| Reporting Organization: | Right To Play International |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 36,687,344 |
| Timeframe: | July 13, 2021 - March 30, 2026 |
| Status: | Implementation |
| Contact Information: |
Jamie Arron [email protected] |
| Uganda - $ 12,253,572.90 (33.40%) | |
| Ghana - $ 12,216,885.55 (33.30%) | |
| Mozambique - $ 12,216,885.55 (33.30%) | |
| Law, Governance & Public Policy (50.00 %) | |
| Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (30.00 %) | |
| Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (20.00 %) | |
This project aims to help adolescents and young adults, between the ages of 10 and 24, and their communities access better sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care in Ghana, Mozambique, and Uganda. Project activities include: (1) forming and overseeing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) youth clubs and peer groups, to provide a venue for educating young people on SRH topics, and also to encourage young people to share their knowledge about SRHR-related information with their communities; (2) providing training and coaching to teachers and educators to deliver education and support to adolescents and young adults on SRHR topics; (3) providing training to health workers and health facility administrators and managers to deliver high-quality SRH services, particularly for adolescents and young adults; (4) supplying equipment (including water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure) to health care facilities across all three countries; and (5) running mass-media campaigns to raise community awareness around SRHR topics, and encourage advocacy and demand for better policy and services. The project works to benefit over 400,000 adolescents and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24, 60% of whom are girls and young women. This project is implemented in partnership with WaterAid, the Forum for African Women Educationalists, and FHI 360.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Children, boys Children, girls |
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| Descriptors: | Persons with disabilities Refugees Rural Urban |
| Total Direct Population: | 274,278 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 650,575 |
Unspecified
Return to topThe expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased equitable use of gender-responsive sexual and reproductive health information and services by adolescents and young people, particularly girls and young women; (2) improved delivery of quality, gender-responsive, inclusive services to address sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents and young people, particularly girls and young women; and (3) enhanced social action by key stakeholders especially adolescent girls and young women to advocate for gender-responsive SRHR services and policies.
Results achieved as of March 2025 include:
Uganda: (1) SRH Service utilization among young people aged 10-24 increased to 53% (63% Female / 44% Male) from a baseline value of 30% (28% Female / 31% Male); (2) 35% of sexually active Adolescent Girls and Young Women are always using a modern contraceptive method, an increase from 20% at baseline; (3) 73% (80% Female / 67% Male) teachers could accurately identify at least three health benefits of SRHR education, including prevention of STIs and HIV, reduced early marriage rates, and prevention of unwanted pregnancies; (4) the proportion of adolescents aware of at least one contraceptive method increased, rising from 57% at baseline to 91% as of March 2025.
Ghana: (1) Percentage of youth who demonstrated positive attitudes towards ending SGBV encouragingly increase from 21% (24% Female / 18% Male) at baseline to 34% (41% Female/ 28% Male) as of March 2025; (2) 46% of adolescents aged 15-24 (50% Female/ 38% Male) feel confidence that they can get their partner to use contraceptives; (3) With teachers, 44% (48% Female/40% Male) now had knowledge of national reproduction health education guidelines; (4) Community support towards SRHR for young people improved from 56% (61% Female / 49% Male) at baseline to 60% (59% Female/ 61% Male) as of March 2025.
Mozambique: (1) 91% of respondents (89% Female / 95% Male) reported being aware of contraceptive methods compared to 79% (79% Female / 80% Male) at baseline; (2) 77% of adolescents (79% Female / 74% Male) strongly agree that “All young people have the right to access a range of contraception methods and choose the method that is best for them”; (3) 76% (80% Female / 70% Male) of respondents strongly agreed that all forms of non-consensual sexual activity are forms of violence, compared to 64% at baseline; (4) 88% (88% Female / 88% Male) of adolescents indicated that they feel empowered to seek SRH information and services when needed, an increase form 81% at baseline.
Through the final year, the project will aim to improve results further, especially
for AGYW, by strengthening the use of SBCC approaches, via community dialogues, interpersonal communication, radio talk shows, and spot messaging.
