Ongoing project
Rights and Innovations in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kayes (Yellen)
April 2020 - May 2025
$20,217,080 CAD
Global Affairs Canada
$126,000 CAD
Unité de santé internationale du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM-USI)
676,990 women
including 67,699 adolescents
The ultimate aim of the YELLEN project is to transform unequal gender relations, particularly in terms of health and sexual and reproductive rights. It is aimed primarily at women and adolescent girls in the Kayes region of Mali.
To achieve this objective, we collaborate with local partners, including the Regional Health Department, the Regional Department for the Promotion of Women, Children and Families, the Social Development and Solidarity Economy Department, the Regional Federation of Community Health Associations, and the Kayes Teaching Academy. We train women and teenagers in female leadership, and in the prevention and management of gender-based violence. We also strengthen community health centers and husbands' schools to involve men in change.
Sexual and reproductive rights
After a period of political transition, the health rights of women and adolescent girls are a priority
Mali has experienced a turbulent socio-political situation since 2020, including a military coup and the temporary halting of several programs supporting the health rights of women and adolescent girls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition led to changes in government, notably in the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, which became the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
YELLEN is raising awareness of sexual and reproductive health for women and adolescents among 1,327,431 people in seven districts of the Kayes region (Bafoulabé, Diéma, Nioro, Oussoubidiagna, Sagabari, Séféto and Yélimané). At the end of the project, communities and healthcare providers will be better trained on these issues, and local leadership will have the skills to communicate effectively with decision-making bodies and the whole population.
Meaningful Results
Supporting communities and organizations dedicated to the defense of sexual and reproductive rights
1,687
women and teenagers trained in women's leadership
1,376
women and teenagers trained in the prevention and management of gender-based violence
40
schools for husbands set up or strengthened
13
community health centers rehabilitated
676,990
women reached by awareness campaigns on gender equality, prevention of gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive rights
Our partners
Thanks to our financial, consortium and implementation partners without whom this project could not be realized
