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Sudan Free of Female Genital Mutilation Phase 2 (SFFGM2)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To decrease the prevalence of Female Genital Cutting in Sudan and open space for wider programme on gender equality, supoorting SDG5. The programme will change social norms in target communities and at scale, support an improved legal environment, strengthen systems combatting FGM and other harmful practices, and catalyse a wider response to gender equality in Sudan. Primary beneficiaries will be girls and women in target communities, locations and states in Sudan.
Technical Assistance to Health Systems in Sierra Leone
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This is a technical assistance programme which will support improvement of supply chain systems and improved assurance of the central medicine supplies, and health financing.
CHOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will build on the success of its predecessor Reproductive Health Supplies and use innovative approaches to expand access to high quality Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) products for over 21 million women and adolescents every year. The CHOICES programme will be the UK’s largest investment in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Working with governments, NGOs and the private sector, it will strengthen health systems and expand access to high quality contraceptives, abortion products, and maternal and newborn health medicines for millions of women and adolescents.
Better Lives for Somali Women and Children
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To achieve UK's manifesto commitment of reducing preventable deaths, the Better Lives for Somali Women and Children will continue to respond to the health and nutrition needs of the Somali people. There will be a continued focus on delivering an essential package of health services. The programme will strengthen the Somali Health Authorities oversight of service provision, which will in turn promote local accountability and allow them increasingly to respond to the needs of their populations. This programme approach aims to support long term sustainability and state building that is part of the wider strategic agenda. There will also be a climate change mitigation component (ICF) within the programme.
Health Resilience Fund in Zimbabwe 2021-2025
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support a resilient health system in Zimbabwe that is equipped to deliver quality sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services.
Support to Social Protection Programme 2 (SSPP2)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the Government of Mozambique to develop a bigger, better and more shock responsive social protection system. SSPP2 will help poor and vulnerable people meet their basic needs and cope better with crises through social protection. It will expand the Government of Mozambique’s social protection programmes to deliver more cash transfers to the most vulnerable. It will provide technical assistance to improve social protection programme delivery and value for money, making government programmes more efficient, effective and equitable. It will develop government capacity to respond to crises quickly and effectively through the national social protection system. The programme will leverage additional donor and government resources of about £70m per year. Ultimately, SSPP2 will support the creation of a sustainable, nationally owned system to redistribute revenues from gas that Mozambique is expected to start earning in the next decade.
Umoyo Wathu Health System Strengthening Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To reduce rates and inequalities in maternal, under-5 and new-born deaths; as well as reduce stunting in under-5s, by strengthening the quality and coverage of a package of essential health services through lower level district administration. The programme will increase the provision and uptake of quality, highly cost effective life-saving primary healthcare services provided free at the point of use, and so better protect the most vulnerable against the financial consequences of ill health. By 2028, the programme will contribute to reducing maternal mortality from 439 to 350 per 100,000 births; neonatal mortality from 27 to 22 per 1,000 live births; child mortality from 64 to 48 per 1,000 live births; stunting in children under five years of age reduced from 37% to 31%; and impact of communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics.
Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: Phase 3
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will continue FCDO support to the the Global Financing Facility (GFF). The GFF is a World Bank multi-donor trust fund (MDTF), launched in 2015 to achieve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N) outcomes. The GFF currently supports 36 low and lower-middle income countries which account for 67.2% of global preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality. The GFF design puts countries in the lead and prioritises women and girls, health system strengthening and sustainability. At a time when global maternal mortality rates have stalled or even reversed and when COVID-19, economic crises, climate and conflict all threaten progress, this programme will support the most vulnerable women and children. GFF grants provide catalytic funding to improve essential health services and are delivered hand in hand with larger World Bank IDA/IBRD loans.
