Engaging Faith-Based Organizations in Family Planning Advocacy
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) and faith institutions are often perceived as not supporting family planning (FP). However, FBOs have publicly shown support for FP for some time and play a vital role in health care service delivery, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Le maintien de l’utilisation de la contraception chez les jeunes en Afrique de l’Ouest
Ce dialogue politique virtuel a discutait les obstacles à l’utilisation durable de la contraception chez les jeunes et à créer des opportunités de collaboration entre les organisations dirigées par des jeunes, les journalistes et les jeunes chercheurs.
The Pitch Announces Knowledge Innovation Winners
Knowledge SUCCESS last week announced four winners from a field of 80 contestants in "The Pitch," a global competition to find and fund creative knowledge management ideas for family planning.
Ensuring Youth Inclusion and Access to Family Planning Information
The Ouagadougou Partnership’s Youth Think Tank advocates for youth inclusion in family planning policy and works to ensure that adolescents and young people have access to reproductive health information and care. Knowledge SUCCESS recently spoke with Oury Kamissoko, Youth Lead from Mali and head of the Youth Think Tank’s dissemination subcommittee, about young people’s access to
Accès à l’information et aux soins de santé pour les jeunes
Le Think-tank Jeunes du Partenariat de Ouagadougou plaide en faveur de politiques et œuvre pour que les adolescents et les jeunes aient accès aux informations et aux soins de santé reproductive. Knowledge SUCCESS s'est récemment entretenu avec Oury Kamissoko, responsable des jeunes du Mali et chef du sous-comité de diffusion du Think-tank Jeunes, sur l'accès des
Récapitulatif: Mise en œuvre d’une approche adaptée aux adolescents
Le 8 avril, Knowledge SUCCESS & FP2030 ont organisé la troisième session de la troisième série de conversations de la série Connecting Conversations, “ À quoi ressemble la mise en œuvre d'une approche adaptée aux adolescents ?” Cette session s'est concentrée sur les différences entre la mise en œuvre d'une approche systémique par rapport aux approches
Reflections on advances in DMPA-SC and self-injection
FHI 360’s Catherine Packer shares a personal perspective on DMPA-SC’s past ten years, from early research to recent workshops. Since its introduction—and particularly since it became available for self-injection—DMPA-SC has become an important part of the global family planning and reproductive health landscape.
Implementing DMPA-SC Self-Injection During COVID-19 in Four Francophone Countries
Recap of a webinar on high-impact approaches to support the introduction and scale-up of the self-injectable contraceptive DMPA-SC in Francophone family planning programs in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Togo.
9ème Réunion Annuelle du Partenariat de Ouagadougou (RAPO)
L'UCPO a saisi l'occasion pour annoncer que la finale du concours de plaidoyer des associations de jeunes du PO aura lieu le 31 mars 2021.
Lessons from Ghana to Inform DMPA-SC Safe Storage and Disposal
Providing women with containers for DMPA-subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) storage and sharps can help to encourage safe self-injection practices at home. Improper disposal in pit latrines or open spaces remains an implementation challenge to safely scaling this popular and highly effective method. With training from health providers and a provided puncture-proof container, self-injection clients enrolled in a pilot