Seven implementation research projects are addressing the root causes of gender inequalities and poor sexual, reproductive and maternal health outcomes.

This African-led interdisciplinary cohort of research teams works across eight countries spanning Anglophone and Francophone countries in East, West and southern Africa. Each project within the GT4Africa Cohort uses gender-transformative approaches to address root causes of poor sexual, reproductive and maternal health outcomes.

Expected outcomes include shifts in structural power relations and norms, roles and inequalities that determine the differentiated experiences of women and adolescent girls seeking healthy and respectful sexual and reproductive lives. Inclusive partnerships within and across communities engage men and women to understand and challenge the social norms that perpetuate inequalities in different milieus of life. The use of intersectional analysis is a consistent feature across the cohort.

Knowledge and practice gaps are being addressed through a learning-oriented and participatory set of activities, which will produce localized research frameworks, methodologies, metrics and knowledge products that represent African experiences led by African researchers.

 

Our projects

Burkina Faso and Malawi
Action to empower adolescent mothers in Burkina Faso and Malawi to improve their sexual and reproductive health 

Ghana and The Gambia 
Shifting gender norms for improved maternal and adolescent health in The Gambia and Ghana 

Ghana, Niger and Burkina Faso
Gender-transformative approaches to address unmet adolescent mental, sexual, and reproductive health needs in Ghana, Niger, and Burkina Faso

Niger 
Mazan Daga and adapted care for better maternal health in Niger 

Nigeria 
Gender-transformative and intersectional approach to youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria 

South Africa  
Learning partnerships to support gender-transformative innovations in adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health in South Africa 

Regional (Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria and South Africa) 
Gender-transformative research in Africa: collective learning and synthesis to improve sexual, reproductive and maternal health rights and services

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PROMOTE project