Title of the Project:  Improving young people’s access to SRHR through a community-based approach and cooperation with state institutions (A-EMPOWER project)

Project Period: 4 Years and 6 months (01 July 2024 to 31 December 2028)

Name of donor: German Doctors e.V.

Project Areas:

Rajshahi District: Paba (Damkura), Godagari (Mohanpur), Tanore (Saranjai), Baghmara (Hamirkutsa), Durgapur (Jhaluka), Charghat (Solua), Mohonpur (Dhuroil), Bagha (Bausa) and Puthia (Belpukuria) 

Chapainawanganj District:  Sadar (Jhilim), Nachole (Nizampur), Gomostapur (Parbatipur), Shibganj (Daipukuria) and Bholahat (Jambaria)
 
Naogaon District: Porsha (Masidpur), Sapahar (Shiranti), Niamatpur (Sreemantapur), Patnitola (Matindhar), Sadar (Chondipur), Mahadevpur (Cheragpur), Manda (Tetulia), Raninagar (Gona), Atrai (Kalikapur), Badalgachi (Paharpur), Dhamoirhat (Dhamoirhat)

Direct Project Beneficiaries: 1680 (Male; 1428, Female: 252). All are members of Union Disaster Management Committee and Ward Disaster Management committee

Total Project budget: BDT-18225792/-

Islampur Upazila: BDT-18225792/-

Project Goal:  The project is based on the National Youth Health Strategy 2017-2030 which covers adolescent sexual and reproductive health, violence against adolescents, adolescent nutrition and adolescent mental health. Social change, achieving behavioral change and strengthening health systems are also included as cross-cutting issues.  The goal of A-EMPOWER project: In the districts of Naogaon, Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi, 62861 young people between the ages of 10 to 19, including 31423 girls and 31438 boys, are making increased use of customized sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services.