Plan International Canada

Purpose

P001331001: The project aims to advance adolescent girls’ health and empowerment by addressing sexual and reproductive rights, detrimental social and cultural norms, and government policies in Ethiopia. This project includes gender-specific results to address child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). Activities include: (1) enhancing capacities of local authorities to prevent and respond to CEFM; (2) providing at-risk girls with the skills and knowledge needed to help them determine their future; and (3) improving the capacity of community groups to change harmful traditional attitudes and practices to end CEFM. The project focuses on 6 municipalities of two regions of Ethiopia, targeting 175,000 adolescents, including 132,000 girls and 43,000 boys aged 10-19 years. P001331002: The project aims to advance adolescent girls’ health and empowerment by addressing sexual and reproductive rights, detrimental social and cultural norms, and government policies in Ethiopia. This project includes gender-specific results to address child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). Activities include: (1) enhancing capacities of local authorities to prevent and respond to CEFM; (2) providing at-risk girls with the skills and knowledge needed to help them determine their future; and (3) improving the capacity of community groups to change harmful traditional attitudes and practices to end CEFM. The project focuses on 6 municipalities of two regions of Ethiopia, targeting 175,000 adolescents, including 132,000 girls and 43,000 boys aged 10-19 years.