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Title:

Empowering Indigenous adolescents and women for equitable SRHR in Guatemala

Agreement Number:

7457456 P012712001

Agreement Value:

$5,984,302.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 12, 2024 - Sep 30, 2029

Description:

This project aims to address the main causes of gender inequality by improving access to gender and culturally responsive sexual and reproductive health and rights for Indigenous adolescent girls and women in Guatemala. The project seeks to use a digital health ecosystem that uses smartphones to overcome distance, time, and other barriers. It aims to achieve this by creating a network of health personnel and facilities able to provide health care that respects biomedical and Indigenous practices. The project also aims to transform and enhance sexual and reproductive health rights resources to meet women’s and adolescents’ demands. The project activities include: (1) providing health education training programs to community health workers, health personnel, and midwives on gender and culturally responsive sexual and reproductive health services; (2) enhancing health service delivery in rural communities with Indigenous and community-health stakeholders using the organization’s digital health ecosystem; (3) creating digital adolescent-friendly spaces for safe access to sexual and reproductive health services, information, and referrals; (4) strengthening data collection and dissemination at the community level and informing collaborative community health action plans using the digital health ecosystem; and (5) partnering with the Ministry of Health to achieve government ownership and sustainability.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) reduced adolescent pregnancies and maternal mortality by contributing to improved equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights for vulnerable and marginalized Indigenous women and adolescent girls; and (2) enhanced Indigenous women and girls' access to sexual health and reproductive resources and benefits and strengthened evidence-based decision-making for promoting and advocating for their health rights.

Location:

Heriot Bay, British Columbia, CA V0P 1H0

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00733

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Amendment #1 reflects an decrease in the value of the agreement

Amendment Date

Apr 29, 2024

Recipient's Operating Name:

TULA FOUNDATION

Recipient's Legal Name:

TULA FOUNDATION

Federal Riding Name:

North Island--Powell River

Federal Riding Number:

59037

Amendments:

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