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CA-3-P007948001 2026-10-05T04:03:13 This project aims to increase empowerment of women and girls aged 14 and over who have been deprived of the right to education, in selected health areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Community learning centres will provide space for 3,500 women and girls to access basic education and professional training. Also, these trainings will support participants to develop income-generating activities and microenterprise, and increase access to reproductive health information and services. Project activities include: (1) training local public institutions on gender equality, government gender equality policies and development of local policies; (2) providing reproductive health information, consultations and family planning to women and girls by local health professional; (3) training women and girls on technical and entrepreneurship skills for launching small-business or income-generating activities; (4) sensitizing community members on gender equality and women and girls’ right to education; and (5) providing personalized, gender-sensitive learning programmes to women and girl learners. Operational 2022-05-11T00:00:00 2027-03-31T00:00:00 Congo, Democratic Republic 100.00% Susila Dharma Association (Canada) Basic life skills for youth and adults 40.00% Vocational training 25.00% Family planning 5.00% Personnel development for population and reproductive health 5.00% Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions 20.00% Ending violence against women and girls 5.00% 1914502.00 The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased achievement of personalized learning for women and girls in project areas; (2) improved health and reproductive healthcare access for women and girls in project areas; and (3) increased influence of women and girls in local policy and decision-making processes that affect their lives. Results achieved as of March 2026 include: (1) delivered gender-sensitive learning programs to 2770 learners (2328 women and 442 men); (2) of these, provided entrepreneurship training to 1,238 women and 259 men; (3) carried out awareness raising on gender equality and women’s and girls’ right to education among 1,241,765 community members in the target areas; (4) provided information and advice on reproductive health services to 1,439 learners (1245 women and 194 men); (5) equipped and trained nine community health workers to provide gender-sensitive information, services and advice on reproductive health; and (6) trained 148 representatives of local institutions (60 women and 88 men) on gender equality policies and strategies. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Call for Proposals Gender equality Youth Issues 744595.00 273645.00 324978.00 424653.00 96631.00 50000.00 -4.535260 15.224640 -5.136690 15.090420 -4.357500 15.298330 2021200544 Susila Dharma Association (Canada) 1914502.00 215705.00 519290.00 15441.00 129103.00 129101.00 45014.00 279964.00 258778.00 165875.00 87732.00