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Impact and Evidence Informed and Impact-Oriented Programmes
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by Ben Kanyi
The alliance and her partners measure impact with the change in the lives of young women and girls resulting from the program implementation. Our mission expresses the impact we want to have: to harness partnerships to promote the realization of sexual reproductive health and rights of young people, women and the marginalized groups.
MYP
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Young people have a different perspective about societal problems and they present innovative solutions to address them
For young people, their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a crucial part of their lives – whether they are sexually active or not.
However, it is also important to recognize the important role that young people can play in delivering effective SRHR programs and improved health outcomes. MYP has led to more effective adolescent SRHR programs and policies because young people themselves are best able to voice their needs, realities, and opinions. By meaningfully involving young people in SRHR programs from inception stage, young people increase their knowledge on SRHR-related topics which in turn enables them to make more informed decisions regarding their own sexual health. MYP allows young people to see their value and to be recognized for it.
The Alliance integrates MYP in all its programs by building their capacities to ensure that they can confidently contribute to the programme objectives and ensures that they are represented in organizational decision making structures.
Communication
The alliance has in place a communications strategy whose objective is to create awareness on SRHR issues, to visualise the urgency of sharing SRHR information and to create visibility for the Alliance as a credible SRHR network and a renowned expert center for SRHR. The Alliance aims to be a demand-driven network that is capable of adequately responding to the challenges in country. The Alliance has maximized on social media platforms to reach more of its target audience.
In 2018 and 2019, the Alliance partnered with the Health Business Magazine to increase our visibility and enhance our credibility in SRHR given that the magazine enjoys wide readership nationally, regionally and internationally.