Building bridges in health

The “Building bridges in health” project aims to enhance the enjoyment of health and strengthen health rights among vulnerable and marginalized people in Peru in particular Indigenous people women and adolescent girls. Project activities include: (1) providing comprehensive training to community health actors on priority health issues risk factors and the provision of services for Indigenous people women and adolescent girls; (2) providing technical and financial support for the effective implementation of the referral and cross-referral mechanism in cooperation with health facilities and health authorities; and (3) supporting public entities and local governments in the use of data to make policies and programs culturally appropriate and gender sensitive. The project aims to reach more than 12 785 people directly and 100 186 people indirectly.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened representation and participation of local community actors in health promotion and outreach support for Indigenous people women and adolescent girls; (2) increased use of culturally appropriate gender-sensitive and environmentally friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services by Indigenous people women and adolescent girls; and (3) enhanced promotion and protection of the health rights of Indigenous people women and adolescent girls.