Mozambique Demographic Transition - Waala - Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To contribute to a more favourable enabling environment for the demographic transition in Mozambique, through coordinated action with others. The FCDO will use programming, evidence and diplomacy to influence decision-makers to increase investments towards cost-effective interventions that will accelerate changes in the population structure. These interventions will help young people to fulfil their potential by preventing unintended pregnancies and improving the literacy and numeracy skills among girls. The Government’s systems will be strengthened to include population issues in planning and budgeting. Over 130,000 unintended pregnancies will be averted resulting in 427,000 users of modern contraceptives. These investments should help to offset deteriorating human capital outcomes because of COVID-19.
Disability Capacity Building Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To promote the rights of people with disabilities in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by supporting the delivery of small grants, training and partnership building between UN agencies, governments, private sector and disabled persons organisations.
Syria Humanitarian Response Programme (SHRP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To provide timely and effective multi-sectoral humanitarian response to emerging needs and protracted displacement as agreed and set out by international partners in the Humanitarian Response Plan across whole of Syria.
Scaling up Family Planning in Tanzania
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This is a national programme to scale up access to family planning across Tanzania. Specific activities will include: • Outreach work in rural and urban areas as well as in Tanzania’s refugee camps and host communities. • Specific work to improve access to family planning as well as sexual and reproductive health information to youth, people with disabilities as well as services for victims of sexual violence. • Procure family planning commodities, strengthen the supply chain, and train of public health providers
Supporting the Africa-led Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This second phase will continue to work with others to support a movement within countries and globally to raise awareness and understanding of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and build support for efforts to end the practice. Phase I of the programme was called “Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Africa and Beyond” and ran from 2013-2018.
Maternal and Newborn Health and Rights Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support global advocacy and policy decision making around key bottleneck areas in maternal and newborn health including midwifery, respectful maternity care and emergency transport.
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Core
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to advance the empowerment of women through reproductive health and rights for all, including increasing access to contraception, enabling women to have healthy pregnancies and safe births, and protecting women and girls from harm.
WISH Dividend - successor programme to WISH 205241
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To increase the use of family planning methods to reduce maternal deaths and prevent the use and access to unsafe abortion, including for marginalised and young women. To enable women and girls to safely plan their pregnancies and improve their sexual and reproductive health. To deliver UK commitments towards Universal Reproductive Health and Rights [SDGs 3.7 and 5.6]. To support a range of services including family planning, education and behaviour change, prevention of unsafe abortion and other integrated sexual and reproductive health services.
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP) is a five-year programme that started in July 2021. The RWEPP aims to increase inclusive access to sustainable and resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, and strengthen the resilience of communities to deal with climate induced disasters. The programme partners are the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) and UNICEF.
Investing in Human Capital through Partnerships Beyond Aid in the Social Sectors Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve governance and accountability in education, health and social protection sectors and contribute to policy and research which will inform interventions to improve equity and reduce poverty.
South Sudan Health Pooled Fund Phase III
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To provide a government led effective health system that will deliver improved access to quality health services across seven states in South Sudan with a specific focus on reducing maternal and child mortality. The Health Pooled Fund (HPF3) will reduce maternal and under-five mortality rates in South Sudan, through (i) the delivery of a basic package of health and nutrition services; (ii) promoting community engagement in health as a public good and (iii) supporting local health systems stabilisation.
Strengthening Climate Resilient Systems for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Ethiopia (SCRS - WASH)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Improve access to climate-resilient water and improved sanitation services and good hygiene practices for 300,000 people in the prioritised drought-affected and drought-prone areas of Ethiopia. The proposed Strengthening Climate Resilient Systems for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Ethiopia (SCRS-WaSH) programme will contribute to the Government of Ethiopia's Climate Resilient WaSH provision to drought-prone areas. the programme aims to realise this through a combination of targeted Financial Aid and Technical Assistance support. The FA will focus primarily on improving climate-resilient WaSH facilities which ensure year-round access to resilient WaSH services at household, community and institution levels in the targeted intervention areas. This will be complemented with TA support that focuses on strengthening the WaSH delivery systems.
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