Title:
SMART-RMC (Respectful Maternity Care)
Agreement Number:
7435060 P007993001
Agreement Value:
$1,999,758.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2025
Description:
This project seeks to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan by increasing women’s access to gender-responsive, quality care as well as their ability to advocate for their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Activities include: conducting gender-sensitive public consultations in each country context to understand the incidence levels, experiences and causes of disrespectful and respectful maternal care; engaging health centre workers in targeted facilities to improve the quality of care through quality improvement campaigns, low-dose/high-frequency training, and by establishing centres of innovation; and undertaking national-level awareness raising by professional midwifery associations through events, media, and government engagement activities. This project will directly reach 1,100 women and girls of childbearing age in selected communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 700 women and girls in South Sudan.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of a gender-sensitive rights-based approach, and evidence-based appropriate innovations in health cadres (led by midwives and nurses) in targeted health facilities; (2) improved ability among women of child-bearing age (including those most vulnerable) to act on their sexual and reproductive health and rights (specifically respectful maternal care rights) and access skilled birth attendants in targeted health facilities; and (3) strengthened capacity among professional midwifery associations (local women-led civil society organizations) to deliver gender responsive programming and sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3J 1N4
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q3-00014
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
879977817
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Association of Midwives
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.