Project profile — Achieving Reproductive Rights for Adolescents, Reducing Maternal and Newborn Mortality

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced ability of adolescents, women of reproductive age and pregnant women to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and use gender-transformative, culturally-sensitive, and adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services; (2) improved delivery of high quality gender-transformative, adolescent-friendly and culturally-sensitive sexual and reproductive health services to women and adolescent girls and boys; and (3) improved quality of participatory local health governance systems for delivery of evidence-based, culturally-sensitive, adolescent-friendly and gender-transformative SRHR services.

Results achieved as of March 2022 include: (1) reached 4,504 adolescents (of whom 2,529 women) through peer-to-peer education. Trained 2,140 traditional leaders (of whom 1,235 women) to promote gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and protection, particularly against gender-based violence within their communities; (2) adapted and equipped 50 health facilities to offer gender-sensitive, adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services. Equipped 62 health facilities with personal protective equipment and handwashing stations to prevent the spread of COVID-19; (3) 21,388 gender-transformative and adolescent-friendly home visits (ensures the work results in positive changes and sustainable outcomes for girls and young women) conducted by health personnel and community health workers on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, protection, particularly Gender-Bases Violence, and the utilization of related services; and (4) trained 883 health care providers (of whom 525 women). The training covered: quality gender-responsive, culturally sensitive, adolescent-friendly and environmentally Maternal and Newborn Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health services, including service and referral protocols for Gender-Based Violence victims.