender-sensitive approaches to the design and delivery of harm reduction- and human rights-oriented health and social services for women and girls affectedby punitive drug policies, that acknowledge the multiple forms of gender-based violence they face. The empowerment groundwork that began with the SPIRIT project will be sustained and amplified with the INSPIRE project. We will use intersectional approaches to strengthen and build upon the relationships established amongst women and young people affected by punitive drug policies to increase their capacity to advocate for gender-sensitive and harm reduction-oriented approaches. Specific activities include: 1.Research to better understand the barriers to legal, health and social services accessibility among rightsholder groups to inform country-specificand regional advocacy roadmaps. 2. Capacity-building amongst women and young people to develop skills and strategies to carry out advocacy for decarceration and decriminalisation, including by developing a theory of change-informed advocacy roadmap and advocacy tools that promote understanding of legal and human rights relevant to interactions with the criminal justice system. Some country leads will conduct Training of Trainers workshops with focal points of the rightsholder groups included in this project, who will thenbe able to pass on the increased understanding and skills to members of their communities. 3. Advocacy at country, regional and global (i.e. CEDAW, UPR, ASEAN, Commission on the Status of Women)levels, including making submissions, communications campaigns and engaging in dialogues with decision-makers. 4. Training to ensure access to legal, health and social services for women and young people who face drug-relatedcharges, including provision of paralegal training in Indonesia and the Philippines. 5. Promoting networkingand partnerships at the regional and country levels to support rightsholder groups in seeking improved access to legal, health and social care services.