Strengthening Access to Services on SRH and Breast and Cervical Cancer in Zimbabwe - Capacity Building - Improving Access to Healthcare

Project Name	Strengthening access to SRH and breast and cervical cancer information and services in southeastern Zimbabwe
Initiatives for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)	Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 3.4 Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases 3.7 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Activity Summary	The project aims to improve knowledge of breast and cervical cancers and SRHR, and creating an environment where women can easily access healthcare services, through the following initiatives. 1. Capacity building and awareness raising of local residents 2. Awareness raising in schools and communities 3. Strengthening of the health service system
Region	Masvingo Province in southeastern Zimbabwe
Duration	FY2021 to FY2023 (3 years)
Partner	Plan International Japan

Activities		3 year Target	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Capacity building and awareness raising of local residents	Number of club activities	3,693	1,146	756	922
	Number of participants	3,360	1,683	840	840
Awareness raising in schools and communities	Number of participants in awareness raising events in the community	5,400	3,651	13,384	11,466
Awareness raising in schools and communities	Number of women receiving cancer screenings and SRHR services at awareness events	1,000	311 (female 108)	1,573 (femel 770)	1,084 (femel 515)
Strengthening of the health service system	Number of health care workers with capacity strengthening	21	21	0	21