Promoting the Transformation of Harmful Gender Norms and Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health to Prevent Gender-Based Violence (WB-P180937)

Countries
  • Bolivia
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 23, 2025
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Borrower
CIES Salud Sexual - Salud Reproductiva
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Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.73 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 2.73 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.73 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 22, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Nov 19, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the objective of the Project is to contribute to the reduction of gender-based violence and change of gender unequal attitudes among adolescents and youth in the Selected Municipalities through the delivery of innovative interventions centered on comprehensive sex education and financial literacy.

The project aims to contribute to the reduction of gender-based violence among adolescents and young people (AYP) in 7 municipalities of the Department of Santa Cruz (Concepcion, San Ignacio, San Jose, San Miguel, San Rafael, Pailon, Santa Cruz District 7), through the application of a comprehensive, multisectoral model that includes comprehensive sexuality education, comprehensive and differentiated adolescent health care, strengthening of the municipal protection system, and economic empowerment.The project presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the reduction of GBV through a strategy focused on primary prevention with Bolivian youth, particularly with rural and indigenous communities. International evidence demonstrates that working with children and adolescents is essential to GBV prevention. Young people are fundamental to achieving the understanding of human rights and social norms change that will ultimately prevent violence, given that adolescence constitutes a time of transformation - a window of opportunity. During this human development phase, humans are hypersensitive to influences in their environments. Thus, adolescents can be empowered to embrace human rights and transform and establish gender relations based on mutual respect and non-violence. This is particularly important for indigenous communities, where women and girls can suffer additional discrimination by virtue of both their gender and identity.The project components include targets with substantial breadth and depth per municipality. By covering a substantial number of adolescents and youth leaders, teachers, schools, and public health centers, the project represents a significant impact. For example, for each of the 7 target municipalities, the project aims to train at least half of the teachers (there are on average 8 teachers per municipality, and the project aims to train at least 5), representing the majority of the schools in each municipality. The project also aims to strengthen at least 2 public health centers per municipality (there are on average 2 per municipality). In this way, the project will cover the majority if not the totality of teachers, schools, and health centers of each municipality. Project components are:1. Formation of youth networks and strengthening the exercise of their sexual and reproductive health and rights 2. Economic empowerment of youth and adolescents 3. Improved stakeholder capacity to address GBV prevention and response within their respective institution. 4. Project management and administration, Monitoring and evaluation, and Knowledge dissemination

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World Bank
Juan Manuel Contreras Urbina
Senior Gender Specialist

Borrower/Recipient :
CIES Salud Sexual - Salud Reproductiva

Implementing Agency :
CIES Salud Sexual - Salud Reproductiva
Ximena Ostria
National Program and Project Manager
xostria@cies.org.bo
Contacto General
Atencion Oficina
ciesofnal@cies.org.bo

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