Interview with Sekh Amadou KEITA, coordinator of the "Santeya Sansanyi: Youth Involvement and Empowerment in Public Action (DSSR)" project in Guinea. In this interview, he presents the project, its objectives and challenges, as well as the changes expected at the end of the project.
Could you describe what makes the project you are implementing with FONDEMSAN funding innovative?
What makes this project innovative is the involvement of adolescents and young people, through capacity building in Citizen Oversight of Public Action (CCAP) in relation to their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. This will encourage decision-makers and influencers to make and enforce favorable commitments related to SRHR.What main changes would you like to see through your project?
The expected changes are numerous and varied depending on the different targets:- For young people, we hope that the project will improve their access to SRHR services, in particular by encouraging them to participate in CCAP activities and to initiate activities for their well-being.
- As for journalists, we would like to see them support CCAP youth by providing media coverage that will both encourage communities to use the CCAP tool and mobilize authorities to support this process.
- As for decentralized technical services, we would like to see them actively participate in the project, working closely with young people and journalists. They will be able to contribute to its long-term sustainability, in particular by complying with the texts and laws relating to DSSRAJ and by accepting and facilitating the CCAP.
- For local authorities and decision-makers: we hope that their involvement in the project will enable them to better enforce laws and regulations relating to DSSRAJ, support adolescents and young people in exercising their CCAP, and improve health governance in the project areas.
