International Development Projects - 2026-08-12 8:02:03 PM - all published projects English

CA-3-P010707001 2026-08-12T06:32:35 The project aims to increase women’s and girls’ bodily autonomy by expanding access to information and services related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to safe abortion care. Ipas DRC will work with government and community partners in the provinces of Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Haut Katanga, Tanganyika and Kinshasa to translate the enabling legal and policy framework into improved access to quality abortion care. The project aims to improve women’s ability to make safe reproductive choices that support their educational and career goals, which makes a significant contribution to greater gender equality in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This project’s vision is that a multi-sectoral group of stakeholders, including organizations working on broader socio-political issues, make sexual and reproductive health rights and safe abortion care a gender justice priority. Project activities include: (1) training and supporting over 200 public- and private-sector health care providers (clinics, integrated health centres, etc.) to provide comprehensive abortion care; (2) supporting 85 health care facilities to offer sexual and reproductive health care, including contraception, abortion, post-abortion care and support in response to gender-based sexual violence; (3) training and supporting 40 community organizations in terms of sexual and reproductive health care; and (4) strengthening the system that refers people to appropriate facilities for abortion and sexual and gender-based violence support, and improving community dialogue on women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights and on safe abortion among 24,000 people. The project’s main beneficiaries are women and girls in the provinces of Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Haut-Katanga, Tanganyika and Kinshasa. As a result of this initiative, some 500,000 young people, 50% of them women, will receive information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and at least 8,000 safe abortion procedures will be provided. Operational 2023-03-15T00:00:00 2028-02-18T00:00:00 Congo, Democratic Republic 100.00% Ipas Population policy and administrative management 10.00% Reproductive health care 50.00% Family planning 40.00% 4850000.00 The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) bodily autonomy for women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo through secure and sustainable access to abortion care; (2) women’s and girls’ improved access to safe, women-centred abortion services in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and (3) improved individual autonomy and social norms regarding abortion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Results achieved as of March 2025 include: (1) trained a total of 224 providers (131 women and 93 men) in women-centred comprehensive abortion care (WCCAC), gender-based sexual violence (GBSV) care and stigma-free contraception, and biomedical waste management; (2) made aware 129,629 young people and community members of SRHR through the implementation of 4 campaigns; (3) 23 facilities integrated safe abortion services into their GBV-response package and continue to offer this integrated service; (4) 85 health facilities provide comprehensive abortion care, post-abortion care and contraception; (5) 7,447 women and girls between the ages of 13 and 50 have access to safe abortion services; and (6) trained 259 judicial police officers (27 women and 151 men) in North and South Kivu about the Maputo Protocol. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada WGM Africa Unsolicited Proposal Children's issues Gender equality Disability Indigenous Issues Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) ICT as a tool for development Youth Issues Urban issues Participatory development and good governance 250000.00 1500000.00 1500000.00 600000.00 500000.00 500000.00 -2.500000 23.500000 2022200924 Ipas 4850000.00 -750000.00 750000.00 750000.00 700000.00 1003609.00 693492.63 148017.37 25.00 560107.00 96980.00