The caucus aims to champion evidence-based policies, legislative reforms, and resource mobilization to ensure universal access to high-quality SRHR services and information.

Following extensive consultations, parliamentarians from 10 countries, including Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Seychelles, have already joined the caucus. Additionally, strategic stakeholders interested in SRHR initiatives participated in the launch event, underscoring the broad support for the caucus’s objectives. 

The region is confronted with major challenges regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights. These include issues like teenage pregnancies and a lack of access to contraceptives, which continue a cycle that undermines the autonomy and well-being of women and girls. Additionally, restrictive laws and widespread abortion bans contribute to alarmingly high rates of unsafe abortions in the region.