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CA-3-P005993001 2026-06-12T06:33:05 This project aims to improve the health of adolescent girls and young women at risk of HIV in priority districts in Zimbabwe. Based on the concept of Simba Utano, which means “health is power” in the Shona language, the project increases knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV prevention among vulnerable adolescent girls and women, as well as their families and communities. The project also works with health service providers and others to build their capacity to provide quality, gender-responsive services and to build a supportive environment to strengthen HIV response in the project area. Project activities include: (1) establishing networks of trained peer educators/community leaders to provide information about SRHR and HIV prevention; (2) training health workers on gender-transformative and adolescent-responsive SRHR and HIV approaches; (3) training health facility managers and health officials on integrated SRHR and HIV services; and (4) enhancing knowledge management of SRHR and HIV response in order to strengthen HIV response. Closed 2019-10-29T00:00:00 2023-09-30T00:00:00 Zimbabwe 100.00% ICASO - International Council of AIDS Service Organizations Basic health care 20.00% Population policy and administrative management 40.00% STD control including HIV/AIDS 40.00% 1985608.33 The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services by vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in priority districts of Zimbabwe; and (2) enhanced integration of SRHR and HIV services and policies for vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in priority districts of Zimbabwe. Results achieved as of the end of the project (February 2024) include: (1) delivered information sessions to 6,746 young people (5,508 women and 1,238 men), providing information and guidance on sexual and reproductive health rights; (2) produced a training tool kit on gender-transformative and adolescent-responsive sexual and reproductive health care services aimed at facility-based health care providers; (3) trained 430 community health workers (343 women and 87 men) on delivering gender-transformative and adolescent-responsive sexual and reproductive health services; (4) organized community awareness activities that engaged 1,051 parents and caregivers (768 women and 283 men) to better understand the impact of harmful social norms; (5) organized targeted sessions for 594 religious, traditional, and community leaders (215 women and 379 men) to better understand the impact of harmful social norms; and (6) engaged 958 young men and adolescent boys in gender-sensitive awareness activities to better understand the impact of harmful social norms. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Call for Proposals Gender equality Nutrition 255522.00 539468.00 608919.00 399698.00 182001.00 18.235730 30.956490 2019200825 ICASO - International Council of AIDS Service Organizations 1985608.33 163165.00 88061.00 181702.00 71635.00 182527.00 102292.00 126113.00 133838.00 69352.00 124793.00 154823.00 98899.00 119554.00 181245.00 83001.00 99000.00