Power to Choose


Reporting Organization:Oxfam-Quebec
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 39,500,000
Timeframe: March 26, 2021 - June 30, 2028
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Nathalie Turcotte
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Oxfam-Quebec

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Congo (DRC) - $ 9,875,000.00 (25.00%)

Ghana - $ 9,875,000.00 (25.00%)

Bolivia - $ 3,555,000.00 (9.00%)

Honduras - $ 3,555,000.00 (9.00%)

Lebanon - $ 3,555,000.00 (9.00%)

Jordan - $ 3,555,000.00 (9.00%)

Palestine - $ 3,555,000.00 (9.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Other - Total Budget Allocation


Sexual & Gender-based Violence (15.00 %)

Other (5.00 %)

Health - Total Budget Allocation


Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (50.00 %)

Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (30.00 %)

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Description


This project aims to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care for vulnerable and marginalized adolescent girls and young women in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Honduras, Jordan, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territory. Project activities include: (1) educating and working with adolescent girls and young women on topics related to their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); (2) educating and working with adolescent boys and young men on issues such as gender equality, SRHR, and cultural practices related to masculinity, gender, and sexuality; (3) training health care workers to provide inclusive and accessible sexual and reproductive health services and practices, particularly to adolescent girls and young women; (4) providing better equipment to health facilities across the project countries, in order to improve their capacity to offer comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services; and (5) working with civil society organizations and rights’ groups to advocate for better SRHR related policy. The project works to benefit over 90,000 adolescent girls and young women across the project countries. This project works in partnership with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada(SOGC), and RNW Media, as well as numerous local women’s rights groups and youth organizations across the project countries.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adolescent females Adult women
Total Direct Population: 49,000
Total Indirect Population: 345,890
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Outputs


Unspecified

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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


Increased equitable use of sexual and reproductive health services by YW & AG

Improved provision of gender-responsive, inclusive and accountable sexual and reproductive health services by providers for diverse groups of YW & AG

Improved effectiveness of key stakeholders, particularly women and youth organizations or movements, to advocate for evidence-based health care policies, accountable legal framework, equitable and inclusive services

Achieved Results


Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) youth involved in the project expressed a level of satisfaction of 80% with the activities provided; (2) healthcare facility staff involved in the project expressed a level of satisfaction of 80% with the activities provided; (3) health facilities supported by the project are providing 72 new or enhanced sexual and reproductive health services to adolescent girls, young men and groups in situation of marginalization; and (4) the project sensitized 224 policy or decisions makers on sexual and reproductive health rights.

Indicators


  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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