projects

Increasing community awareness of population, reproductive health & gender concerns, including gender-based violence & linkage to poverty at the regional level

ZENID's experience in health programs has illustrated the need to provide access to information on reproductive health that enables members in local communities (in particular women and youth) to lead healthy lifestyles and adopt positive healthy behaviours. Recent years have witnessed an increasing awareness on issues related to reproductive health.

Knowledge about reproductive health and access to such services proved to have a huge influence on the well being of individuals and society as a whole. Without access to appropriate information and practices, families for example have a high number of children taking a toll on the mother's health and the economic capabilities of the family.

Sexually transmitted diseases are spreading, women face the risk of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and newborn babies who are at risk of unhealthy conditions at the time of birth, can lead to infant mortality. As a response to healthy challenges, ZENID in partnership with UNFPA embarked on a program to increase community awareness of population, reproductive health and gender concerns in selected areas of the Kingdom. The program also includes awareness on gender-based violence and linkages to poverty, using the community outreach approach.