| Reporting Organization: | Canadian Red Cross |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 150,000,000 |
| Timeframe: | June 14, 2021 - June 30, 2026 |
| Status: | Implementation |
| Contact Information: |
Sanaa Bouchiki [email protected] |
| Mali - $ 150,000,000.00 (100.00%) | |
| Adolescent Health (16.67 %) | |
| Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (16.66 %) | |
| Primary Health Care (16.66 %) | |
| Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (16.66 %) | |
| Newborn & Child Health (16.66 %) | |
| Health Promotion & Education (16.66 %) | |
The five-year Adolescent Health in Mali project, whose ultimate goal is to improve the health, rights and well-being of adolescent girls in targeted rural areas, is implemented by the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) in collaboration with the Mali Red Cross (MRC), and with the contribution of the D-Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Creative Capacity Building (RCC) and Centre pour la promotion des droits de l’homme et du développement en Afrique (CPHDA). It takes place in three districts in the Koulikoro region: Kati, Fana and Ouélessébougou, and have an estimated population of 1,321,000 in 2020 (of which 50.5% are women and nearly a quarter, or 24%, are adolescents aged 10 to 19). The intervention is part of the implementation of the Ministry of Health’s Essential Care in the Community (ECC) Strategy, which covers rural communities located more than five kilometres from a Community Health Centre (CHC). The project is expected to reach approximately 575,000 direct beneficiaries (50 per cent of whom are women) and 1,312,000 indirect beneficiaries, with particular attention to the adolescent population.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Children, boys Children, girls Newborns |
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| Total Direct Population: | 575,000 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 1,312,000 |
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Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) practices for adolescent girls in targeted rural communities
Reduction of the practice of early marriage among adolescent girls (10 – 19 years) in targeted rural communities
Improved maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) practices in rural communities, particularly among adolescent mothers and fathers
The project is in its third year of implementation. A baseline survey was conducted to measure half of the outcome indicators using cellphones in interactive voice response with a sample size of 3200 people, replacing the planned household survey, due to the pandemic. Most of the activities have started already with a few witnessing some delays. The project is built on the successful approaches in a 5-year MNCH project between 2016-2021. It is advancing the Ministry of Health’s objectives in adolescent SRHR. While it uses the Ministry’s data collection system for community-based health, it has developed complementary data collection tools and indicators for adolescent health, including adolescents with children, that the Ministry has shown interest in monitoring. The staff of primary health clinic reported on the change in their knowledge and attitude on delivering SRHR services to adolescents after attending the training. Many reported they were not aware that they can provide such services to adolescents especially non-married ones when it comes to counseling on family planning and providing contraceptives. It is expected that this change is going to be reflected in their practice. The project also supported the MoH revise its guide for rural maternity facilities and make it inclusive to the provision of SRHR services for adolescents.
