International Development Grant
Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Respect for the Rights of Adolescent Girls in Benin
Project Number: CA-3-P003095002
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $1,000,000.00
Start Date: September 14, 2020
End Date: December 31, 2021
Duration: 1.3 years
Project Description
This portion of the project is part of a wider implementation and aims to respond to the COVID 19 pandemic by building the capacity of local stakeholders health professionals and local organizations to respond to and prevent COVID-19. The project also aims to develop and distribute information awareness and communication materials to counter COVID-19 and equip 100 local health centres with hygiene and biomedical equipment.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased demand for sexual and reproductive health services especially among adolescent girls; (2) increased supply of adolescent girl-friendly rights-based sexual and reproductive health services; and (3) governance structures empowered to better coordinate sexual and reproductive health prevention and care while respecting the rights of adolescent girls.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2022) include: (1) 100 local health centres supported by the project received gender-sensitive equipment to respond to COVID 19 enabling them to address the pandemic; (2) 10 incinerators built in health centres to improve hygiene practices; (3) 1 815 awareness messages disseminated on COVID-19 including messages on gender equality and gender-based violence; and (4) 4 260 sessions carried out with local actors and women’s groups to raise awareness about the response to COVID 19 gender equality gender-based violence and early pregnancy prevention.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CCISD - Center for International Cooperation in Health and Development
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
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