[{"bbox": [98, 102, 1131, 154], "category": "Text", "text": "Discrimination against Women and especially, Comprehensive Special Law for a Life Free of Violence for Women."}, {"bbox": [98, 176, 1131, 546], "category": "Text", "text": "With approximately one third of all births taking place to women under age 19, the issue of pregnancy in girls and adolescents is a matter of concern at the national and local level and a priority among state institutions. In 2016, the number of girls enrolling and pregnant adolescents reached 21,407 cases and, in the last five years, 121 456 have had to stop their life project due to maternity. From a comprehensive perspective, these girls and adolescents have seen their rights violated, including right to health. They have not been able to complete their schooling, to live free of all type of violence (especially sexual violence), to have the skills necessary to earn income now and in the future, to have access to recreation. In short, adolescents are prevented from making their full life project and enjoying comprehensive protection. The situation raised is complex and to overcome it, it requires that state institutions develop actions and interventions that manage to influence the guarantee of the rights of adolescents girls, including the improvement of their conditions of life, as well as in the transformation of sociocultural patterns in the Salvadoran society. However, this will only be possible if state institutions work in an articulated, and from a comprehensive approach, in which they actively involve municipalities, communities and families and other actors linked to their immediate surroundings."}, {"bbox": [98, 564, 1131, 849], "category": "Text", "text": "Addressing adolescent pregnancy requires a wide range of services and support from health, youth services, education systems and others. Due to this, the country has adopted and is implementing a National Intersectoral Strategy for the Prevention of Pregnancy in Girls and Adolescents (ENIPENA 2017-2027) that contains a programmatic framework until 2027 that responds to a series of challenges identified in the analysis of the problem and through studies, among which stand out: strengthening the families to fulfil their role of protection; encourage new patterns cultural that promote gender equality; guarantee a life free from sexual violence and without discrimination; guarantee access to justice; maintain the educational trajectory of girls and adolescents; guarantee access to comprehensive sexuality education and access to friendly services of sexual and reproductive health, among others. For these reasons, the national strategy framework defined three axes of intervention: a) prevention, b) special protection, access to justice and restitution of rights and c) knowledge management."}, {"bbox": [98, 867, 1131, 923], "category": "Text", "text": "Despite these institutional efforts, the Eastern zone registered adolescent pregnancy rate of 25% (above the national rate of 22.6%) and the highest reported level of sexual violence in the country in 2021."}, {"bbox": [98, 941, 1131, 1054], "category": "Text", "text": "The adolescent pregnancies map, produced by UNFPA, reports a decline in adolescent pregnancies up to 2019, and both during and post-pandemic. A slowdown in this rate of reduction has been observed however, and at the national level in 2021, the Ministry of Health registered a total of 12 467 prenatal registrations among girls aged 10 to 19 of whom 530 were 12 years of age or younger."}, {"bbox": [98, 1072, 1131, 1185], "category": "Text", "text": "Aligned with the ENIPENA, UNFPA has developed a gender-transformative municipal model for the elimination of adolescent pregnancy that has been systematised and put into practice, in collaboration with Municipalities, Government and non-Governmental partners at the municipal level with good results in reducing pregnancy rates in girls and adolescents."}, {"bbox": [98, 1204, 1131, 1317], "category": "Text", "text": "The prevalence of sexual violence throughout life is represented by 69% of women aged 30 to 40 years, while, for older women, 49 out of 100 affirmed having experienced events of sexual violence. It is important to highlight that adolescents and young people between the ages of 15 and 19.53% have experienced at least one act of sexual violence at an early age."}, {"bbox": [98, 1335, 1131, 1562], "category": "Text", "text": "It is worth mentioning that, over the past years, the EU has been a strong supporter of education, to prevent violence in El Salvador, in particular against girls and women, which is a key strategy to prevent early pregnancies that, in many cases, are consequence of sexual violence. In that sense, the proposed Action will also build on progress achieved in the Spotlight initiative, implemented by specialised agencies of the United Nations System, including UNFPA. The Spotlight Initiative left capacities installed in key institutions for the response and prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) from a multisector perspective, including sensitised and trained personnel for the provision of essential services, as well as work methodologies for the prevention and transformation of social norms and harmful cultural practices against girls, adolescents and women."}, {"bbox": [98, 1580, 1131, 1636], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed Action will be implemented in 14 municipalities, in the Eastern coastal zone of El Salvador, which belong to the departments of Usulután, San Miguel, and La Unión. The 14 municipalities are located in the coastal"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 23"}]