Title:
Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health in Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali (PLURIELLES)
Agreement Number:
7428732 P008380001
Agreement Value:
$42,300,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 10, 2021 - Sep 30, 2027
Description:
This project aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services available to the most vulnerable adolescent girls and women in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Project activities include: (1) supporting the financial autonomy of vulnerable and marginalized women and adolescent girls in order to reduce the economic and gender barriers to SRH services; (2) providing training to health care providers and administrators of health-care facilities on the provision of gender-responsive and adolescent-friendly SRH services; (3) providing technical and material assistance to women’s and adolescent girls’ rights organizations and defenders; and (4) providing equipment (including water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure) to health-care facilities. The project expects to benefit approximately 2 million vulnerable women and adolescent girls across the three countries. This project works in partnership with Lawyers Without Border Canada and SOCODEVI (Société de coopération pour le développement international).
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased equitable use of health services by diverse groups of women and adolescent girls who are rights holders, especially victims of sexual and gender based violence; (2) improved provision of gender-responsive, inclusive and accountable sexual and reproductive health and rights services by health care providers to diverse groups of women and adolescent girls; and (3) improved effectiveness of stakeholders, particularly local women’s and adolescent girls’ rights organizations, in advocating for evidence based health services, policies and legal frameworks.
Location:
Quebec, Quebec, CA G1V 0A6
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q4-00390
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
892605882
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
CCISD - Center for International Cooperation in Health and Development
Federal Riding Name:
Louis-Hébert
Federal Riding Number:
24044
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.
