2gether 4 SRHR Phase 2 2gether 4 SRHR Phase 2 The contribution will support Phase 2 of 2gether4SRHR, which is a regional UN program implemented since 2018 by UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO in Eastern and Southern Africa with the aim of strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by more effectively leverage the comparative strengths and technical expertise of the four participating UN agencies through a coordinated regional approach. The program's first phase 2018-2023 has been financed by Sida with a total of SEK 568.7 million. The second phase of the program (2023-2027) builds on the results and lessons learned from the first phase and the external evaluation of the program (2022) with the aim of accelerating the achievement of the SRHR-related global goals for sustainable development in Eastern and Southern Africa with a focus on four expected overall results:

1. The legal, political and financial environment has been strengthened to enable access to SRHR services and realize SRHR for all with a particular focus on women, youth,
key populations and people in crisis situations
2. Increased access to and utilization of high-quality, person-centered integrated SRHR services
3. Social norms, gender norms and behavioral drivers that promote the realization of SRHR for all
4. Resilient health systems and communities that can ensure the continuity of SRHR services in crisis situations.

2gether4SRHR has a clear regional approach with flexible forms of support (financing mechanisms and implementation methods) to be able to support strategic SRHR efforts in all 23 countries in eastern and southern Africa. The contribution has the following policy markers: Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), Gender equality, Democracy and Human Rights and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Insatsen avser stöd till Fas 2 av 2gether 4 SRHR som är ett regionalt FN-program som sedan 2018 genomförs av UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF och WHO i östra och södra Afrika i syfte att stärka sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter (SRHR) genom att mer effektivt utnyttja de fyra deltagande FN-organens komparativa styrkor och tekniska expertis genom en koordinerad regional ansats. Programmets första fas 2018-2023 har finansierats av Sida med sammanlagt 568,7 MSEK. Programmets andra fas (2023-2027) bygger på resultat och lärdomar från den första fasen samt den externa utvärderingen av programmet (2022) med målet att påskynda uppnåendet av de SRHR-relaterade globala målen för hållbar utveckling i östra och södra Afrika med fokus på fyra förväntade övergripande resultat:

1.Den juridiska, politiska och finansiella miljön har stärkts för att möjliggöra tillgång till SRHR tjänster och förverkliga SRHR för alla med särskilt fokus på kvinnor, ungdomar,
key populations och människor i krissituationer.
2.Ökad tillgång till och utnyttjande av högkvalitativa, individcentrerade integrerade SRHR-tjänster.
3.Sociala normer, könsnormer och drivkrafter för beteenden som främjar förverkligandet av SRHR för alla.
4.Motståndskraftiga hälso- och sjukvårdssystem och samhällen som kan säkerställa kontinuiteten i SRHR-tjänster i krissituation.

2gether4SRHR har en tydlig regional ansats med flexibla stödformer (finansieringsmekanismer och genomförandemetoder) för att kunna stödja strategiska SRHR-insatser i samtliga 23 länder i östra och södra Afrika. Insatsen har följande policymarkörer: Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), Gender equality, Democracy and Human Rights och Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The overall goal of the Programme is to contribute towards the attainment of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) related targets of SDGs 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 5 (gender equality) through four outcomes:      

Outcome 1: Legal, policy and financial environment strengthened to enable beneficiaries to access services and realise their SRHR rights
Output 1.1 - Political, legal and policy barriers reduced
Output 1.2 - Domestic, bilateral and multilateral investment in SRHR increased

Outcome 2. Increased access to and utilisation of quality, people-centred integrated SRHR services 
Output 2.1 - Regional and national capacity to provide equitable access to quality integrated SRHR increased
Output 2.2  Quality, people-centred integrated SRHR services scaled up
Output 2.3 - High quality SRHR data and strategic information produced and used to inform the development of SRHR policies, funding and programme implementation

Outcome 3: Gender and social norms and behavioral drivers addressed for the realisation of SRHR for all
Output 3.1 - Evidence on key gender norms, social norms, attitudes and values influencing SRHR outcomes used to enhance the development of SRHR policies, funding and programme implementation
Output 3.2  Networks of Regional adolescent & youth, key populations, and influential stakeholders, including religious and traditional leaders, engaged and empowered to promote positive gender and social norms in ESA

Outcome 4: Resilient health systems and communities are enabled to ensure the continuity of SRHR Services during crises
Output 4.1 - Policy and legal environment enabled to address SRHR during humanitarian crisis and emergency situations
Output 4.2 - Resilience of health systems strengthened to provide the minimum integrated SRHR service package (MISP) in times of crisis
Output 4.3 - Evidence base for humanitarian and emergency response strengthened