| Reporting Organization: | Oxfam Canada |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 23,593,133 |
| Timeframe: | March 7, 2019 - February 28, 2025 |
| Status: | Completion |
| Contact Information: |
Erin Kiley [email protected] |
| Canada - $ 4,718,626.60 (20.00%) | |
| Ethiopia - $ 4,718,626.60 (20.00%) | |
| Malawi - $ 4,718,626.60 (20.00%) | |
| Mozambique - $ 4,718,626.60 (20.00%) | |
| Zambia - $ 4,718,626.60 (20.00%) | |
| Health Promotion & Education (25 %) | |
| Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (15 %) | |
| Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (10 %) | |
| Sexual Health & Rights (10 %) | |
| Adolescent Health (5 %) | |
| Gender Equality (20 %) | |
| Sexual & Gender-based Violence (15 %) | |
Her Future, Her Choice: Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (“Her Future, Her Choice” or “HFHC”) is a response to gender inequality and women’s rights violations in four countries in East and Southern Africa. With an ultimate outcome of improved sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in targeted districts of Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, the project directly addresses barriers that hinder access to SRHR in program communities. These barriers include harmful social norms, traditional practices, and taboos about gender and sexuality; lack of access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services; and AGYW’s lack of meaningful decision-making power regarding their health and sexuality. In addressing these areas, HFHC will contribute to transforming gender inequality and discrimination, which are foundational to these barriers.
During its 4.75-year duration (March 2019 to November 2023), HFHC will reach approximately 240,000 direct beneficiaries in 10 districts in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, and an additional 1,400 direct beneficiaries through activities in Canada. Oxfam and its partners (Pathfinder International, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, and nine women’s rights organizations (WROs) and youth-led organizations (YLOs) in the four countries) will seek to improve comprehensive SRHR for AGYW.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women |
|---|---|
| Total Direct Population: | 240,653 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 992,769 |
| Adolescent girls and young women, men and boys, community-leaders and norm-setters engaged in awareness raising |
Through these interventions, Her Future, Her Choice will contribute to ensuring that adolescent girls and young women in target areas enjoy their right to bodily autonomy; exert their right to choose their sexual and reproductive health options and are treated with dignity and respect; and are empowered to claim their human rights, so they can lead healthy and productive lives.
The ultimate outcome of this program is: Improved adolescent and young women’s comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in targeted districts in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
The expected results, as per the initiative’s Intermediate Outcomes, include: 1) Increased claiming of sexual and reproductive health rights and quality services by adolescent girls and young women in targeted districts; 2) Improved quality of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services for adolescent girls and young women in targeted districts; and 3) Strengthened engagement of WRO and YLOs in advocating for policies and resources to support SRHR at the national, regional and international level.
Immediate Outcomes:
1110- Increased awareness and ability of adolescent girls and young women to advance their SRHR; 1120- Increased support by men and boys, community-leaders and norm-setters for safe sexual and reproductive health rights, information and services; 1130- Increased rights-based access by adolescent girls and young women to comprehensive SRH information and services
1210- Increased knowledge and skills of health service providers to deliver gender-responsive, youth-friendly comprehensive SRH services; 1220- Improved capacity of health systems and institutions to enhance gender-response, youth-friendly, innovative and comprehensive SRHR services and policies
1310- Increased knowledge and innovation by WROs and YLOs to promote SRHR of adolescent girls and young women; 1320 Improved capacity of WROs and YLOs to influence legislation, policies and programs that provide access to SRHR for adolescent girls and young women; 1330 Increased ability of Canadian WRO and YLOs to promote greater awareness of global SRHR issues among Canadians particularly youth.
