SINCE 2019, WE PUT INFORMATION INTO THE HANDS OF 20 MILLION PEOPLE
As a small organisation, we deliver impact where it matters most.
And it’s working.
We monitor our impact and reach, and evaluate how women and girls engage with our content - their perceptions and attitudes - and how they change over time. We incorporate feedback, pivot or change as required.
Since 2019, we put information into the hands of women and girls.
We work with communities in
Ethiopia,
Uganda,
& UK
3,517
people’s insights helped design our
TWO
mHealth solutions
20.9
million
women, men and young people reached with SRHR information
729
community actors engaged to actively support SRHR in their communities
474
health providers were supported to provide SRHR services in hard-to-reach areas
TWO
films produced and disseminated on safe motherhood and ending FGM
As COVID disrupted SRHR access, we persevered.
Our radio campaigns delivered
TRUSTED SRHR INFORMATION DURING COVID-19
We put decision-makers in the shoes of young Ugandans
during COVID-19 through
63%
of people in communities we work in knew Maternity Waiting Homes were COVID-safe.
Because young people’s sexual & reproductive rights matter.
9 out of 10
peer educators & mobile outreach providers
agreed our tablets complement their work
FIVE
youth-led
grassroots initiatives for SRHR were supported by our small grant facility
75
young people shared
their perspectives on why SRHR matters through participatory photography
750
SRHR topics instantly answered through
Ask RHU
Safe motherhood saves lives at birth.
65,000+
women and men received maternity
information
90%
of people we work with live on less than £1 per day
204
community leaders collected local resources to support safe motherhood
216
health workers provided quality information & care
We must end FGM now.
1,600+
young people were inspired to challenge FGM after attending our workshops in primary and secondary schools
112
teachers welcomed our FGM lesson plans in line with the national curriculum
48
community leaders galvanised to discuss practical interventions for FGM prevention
Our
FILM
inspired discussion on how schools safeguard girls-at-risk
Working to ensure SRHR stay high on the UK development’s agenda.
We work with 50+ like-minded CSOs in the
UK SRHR Network
We successfully advocated for SRHR to be recognised by the
2021 G7
We are assessing the global SRHR impact of cuts to
UKAid
Explore more insights from our work
Disrupting young people’s SRHR in Fort Portal, Uganda.
Improving safe motherhood in Amhara, Ethiopia.
Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in East London classroom.
Photo Credit
Banner Image: SafeHands | Nancy Durrell McKenna | Ethiopia | 2019
Banner Image: SafeHands | Nancy Durrell McKenna | Ethiopia | 2003
Banner Image: SafeHands | Nancy Durrell McKenna | Ethiopia | 2019
Banner Image: SafeHands | Nancy Durrell McKenna | Ethiopia | 2012