Title:
Comprehensive health options through innovative community engagement
Agreement Number:
7465634 P013109001
Agreement Value:
$30,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 26, 2025 - Mar 31, 2032
Description:
This project aims to increase bodily autonomy, agency, and enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by those experiencing poverty, marginalization, and vulnerability. It particularly focuses on women, girls, adolescents, and persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). Project activities include: (1) training and supporting facilitators and educators to raise awareness on SRHR, which intends to increase uptake of and help safeguard health services during emergencies; (2) developing SRHR training materials for healthcare service providers, including community healthcare workers; (3) providing technical assistance to health systems to review and update abortion guidelines and protocols; (4) training and sensitizing healthcare service providers on gender-responsive and youth friendly services for safe abortion; and (5) providing technical support to women’s rights organizations and youth-led organizations on coordination and mo
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) strengthened agency of women, girls, adolescents and persons of diverse SOGIESC and other marginalized groups, in exercising their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This, to adopt healthy behaviours and practices in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe; (2) Improved access to comprehensive, gender-responsive, youth-centered sexual and reproductive health services in these countries; and (3) enhanced social actions of civil society organizations, particularly women’s rights organizations and youth-led organizations. This, to promote equal protection of SRHR with government and key stakeholders (youth-led groups, and persons of diverse SOGIESC rights groups) in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Location:
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K1L 8L7
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-A0073
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3212129716866
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Oxfam Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester
Federal Riding Number:
35081
Program:
Contributions-Partnership Programming
Program Purpose:
Contribution Programmation partenariat