We will maximise programme impact by addressing key cross-cutting themes including gender. We will focus on closing gaps – supporting individual gender needs and issues that disproportionally disadvantage women girls. Gender will be differentiated in our programme work, as a base for tailored interventions, and recognised in our internal policies and systems.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
We will increase the number and participation of women amongst our staff members, amongst the community champions and health volunteers we partner with; by engaging with community Accredited Social Health Activists and community midwifes in particular. We will also aim to train more women amongst government health staff and practitioners. We will aim to secure more funding to develop programmes for girls and young women affected by leprosy who are at higher risk of being married young. We will also scale up our innovative active case finding activities that were recently successful in finding hidden cases of leprosy amongst women and girls.