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Our Strategies

WGNRR Africa advances sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice (SRHRJ) by combining advocacy, campaigning, movement building, capacity strengthening, and knowledge sharing to influence policies, shift social norms, and empower communities across Africa.

Advocacy & Policy Influence

We advocate for universal, rights-based SRHR by influencing laws, policies, and international frameworks including ICPD+25, CEDAW, the Maputo Protocol, SDGs (3 & 5), and Agenda 2063.

WGNRR Africa strengthens grassroots organizations to engage in policy-making at national, regional, and global levels, ensuring community voices shape decisions and policy changes are translated into safe, accessible, and equitable services, including the prevention of obstetric violence.

As part of our advocacy, we employ strategic litigation to challenge unjust laws and practices, protect reproductive rights, and create legal precedents that expand access to SRHR services, combat discrimination, and reduce maternal deaths. This approach ensures that rights are enforceable, not just theoretical, and empowers communities to claim their reproductive justice.

Campaign

WGNRR Africa’s campaigns respond to the lived realities of women, young people, and marginalized communities, addressing stigma, discrimination, and social norms that block access to SRHR services.

We mobilize communities and partners to prevent maternal deaths, unsafe abortions, and unwanted pregnancies, promote youth-friendly and inclusive services, and support global and regional campaigns such as May 28 (Women’s Health Day) and September 28 (Safe Abortion Day).

We also support calls for reproductive justice initiated by grassroots advocates/activists to advance SRHR of marginalized communities (PwDs, people living with HIV/AIDs, refugees, internally displaced, slum dwellers and other systematically marginalized people).

See our campaigns

Movement & Alliance

By strengthening partnerships, across youth, disability, HIV, and climate movements, we create a unified voice for SRHRJ.

We support national and regional SRHR coalitions and help establish new networks where none exists, enhancing coordination and collective action.

Capacity Strengthening

1. Empowering Communities

We provide information, tools, and evidence to enable women, young people, and marginalized groups to make informed decisions about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive lives. Using digital platforms, social media, SMS, and face-to-face engagement, we share resources, amplify grassroots voices, and strengthen collaboration. Tailored outreach ensures communities access safe, accurate, and actionable SRHR information, equipping them to advocate for their rights, challenge discrimination, and demand quality services.

2. Strengthening Internal Governance

We also invest in our own organizational capacity to become more agile, accountable, and effective. This includes enhancing staff knowledge, management systems, operational processes, and resource mobilization, ensuring WGNRR Africa can lead regionally, support partners, and respond strategically to SRHRJ challenges across Africa.

Explore our Organizational Capacity Strengthening programme