Held by OXFAM, the event takes place between today and tomorrow, in the city of Maputo. Funded by Canada, the event takes place as part of the closing of the project “Her Future, Her Choice: Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (“Your Future, Your Choice” or “SFSE”)”, between 8 am and 5 pm. The “Your Future, Your Choice” project is a response to gender inequality and violations of women’s rights in four countries in East and Southern Africa that aims to improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for adolescent girls and young women (AYMY) in specific districts of the countries that host the program. In Mozambique, the project is implemented in the districts of Milange and Mocuba, Zambézia province, where it directly addresses the barriers that hinder access to sexual and reproductive health, which include harmful social norms, traditional practices and taboos on gender and sexuality; lack of access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and the lack of meaningful decision-making power of AGYW over their health and sexuality. SFSE contributes to reducing gender inequality and discrimination, as well as promoting access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, benefiting at least 240,000 adolescent girls and young women across the four countries. Through the project, Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), and community members (women, men, boys, influencers) were engaged to understand and transform discriminatory social norms, enabling AGYW to exercise more meaningful decision-making power over their sexual and reproductive health. It also strengthened the knowledge and capacity of health care providers and health care facilities to improve the provision of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services. Finally, it aimed to promote change in policy frameworks on sexual and reproductive health and rights by strengthening the capacity of local and national Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) and Youth-Led Organizations (YLOs) to influence change. The countries involved should share knowledge for mutual learning, not only verbalized ideas, but also implicit knowledge incorporated into practice in the various national contexts, highlighting best practices and lessons learned.
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