By Christabel Addo
Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – Implementing Partners (IPs) including SEND-GHANA, have remained focused on addressing Ghana’s broader policy regarding financing, service delivery and accountability systems, shaping access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services.
The Organisation continues to diversify its funding resources to improve efficiency and ensure value for money, strengthening financial sustainability to support programme growth and impact, in line with its strategic direction.
As part of the implementers of the Civil Society Organisation Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSO SRH) Consortium project supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), SEND-GHANA has achieved tremendous impact leading to influences in national policy, advocacy for sustainable financing, and improvement adolescent SRH outcomes.
Implemented under the Government of Ghana and UNFPA’s 8th Country Programme, the project has contributed greatly towards strengthening humanitarian preparedness and responses on SRH and Domestic Violence, specifically across seven regions in Ghana.
They are Ashanti, Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Oti, North East and Bono East Regions, where implementation of programmes under the project, are done by the four-member CSO SRH Consortium involving, the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), SEND-GHANA, Marie Stopes International Ghana, and World Vision Ghana.
Mrs Harriet Nuamah Agyemang, the Country Director of SEND-GHANA, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency’s correspondent for the Media and Communication’s Advocacy Network (MCAN), said the Organisation in collaboration with UNFPA, successfully conducted specialised capacity-building workshops for Civil Society actors and local organisations.
She said the training sought to sharpen the skills of key stakeholders in budget-tracking, public financial management and sector-specific policy analysis, focusing on SRH, Domestic Violence (DV), as well as Family Planning (FP) financing.
Mrs Agyemang said the training equipped local advocates with the analytical skills to monitor government allocations, identify funding gaps especially in adolescent SRH, and to demand accountability from policymakers regarding sustainable domestic financing for FP.
She said through the project they had strengthened partnership with the Ghana Health Service and Regional Health Directorates in Ashanti, Eastern, Volta and North East regions among others, to generate data on key Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) issues across 38 selected facilities and used the evidence for sub-national advocacy.
Again, with its new funding from UNFPA, SEND-GHANA during the fourth quarter of 2025, completed three key assessment reports focusing on: Tracking adolescent girl’s access to the government’s free sanitary pad distribution initiative in public schools; Analysing Family Planning (FP) expenditure by government and development partners; and Conducting a rapid assessment of SRH and GBV services for adolescents and young people especially, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), in selected health facilities nationwide.
Mrs Agyeman said the evidence generated through these reports were being used to inform national policy, shape government programme implementation and strengthen access to essential services for adolescents and young people.
Additionally, as part of the assessment, a dialogue was held in the project districts, where the various Assemblies and some key stakeholders made important commitments towards identified gaps and challenges in the various areas under discussion, Mrs Agyeman said.
She said the dialogue empowered participants with tools to demand greater financial commitment and accountability from higher level decision-makers, especially regarding reproductive health budgets.
Mrs Agyemang said the Organisation, as part of its activities in 2026, would return to the field to engage the various Assemblies for feedback on their earlier commitments towards the implementation of key interventions, like easy access to SRH and GBV services, especially for adolescents and young people.
SEND-GHANA is also a policy research and advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation, dedicated to promoting good governance and equity in Ghana.
It works through evidence-based advocacy, citizen engagement, and capacity building to influence policies and practices in areas including health, education, and social protection.
UNFPA on the other hand, is the UNs Sexual and Reproductive Agency, with the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, where every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
The Agency emphasises that access to family planning services is a fundamental human right, aligned with global commitments including the Sustainable Development Goal target 3, hence the UNFPA reaffirms its commitment towards removing all barriers against improving quality SRH services, strengthening collaboration around commodity security, and tailoring interventions to the specific needs of adolescents and women, while ensuring that FP remains accessible, affordable and acceptable to all.
GNA
Edited by Audrey Dekalu
Reporter Christabel Addo
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