The SheDecides Alliance made up of very dynamic youth led and youth serving organizations from Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe has partnered with HIVOS Southern Africa to implement the Youth Engage and take Action project, “ Project YHA!”
The overall goal of the YHA! project is to mobilize, build capacity and amplify voices of young people in Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Kenya to advocate for and demand from policy makers and duty bearers improved access to quality and youth friendly contraceptive services and information as a sexual reproductive right.
Project YHA! is implemented by the She Decides Alliance made of 4 youth led organization in partnership under the HIVOS Southern Africa’s Regional SRHRF. She Decides Alliance partners include: Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health , My Age Zimbabwe Trust , Her Liberty – Malawi and Organization of African Youth – Kenya.
Project YHA!, under the She Decides Alliance platform is committed to amplifying young people’s voices and promotion of adolescent and youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa. The Alliance believes that SRHR information and services should be accessible to all adolescents and young people of all categories without any form of discrimination.
Project YHA! will create an online map to future profiles of all mapped organizations in the 4 countries and the online mapped will be shared with prospective partners and donors, while young people from the mapped organization will also be trained in research and advocacy and will engage in to generate evidence that they will later use for advocacy and accountability.