UNESCO Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (2018 - 2022)
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UNESCO has applied to Sweden's Regional SRHR Team for funding of 79,500,000 SEK to carry out an intervention entitled ''Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future - Making positive sexual and reproductive health and education outcomes a reality for adolescents and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa " during the period 2018-2020. The intervention intends to support de...
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UNESCO has applied to Sweden's Regional SRHR Team for funding of 79,500,000 SEK to carry out an intervention entitled ''Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future - Making positive sexual and reproductive health and education outcomes a reality for adolescents and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa " during the period 2018-2020. The intervention intends to support delivery of good quality comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) that empowers adolescents and young people, and builds agency while developing the skills, knowledge, attitudes and competencies required for preventing HIV, reducing early and unintended pregnancies and eliminating gender based violence. The intervention proposes to work with 10 focus and 21 networking countries. The focus countries, from SSA region will include Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC and Nigeria. Selection of new focus countries has been based on prioritizing UNAIDS Fast Track countries, with a high HIV burden and a national environment supportive of CSE delivery. Four focus countries from Sweden's SRHR Regional team's funded CSE programme in ESA are also included as they are yet to reach the target numbers of learners benefitting from good quality CSE. The project will offer intensive support to the ten focus countries to carry out specific activities to strengthen the development and delivery of comprehensive sexuality education based on the specific needs and situation of each country. Twenty one networking countries - Benin, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Niger, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Namibia, Rwanda, Lesotho, South Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia will be part of the intervention and will receive seed funding and benefit from common regional activities. UNESCO will implement this intervention together with Ministries of education, health, youth, gender, chiefs, traditional affairs, community development and family affairs as well as civil society organisations. The project will draw on existing platforms of collaboration and partnerships with those ministries at country level to support the designing, implementing and monitoring of CSE programmes. The African Union and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), i.e. East Africa Community (EAC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) will continue to be key partners for supporting political commitment towards positive health outcomes for adolescents and young people.
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Result
The O3 programme has achieved remarkable milestones, reaching over 34.5 million learners through in-school CSE, 550,194 educators, 61,144 parent teacher associations (PTA), 60.6 million young people, and more than 42 million members of the wider community by June 2023. The research conducted and disseminated, and the introduction of the Regional Learning Platform expanded the knowledge base and encouraged sharing of good practices. Strategic partnerships and collaborations further enriched the O3 programme reach and effectiveness. Politically, the programme was able to mobilise 38 countries in SSA to commit to ASRHR through the ESA and WCA ministerial commitments. The first objective focused on securing and sustaining strong political commitment, leading to endorsement of the renewed Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Commitment by 13 countries and of the West and Central Africa (WCA) Commitment by 25 countries. The second objective centred on enhancing CSE delivery in the classroom, training of educators, supporting curriculum, and developing teaching and learning resources. The third objective aimed to create safer, healthier, and inclusive environments, addressing school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) and engaging communities through innovative approaches (e.g. radio dramas). The fourth objective strengthened the evidence base, initiating numerous research projects and integrating CSE indicators into Educational Management Information Systems (EMIS). The COVID-19 pandemic, well-organised opposition to CSE by right-wing organisations, reluctance of some parents and community members, and teacher discomfort in delivering CSE were notable hurdles. The programme responded with a reframing of the CSE narrative, targeted advocacy, capacity building of key stakeholders, sensitisation campaigns, community dialogues, and reprogramming to continue reaching learners during school closures. The perception of CSE and its status in curricula were addressed through strategic engagements with ministries of education and school management. Challenges related to curriculum enhancement, inclusion of learners with special needs, and adaptation for learners with disabilities were addressed through development of tailored strategies and resources.
The programme Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) seeks to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender, and education outcomes for adolescents and young people (AYP) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through sustained reductions in new HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), early and unintended pregnancy (EUP), and gender-based violence (GBV). To achieve this, the O3 programme has four objectives: 1. Secure and sustain strong political commitment and support for adolescents and young peoples access to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and SRH services across SSA; 2. Deliver accurate, rights-based and good quality CSE programmes that provide the knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential for gender equality, safer behaviours, and reduced adolescent pregnancy; 3. Support delivery of safer, healthier, and inclusive school and community environments for all young people; 4. Strengthen the evidence base on CSE and safer school environments.
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