Gender Equality

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable society. Advancing gender equality is critical to all areas of a healthy society, from reducing poverty to promoting the health, education, protection and the well-being of girls and boys.

Gender inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) restrict women’s and girls’ mobility, access to resources, and limit their decision-making power―all of which impact their ability to act on their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

PTCRO Focuses on:

• PTCRO supports every person, no matter their gender, to make critical decisions about their lives, including whether or when to marry and have children. We advocate for policies and run programs that build more gender-equitable societies. Our programs shift harmful gender norms holding women, girls, and people of all genders back.
• We design and implement skills building programs to further their economic empowerment as entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders and focus on providing learning environments. We work on assistive technologies for girls with disabilities, along with the expansion of digital platforms, vocational training and apprenticeships.
• To keep girls safe from harm, PTCRO focuses on preventing gender-based violence, ending child marriage, eliminating female genital mutilation, supporting menstrual health management, delivering HIV and AIDS care, meeting girls' specific psychosocial needs, and more.
• We focus on strengthening health systems’ capacity to integrate GBV services at primary health service points and ensure survivor-centered care. 
• PTCRO works to advocate for laws and policies that contribute to gender equality; promote policies that support the rights of women, girls, and marginalized groups; and, ensure health and key equity measures are disaggregated by sex and age.