SHE SOARS (Sexual and reproductive Health & Economic empowerment Supporting Out of school Adolescent girls’ Rights and Skills) aims to improve access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services for adolescents, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls, in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda, and support the realization of these rights.
Working along side health care providers and key stakeholders, SHE SOARS delivers holistic Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR), life skills, and financial literacy programming for out-of-school adolescent girls and boys between 10 and 19 years old. Implemented in partnership with Care Zambia, Ministry of Health, and with support from Global Affairs Canada, the project provides evidence-based sexual and reproductive health information, addresses root causes of gender-based inequalities, improves health services, and works with young people, particularly girls, to increase decision-making about their lives and their bodies.
The project is creating a positive impact. There is a cultural shift as community members and leaders have started accepting and appreciating the benefits of conversations around sexual and reproductive health services and information among adolescents.
The project is creating a positive impact. There is a cultural shift as community members and leaders have started accepting and appreciating the benefits of conversations around sexual and reproductive health services and information among adolescents.
In-Charge nurse at a Zambian Health Facility
SHE SOARS is committed to:
- Increasing the use of sexual and reproductive health services, such as information on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), access to family planning, and menstrual hygiene management
- Improving the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services that respond to the needs and desires of adolescents, particularly girls.
- Providing training and resources to women’s and girls’ rights organizations to advocate for evidence based, accountable and equitable health and rights’ policies, legal frameworks, and services
