• Reduce political, legal, socio-economic, cultural and religious barriers to accessing SRH information, education and services
• Strengthen political & legal commitment and support for SRH programs
• Empower women and young people to exercise their choice and rights in regards to their sexual and reproductive lives
• Increase male commitment and responsibility to SRH and Rights

Objectives

• To reduce socio-economic, cultural, religious, political and legal barriers to accessing SRH information, education and services
• To strengthen political commitment and support for SRH programs
• To empower women to exercise their choice and rights in regard to their sexual and reproductive lives
• To increase male commitment and responsibility to SRH
• To improve access to SRH information and sexuality education using a rights based approach
• To improve access to high quality SRH services using a rights based approach

Challenges

• Lack access to SRH information, education and services leading to death or lifelong injuries
• Significant gap in contraceptive prevalence rates (CPR) between rich and poor within and across countries due to increasing demand, declining resources and lack of contraceptive commodities
• Complex linkage between Poverty, SRH and rights continue to exist
• Poor, marginalized, including youth, continue to face discrimination in access to SRH services, contributing to higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates in these communities