Project profile — Health, Empowerment and Rights for Vulnerable Populations in Myanmar

• Myanmar (100.00%)

• Population policy and administrative management:
Population policy and administrative management (13010) (45.00%)
Reproductive health care (13020) (15.00%)
Family planning (13030) (15.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Ending violence against women and girls (15180) (25.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Children's issues (significant objective)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• Indigenous Issues (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (significant objective)

This project, also known as the Health, Empowerment and Rights (HER) project, addresses systemic barriers to the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among vulnerable and marginalized populations in Myanmar, such as women, children, youth as well as ethnic and religious minorities. Project activities include: (1) supporting government capacity in ending SGBV, especially through informed policies, legislation and standard operating procedures; (2) empowering women, girls, boys and young people through local and national SRHR education, networking and access to information; and (3) increasing access to SRHR and SGBV services.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced protection and response to sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar for women, young people, girls and boys; (2) enhanced protection and promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, young people, girls and boys in Myanmar by state and non-state actors; and (3) enhanced, equitable access in Myanmar to quality sexual and reproductive health services that are gender-responsive and adolescent-friendly.

Results achieved as of May 2024 include: (1) provided psychosocial support to 261,604 children (141,962 girls and 89,561 boys). Also provided case management services to 2417 children (1266 girls and 1151 boys); (2) supported awareness raising sessions on child protection and violence against children to 225,176 people (51,942 girls, 42,683 boys, 85,575 women and 44,966 men); (3) supported 25,296 adolescents and young people to access the adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights services through various channels, including mobile clinics; and (4) supported the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) and implementing partners to use digital technology in promoting SRHR and GBV knowledge. The Baykin 2 mobile application reached 10,423 users, with 60% of users under the age of 24.

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