Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

Simavi & SRHR

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) encompass the right of all individuals to make decisions regarding their sexual activity and reproduction free from discrimination, coercion, and violence.

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Child death

Source: UNICEF

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Causes of maternal death

Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)

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Maternal death

Source: UNICEF, World Health Organisation (WHO)

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Contraception

Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)

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Child marriage

Source: ICRW, UNFPA

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Bodily Integrity, ownership over your body

Bodily integrity is the right to govern and have control over your own body. In the countries where Simavi works, socio-cultural and gender norms often limit the right of women and girls to make these decisions.

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Menstrual Health: ensuring women’s and girls’ well-being during their period

Simavi aims to improve women’s and girls’ experiences of menstrual health whilst addressing a broader set of barriers that tackle issues around gender (in)equality and sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR)

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Maternal Health: pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period

In regard to Maternal Health, Simavi believes that every woman or girl should be able to decide freely over the number, timing, and spacing of their children, and be able to get appropriate and women-centred care.

Simavi's programmes

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Our view on the nexus: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Simavi believes that two factors are crucial in achieving health for all women and girls: sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Women and girls face disproportionate challenges in achieving sexual and reproductive health rights as well as the right to water, sanitation and hygiene compared to men.

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6 March 2020

Women of Gold

The film – directed by Jerry de Mars - depicts a reality of a world that for us seems fictional. Confronted by the poverty and gender-inequality that haunt our golden jewellery, viewers are persuaded to ask the same questions about the origin of our gold as that we ask about our coffee and chocolate.

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