Facilitators and Barriers: Assessment of the Domestication of Global, Continental and Regional Frameworks into National Policies, Strategies and Frameworks in East and Southern Africa

This report examines the facilitators and barriers to the progress made in domesticating international sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) frameworks into national policies, strategies and frameworks in 23 countries in East and Southern Africa (ESA).This report presents findings from 21 key informant interviews (KIIs) with stakeholders from 10 purposively selected countries in ESA and representatives of organizations working at a regional level. The 10 countries in the study include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, South Africa, South Sudan Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.This report focuses on identifying and understanding facilitators and barriers to the domestication of international SRHR frameworks into national policy frameworks in ESA.