International Development Grant
We Decide - Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy in Loreto Peru
Project Number: CA-3-P005398001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $11,000,000.00
Start Date: March 28, 2018
End Date: September 30, 2023
Duration: 5.5 years
Project Description
The project aims to improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for adolescent girls in the Amazon province of Loreto Peru which has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in the country (31% in 2016). By empowering girls and working with boys and communities the project helps prevent sexual violence and unwanted pregnancies in one of the poorest regions of Peru. Project activities include: (1) training workshops and coaching activities with adolescents and youth in coordination with schools community leaders and families; (2) development and distribution of information on adolescents’ SRHR as part of a comprehensive communication strategy; (3) training of health workers and creation of specialised health facilities to improve sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents; (4) training of teachers tutors and local Ministry of Education staff on comprehensive sexual education for adolescents including the prevention of violence; and (5) training of youth leaders and networks to increase their capacity to participate in municipal regional and national decision-making spaces. Project activities are intended to reach 78 000 direct beneficiaries many of whom are from indigenous communities.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved agency of adolescent girls over their own Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) including utilization of SRH services to prevent early pregnancy; (2) improved delivery of gender-responsive and adolescent-friendly SRH services and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to adolescent girls and boys; and (3) enhanced district and regional institutional responsiveness to the SRHR of adolescents with a particular focus on girls.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project (September 2023) include: (1) increased the percentage of adolescent girls (aged 12 to 17 years) who feel confident in their ability to refuse unwanted sex from 44.1% at baseline to 71.6% at endline; (2) increased the percentage of adolescent participants with adequate access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) resources and services including modern contraceptive methods. For adolescent girls it increased from 27.3% to 41.4.1% and for adolescent boys from 35.9 % to 56.3.7%; (3) increased the level of gender responsiveness of SRHR services in targeted health facilities from 48.6/100 at baseline to 72.9/100 at endline; and (4) increased the percentage of municipal plans including actions on SRHR from 44.7% at baseline to 68.1% at endline. The project impacted the lives of 95 744 participants including adolescents youth parents community members and leaders teachers health personnel and civilian servants.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Plan International Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal