This blog will provide a short glimpse into the submitted projects for the fourth Target Program cycle. The selection process kicked off on May 1, 2019 with the release of the Application Packet. Fifteen project proposals were received by the September 30, 2019 deadline. Participation across FAWCO was excellent, with submissions coming from six of the eleven FAWCO Regions plus FAUSA. Regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 were represented. On March 21, 2020, Safe Alternatives to Female Genital Mutilation Elimination (S.A.F.E.) was announced as the 2020–2022 Target Project.
This blog will start with the three shortlisted projects and then, in alphabetical order, provide a high-level overview of the other projects. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the Clubs and FAWCO members that submitted the projects, as well as highlight the incredible work that is being done by the applicants.
Target Project 2020–2022:
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S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination), a project of Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania:
- Submitted by Jane Romain, Munich IWC;
- Location: Mara region, Tanzania;
- Project description: To launch Alternative Rites of Passage via community sensitization, protection services, psychosocial counseling, workshops and public declaration denouncing Female Genital Mutilation, affecting girls and women and impacting numerous communities in the Mara region.
- https://hopeforgirlsandwomen.com/
Shortlisted projects:
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Improving Access to Family Planning and Healthcare in Rural Kenyan Communities, a project of CHASE Africa:
- Submitted by Sonal Perry, AW Surrey;
- Location: Central (rural) Kenya;
- Project description: To provide sexual and reproductive health education for women, men and girls in rural Kenyan communities, as well as the offering of contraception to women and provision of general healthcare to adults and children, supported by the training of Community Health Workers.
- https://www.chaseafrica.org.uk/
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Stepping Stones to Health and Well-Being, a project of Safe Spaces Foundation:
- Submitted by Sherrie Zwail Enderman, AWC Amsterdam;
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya;
- Project description: To provide support and the improvement of health in young women through basketball, reproductive health information, health checks and availability of enhanced nutrition, and the development of a community library.
- https://www.safespaces-nairobi.org/
Other projects:
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1 Million in Mind – strengthening community health for women and their families in Kenya, a project of Stahili Foundation:
- Submitted by Michelle Oliel, AWC The Hague;
- Location: Kenya
- Project description: To strengthen the capacity of health and social workers to better serve approximately one million individuals, the majority of whom are women and children, as well as redesigning the physical spaces where services are delivered to women and children.
- https://www.stahili.org/
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Caring for Cambodian Women, a project of Nokor Tep Foundation:
- Submitted by Yolanda Henry, FAUSA;
- Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
- Project description: To provide gynecological medical care for women who live in rural villages but don't have the means to pay for or access care.
- https://www.nokor-tep.net/
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Days for Girls, a project of Days for Girls:
- Submitted by Robin H. Ford, AWC Amsterdam;
- Loction: Kenya;
- Project description: To build sustainable pathways ensuring locally owned and operated small businesses, allowing women to become part of the solution to solve the menstrual health problem through the training of enterprise leaders and distribution of DfG Kits.
- https://www.daysforgirls.org/
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Friendship Bench, a project of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe:
- Submitted by Danielle Kuznetsov, AWO Moscow;
- Location: Zimbabwe;
- Project description: To train female health promoters, primary care counselors and interested members of the community on counseling skills, mental health literacy and intervention skills to local communities and individuals with mental health care with the outcome of enhancing people’s well-being.
- https://www.friendshipbenchzimbabwe.org/
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Health Care for Freedom, a project of Education for Madagascar:
- Submitted by Jackie Sutter, AW of Surrey;
- Location: Madagascar;
- Project description: To provide medical services and teaching of health prevention (i.e., family planning and contraception) to women and girls.
- https://www.educationformadagascar.com/
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Improve Survival Rate of Children with Brain Cancer, a project of UZA Foundation:
- Submitted by Magda Honffy van Damme, AWC Antwerp;
- Location: Antwerp, Belgium;
- Project description: To offer support and guidance of supportive care for mothers and children with malignant glioblastoma during a clinical trial.
- https://www.uza.be/uza-foundation
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Plan for Tomorrow, Educate Today (PfTET), a project of Women for Girls:
- Submitted by Sarah Wallace, IWC Genoa;
- Location: Dakar, Kolda and Louga, Senegal;
- Project description: Reducing the shortage of health professionals by sending girls to government certified nursing and midwifery schools to obtain qualifications in nursing and midwifery.
- http://www.womenforgirls.org/
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Reducing Childhood Blindness in Bihar, a project of Orbis Charitable Trust, also known as Orbis UK:
- Submitted by Sonal Perry, AW Surrey;
- Location: Bihar, India;
- Project description: To screen children for eye conditions and provide medical, optical and surgical treatments, as well as increase the capacity of the Eye Hospital’s children’s eye care team.
- https://gbr.orbis.org/en
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SHE – Sexual Health Empowerment, a project of Sophumelela:
- Submitted by Magda Honffy van Damme AWC Antwerp;
- Location: Northwest East London, South Africa;
- Project description: To support girls (ages 9–24) to make educated and wise decisions concerning their sexual well-being.
- https://www.facebook.com/SCIELZ
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Te Veo / “I see you,” a project of Associación Profamilia:
- Submitted by Mary K Stange, AWC Bogotá;
- Location: Cucuta, Colombia;
- Project description: To increase access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services for migrant women and girls fleeing from Venezuela, reaching a large number of women and girls in Cucuta.
- https://profamilia.org.co/
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Weaving a Healthy Future, a project of From Houses to Homes:
- Submitted by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin;
- Location: Santa María de Jesus, Guatemala;
- Project description: To provide medical and health services (i.e., contraceptives, family planning info, dental care, medicines, vitamins and counseling) to mothers and children.
- https://www.fromhousestohomes.org/
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Women’s Health Project, a project of Cambodian Community Dream Organization:
- Submitted by Blandina Steinhausen, AILO Florence;
- Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia;
- Project description: Provide health education to promote safe and healthy behavior and improve access to social services for women and girls across 54 villages with a community of 18,000 girls and women ages 15–49.
- https://www.theccdo.org/