Simba Utano: Enhancing Gender Equality and Human Dignity for Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)


Reporting Organization:ICASO
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 2,138,157
Timeframe: October 29, 2019 - February 28, 2024
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Michael O’Connor
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


ICASO

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Zimbabwe - $ 2,138,157.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Adolescent Health (30.00 %)

Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (20.00 %)

Sexual Health & Rights (20.00 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Law, Governance & Public Policy (30.00 %)

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Description


Zimbabwe has the sixth highest HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa at 12.7% with 1.3 million people living with HIV in 2018 (UNAIDS,2018). With a frail health system, a struggling economy, and pervasive socio-cultural stigma and discrimination, access to information and services related to sexual reproductive health and rights SRHR), including HIV, is particularly difficult for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). The high HIV incidence amongst AGYW is driven by age-disparate and transactional sex, lack of economic empowerment, gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence and child-marriage. The project addresses the demand side of health service delivery by focusing on the systemic barriers to accessing health such as the socio-cultural norms and traditional community beliefs

that impede access and utilization of services for AGYW and other vulnerable populations. From the supply side, the project will address the structural barriers to equitable access to SRHR services. From a structural perspective, the project will strengthen health and governance systems to support the delivery of quality and responsive SRHR and HIV services for AGYW.

The ultimate outcome of the project is to improve the health of AGYW at risk of HIV in four priority districts of Zimbabwe. It is a four-year project that seeks to achieve the following key objectives (outcomes):

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult women
Total Direct Population: 18,536
Total Indirect Population: 150,000
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Outputs


7,395 Youth champions, community facilitators and young people trained to engage AGYW on SRHR and HIV
2,603 Community members engaged to better understand impact of harmful social norms on young people
242 facility-based Health Service Providers trained on gender-equitable and adolescent responsive SRHR and HIV service delivery and referrals
430 Community Health Workers trained on gender-equitable and adolescent-responsive SRHR and HIV service provision and referrals
21 Health Center Committees (one/district) established to link SRHR services for vulnerable AGYW at various levels of the health system
114 Health facility managers and administrators sensitized to facilitate the delivery and referral of gender-equitable and adolescent responsive SRHR and HIV services to vulnerable AGYW
122 Community Youth and Health Champions trained and supported to produce and use data related to delivery of SHRH services for vulnerable AGYW.
56 community/health facility meetings organized to develop and monitor community SRHR action plans
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


Achieved Results


Indicators


  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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