Project Library - Health Improvement and Women Owned Transformation...

Region

East and Central Africa

Country

Ethiopia

Project

Health Improvement and Women Owned Transformation (HIW0T) in Awash, Borena, East and West Hararghe

Description

HIWOT program is a rural and pastoralist focused program with a final goal of improving the sexual and reproductive health situation of the community. The program covers three regions (Oromia, Afar and Dire Dawa administration), people living in a total of 291 Kebeles with target population of 2,073,815. In order to achieve this goal the program works to improve the accesses ability and quality of service provision on family planning, and HIV/AIDS with a focus on community based reproductive health service provision. Empowering youth and women to improve their decision making on reproductive health and other issues is also an integral part of the program.

Project #

Eth 071,072, 073,074

Rural/Urban

Rural and Urban

Donor

Netherlands Embassy

Start Date

2/1/2006

End Date

6/30/2009

Other Contacts

Dr. Barbara Pose, poseb@care.org.et

Sector

HIV/ AIDS; Sexual and Reproductive Health

Theme

Gender and Development; Rights Based Approach/Programming; Women’s Empowerment

Partner

Local NGOs, CBOs

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Countries

Ethiopia

Attachments

Economic Development Unit