For 3 months (October – December) FEMNET in partnership with the We Lead Communities of Action (CoA) facilitators conducted a regional Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy training. These trainings took place in our focus countries: Nigeria, Mozambique, Kenya and Niger.

The rights holders in the room represented African girls and women across the region who face challenges and discrimination when trying to access reproductive health services in their respective countries. This unequal access to reproductive health services negatively affects their health and well-being and hinders society’s social and economic development.

Despite the progressive EVAWG (Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls) and SRH&RR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights) policies and frameworks put in place to address Women Rights issues in the continent, remains the existence of conservative and restrictive policies that effectively reinforce binary norms that favor stereotypical gender roles and exclude young women from decision-making power over their bodies and sexuality. Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS and/or disability, who have been affected by displacement or identify themselves among the LBTIQ+ community, often find themselves marginalized, limiting their access to a dignified life that allows them to reach their full potential.

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