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CA-3-D004718001 2026-07-10T06:32:42 The project addresses discriminatory social norms that perpetuate sexual and gender-based violence and prevent women and girls to realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in some of the most marginalized districts of South Africa. It works with communities, including men and boys, and adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24, parents as well as youth and women networks to promote women and girls’ human rights, SRHR, and in preventing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The project also strives to foster multi-sectoral collaboration across institutions (health, social services, justice, police, education), to strengthen institutional capacity and evidence-based decision-making to increase the availability of quality SRHR and SGBV services (information, counselling and prevention) that respond to the needs of women and girls, free from bias and discrimination. Project activities include: (1) training health workers (doctors, nurses, managers and community health workers) in the targeted districts’ health facilities on proven integrated delivery models of SHRH, SGBV and HIV services that respond to the needs of women and young girls and are free of bias and discrimination; (2) training social service professionals and community health workers on integrated SGBV case management, including referral pathways, and field testing and documentation of results in selected locations in the targeted districts; (3) improving data systems and enhancing disaggregation of data (by sex, age, disability, ethnicity, etc.) to better target SRHR policy and programming; (4) training community networks that engage with men, boys, parents and caregivers, and young girls to run advocacy campaigns with government to invest in quality SRHR and SGBV services free from bias and discrimination and prevent and respond to SGBV. It is expected the project directly reaches 300,000 adolescents girls and young women (aged between 15 and 24) and further indirectly reaches 1,5 million beneficiaries. Closed 2019-09-05T00:00:00 2023-07-01T00:00:00 South Africa 100.00% UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Reproductive health care 25.00% Family planning 25.00% STD control including HIV/AIDS 25.00% Ending violence against women and girls 25.00% 4500000.00 The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: 1) increased availability and use of quality sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention and response services free of bias and discrimination for/by the most vulnerable and marginalized AGYW in Nelson Mandela, Alfred Nzo and Uthukela districts in South Africa; 2) decreased discriminatory and harmful practices and attitudes that perpetuate and validate sexual and gender-based violence and act as barriers to SRHR within targeted households and communities in Nelson Mandela, Alfred Nzo and Uthukela districts in South Africa. Results achieved at the end of the project (March 2024) include: (1) increased the proportion of health facilities in the 3 districts to meet the 5 minimum quality standards on adolescent and youth friendly sexual and reproductive health and services. It increased from 54% to 95% of the total 159 facilities; (2) trained 3,642 health and 105 social workers in sexual and reproductive health and rights and addressing gender-based violence; (3) developed a functioning integrated data management dashboard on sexual and gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and human immunodeficiency virus data in all 3 districts; (4) provided 156,835 adolescent girls and young women access to integrated adolescent and youth friendly services in health facilities in the 3 districts; (5) targeted 1,138 community actors who actively participated and demonstrated readiness to combat gender-based violence; and (6) established 7 adolescent girls and young women clubs, reaching 510 girls in Alfred Nzo and Nelson Mandela Bay. They also established 8 new adolescent girls and young women clubs and safe spaces in uThukela, increasing information and knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence among adolescent girls and young women. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada WGM Africa Department-Initiated Gender equality Participatory development and good governance Nutrition 911149.00 1568851.00 2020000.00 2019200710 UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund 4500000.00 2523588.00 1402851.00 573561.00