Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Women should have the right to health information and services to make the best choices for their bodies and their lives.
Sexual and reproductive health is at the heart of the most important decisions a woman makes: if and when to marry, how long to stay in school and how many children to have.
Millions of women and girls around the world do not get to freely make these choices. Poor health services and information limit their freedoms – and put their lives at risk. Globally, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the second cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19.
When women can make informed choices about their bodies, they can make better choices for their families, their education, their livelihoods and their happiness.
What is Oxfam Doing?
Together with local organizations, we put sexual and reproductive health choices back in women's hands. When women can access vital health information and services, they can lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
Collaborate
With local partners, we strengthen health systems and community structures.
Inform
A woman can only demand her rights if she knows what those rights are.
Advocate
We rally communities and challenge the policies, systems and laws that need to change.
Related Stories and Features
The third and final 2022 funding recipients for the Her Future, Her Choice Financial Support for Community-Based SRHR Initiatives, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Announcing the funding recipients for the second round of Her Future, Her Choice Financial Support for Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Initiative, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
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