International Development Grant
Improved Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Situations of Vulnerability
Project Number: CA-3-P006962001
Status: Terminating
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Maximum Contribution: $15,000,000.00
Start Date: February 26, 2021
End Date: March 31, 2025
Duration: 4.1 years
Project Description
The project contributes to addressing barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). It empowers women and girls to advocate for their rights while strengthening the resilience of health systems in Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Honduras Guyana and Peru. It focuses on helping indigenous migrant and afro-descendant populations. Project activities include: (1) increasing capacity of health institutions to provide SRHR maternal adolescent girl and women’s health services based on the primary health care approach; (2) enhancing capacity of national and sub-national government authorities to address inequalities in sexual reproductive and maternal health and rights-based approach; and (3) strengthening evidence-base data collection to address inequalities in access to sexual reproductive and maternal health and rights.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access and coverage of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights maternal adolescent girls and women’s health services and technologies; and (2) strengthened empowerment and leadership of women and adolescent girls to access sexual reproductive and maternal health care and rights.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) conducted 55 capacity-building activities including gender equality and health Human Immunodeficiency Virus and sexually transmitted infection prevention and treatment gender-based violence sexual and reproductive health services and rights; (2) trained 24 742 health professionals (19 850 women and 4 892 men) on sexual and reproductive services and maternal adolescent and neonatal health care at the primary level; (3) strengthened capacity of over 700 nurses in Colombia Ecuador Guyana Honduras and Peru on adolescent health including mental health and cyberbullying sexual orientation gender identity and family and partner violence; (4) developed 50 new technical documents standards and protocols to improve the quality of care; (5) developed and scaled-up the implementation of a telemedicine application in Honduras and Peru to ease antenatal consultation and promote neonatal health; (6) procured and distributed more than 200 adolescent and maternal care packages; and (7) supported 224 new health facilities to implement family planning services with gender-responsive protocols and delivery practices that promote women’s rights.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
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:
Department-Initiated