Support to Adolescent Girls Empowerment in Sierra Leone (SAGE-SL)
Description
To deliver improved sexual and reproductive health and strengthened livelihoods and Increased empowerment of adolescent girls in Sierra Leone. It seeks to reach the most vulnerable girls, hard to reach through other DFID investments in formal education and health services, and to tackle deep rooted and harmful cultural practices and norms. This will include provide 15,450 vulnerable out of school girls aged 10-19. A sub-set of these girls aged 15-19 will gain increased income generation opportunities through direct support for small business development. In addition, the project will engage at least 3,000 boys and men to shift attitudes and behaviour towards gender equality and establish 206 girls’ empowerment committees to support empowerment of girls in their communities. The programme will also aim to reduce the incidence of SGBV and Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGMC) in Sierra Leone.
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