Activity under preparation Girls and adolescents protected from GBV  and early pregnancy in the eastern zone of El Salvador The proposed Action intends to enable adolescent girls to avoid pregnancy, live free from sexual violence and realise their rights to bodily autonomy in 14 Municipalities in the Eastern region of El Salvador.The Expected Results are the following: 1. Adolescent girls are empowered to realise their rights, including Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), gender equality, and the exercise of their bodily autonomy.2. Increased awareness of female and male adolescents, youth and community members about the need to end harmful practices and transform the gender norms that sustain discrimination and curtail bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health rights for adolescent boys and girls.3. Strengthened capacity of health services to improve coverage of and access to comprehensive quality sexual and reproductive health services and information for adolescents and youth.4. Strengthened essential services for adolescents, girls and women who are victims of gender-based violence.5. Public-private partnerships are established, at national and local level, to accelerate the decrease of early unions and adolescent pregnancies as well as violence against girls.&nbsp;