Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Foundations: Strengthening Adolescent Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health
Agreement Number:
7430885 P008440001
Agreement Value:
$45,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 27, 2021 - Dec 31, 2027
Description:
This project aims to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care for marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and women, in Mali, Niger, and Sierra Leone. The project’s activities include: (1) raising awareness among adolescent girls and women around sexual and reproductive health and rights through community education campaigns; (2) training community-based health care providers and health facility staff about providing gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services and care; (3) educating men and adolescent boys, community leaders, government officials and other people in positions of power on gender-based discrimination, models of positive masculinity, and prevention of domestic and sexual and gender-based violence (among other topics); and ((4) helping girls’ and women’s rights and advocacy groups demand better and more inclusive and accessible sexual and reproductive health and rights policy from their governments. The project benefits over 450,000 people, the majority adolescent girls and women. Save the Children Canada is implementing this project in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), EquiPop (Equilibres et Populations), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and SickKids.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Increased decision making by in-school & out-of-school adolescent girls on their SRHR & the use of SRH services; (2) Improved provision of gender-responsive, inclusive, adolescent-friendly & accountable SRH services by health care providers for diverse groups of women & adolescent girls; and (3) Improved effectiveness of key stakeholders, particularly women & girls’ rights organizations & government decision-makers, to advocate for evidence-based, accountable & equitable SRH policies, legal frameworks & services.

Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M2P 2A8
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q2-005
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107958621
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Save the Children Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Don Valley West
Federal Riding Number:
35021
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.