Improved Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services for Most at Risk Populations in Tete, Mozambique (Tete-MARP)

OBJECTIVES

Overall objective:

• To reduce the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and other sexual and reproductive health and rights problems among most-at-risk populations in Tete Province

Specific objective:

• To improve access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights services to female sex workers (FSW) and their clients

ACTIVITIES

• Establishment of and support to two stand-alone clinics for MARP
• Provision of a comprehensive package of sexual and reproductive health services
• Community outreach through peer educators and educational activities targeting MARP
• Structural interventions to empower FSW and advocate for policy changes
• Workplace-based and venue-based interventions targeting clients of FSW
• Capacity strengthening of organisations supporting FSW
• Situational analysis to better understand the needs of FSW and their clients
• Evaluation of the impact of the intervention

EXPECTED RESULTS

• FSW and their clients have better access to quality clinic-based SRHR services
• FSW and their clients receive adequate and effective behaviour change information, education and communication on all aspects of SRHR
• A supportive environment is created in which behaviour change of FSW and their clients is sustained over a longer period
• The management capacity of local governmental and non-governmental partners involved in activities with MARP in Tete is strengthened
• The networks and determinants of transactional sex are better understood and the impact and cost-effectiveness of structural interventions on reducing risky sexual behaviour and HIV infection is assessed

 
Funding Agencies: Flemish International Cooperation Agency; United States Agency for International Development; Projecto Carvão Moatize