My Voice, My Health: Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in Senegal


Reporting Organization:Crossroads International
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 6,416,907
Timeframe: March 26, 2019 - April 30, 2024
Status: Unspecified
Contact Information: Unspecified

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Crossroads International

Participating Organizations


Unspecified

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Senegal - $ 6,416,907.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (60 %)

Adolescent Health (20 %)

Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (0 %)

Sexual Health & Rights (0 %)

Health Promotion & Education (0 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Law, Governance & Public Policy (20 %)

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Description


The project seeks to improve the accessibility, quality and use of sexual and reproductive health services for adolescent girls and boys in the Kédougou region of Senegal. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education is central to this project’s approach in order to provide young people, especially young girls, with the tools they need to protect themselves against sexual and sexist violence, including female genital mutilation. Project activities include the following: (1) carrying out activities to raise public awareness among parents, local elected officials, and traditional and religious leaders; (2) carrying out community information activities and targeted training activities for adolescent girls and boys in the communities and schools; (3) conducting advocacy campaigns aimed at government bodies, with the support of civil society organizations. The anticipated number of direct beneficiaries is 30,000 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years (50 percent of them girls), and the number of indirect beneficiaries is 75,000 (50 percent of them women and girls). To implement this initiative, two organizations—Crossroads International and ActionAid International Senegal—along with two local partners—the Association pour la Promotion de la Femme Sénégalaise (APROFES) and the Coalition Nationale des Associations et ONG en Faveur de l’Enfant (CONAFE)—will use their extensive experience in the area of protecting women’s and girls’ rights in Senegal and reducing gender-based violence and sexual and sexist violence.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Unspecified
Total Direct Population: 30,000
Total Indirect Population: 75,000
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Outputs


35,918 Adolescents who have a positive perception of the quality of services and SRHR information material available in the CCAs, disaggregated by gender and level of vulnerability
30,847 Adolescents who can name one of the SRHR service locations within a 5km radius (home, job or school)
30,782 Number of adolescents informed during the project's IEC campaigns about SRHR services available in the Kédougou region, disaggregated by gender and level of vulnerability.
45 Number of adolescents trained as local SRHR trainers, disaggregated by commune, gender and age
150 Number of adolescents trained as local SRHR facilitators, disaggregated by commune, gender and age
85,269 Number of parents and community members informed during awareness-raising activities about the benefits of using SRHR services for disaggregated adolescents, by commune
117 Number and types of traditional and religious authorities sensitized under this project on the benefits of SRHR services for adolescents.
577 Number of adolescent girls participating in functional girls' clubs in the Kédougou region, disaggregated by level of vulnerability
675 Number of adolescent girls participating in girls' clubs trained on their rights in the Kédougou region
537 Number of local councillors in the Kédougou region sensitized and equipped on the SRHR, broken down by department
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The expected results of this project include the following: (1) improved delivery of gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services for adolescent girls and boys in Kédougou, Senegal; (2) increased use of gender-sensitive SRHR services for adolescent girls and boys in Kédougou, Senegal; (3) greater consideration given by the government and civil society to the SRHR issues of women and adolescent girls in Kédougou, Senegal.

Achieved Results


Indicators


SRHR-related Indicators
  • # of health care service providers trained in SRHR services
  • # of advocacy and public engagement activities completed which are focused on SRHR
  • # of people provided with modern contraception (by method)
  • # of women and girls (age) provided with access to sexual and reproductive health services, including modern methods of contraception
MNCH-related indicators
  • # of health facilities that provide gender-responsive family-planning services
  • % of total population living within 5 km to a functioning health facility
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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