Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning Collection—Now Live!
Breakthrough ACTION + RESEARCH has launched a new resource collection and accompanying catalog. They showcase more than one hundred social and behavior change (SBC) for family planning (FP) resources for planners, designers, implementers, donors, and other users to inform innovative, evidence-based, and impactful interventions.
FP/RH Champion Spotlight: South-East Asia Youth Health Action Network (SYAN)
The South-East Asia Youth Health Action Network, or SYAN, is a WHO-SEARO-supported network that creates and strengthens the capacity of adolescent and youth groups in southeast Asian countries for effective advocacy and engagement in national adolescent health programs as well as regional and global policy dialogue platforms.
Inside the FP Story Podcast: Send Us Your Questions!
The next few episodes of the Inside the FP Story podcast will feature questions from listeners. We want to hear from you!
Premarital Family Planning and Reproductive Health Counseling in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has the highest rate of child marriage in Asia. Early marriage leads to a poorer quality of life for girls. It is detrimental to their agency and ability to obtain or continue education. So, in order to improve young couples’ quality of life and encourage them to make informed decisions, the Bangladesh Center for Communication
Introducing 20 Essential Resources: Quality Contraceptive Implant Removal
The Implant Removal Task Force is excited to partner with Knowledge SUCCESS to bring you this curated collection of resources for contraceptive implant removal, highlighting a critical, yet often-overlooked, component of contraceptive implant scale-up.
Family Planning Association Nepal Is Leaving No One Behind
Created in 1959, Family Planning Association Nepal (FPAN) is the country’s first national sexual and reproductive health service delivery and advocacy organization. Sixty-three years later, FPAN continues to ensure that family planning (FP) information and services are available and accessible to families—no matter their identity, ability, location, gender, or socioeconomic status.
Making Gloves, Forceps, and Other Supplies More Than an Afterthought
Massive improvements in our family planning (FP) supply chains in recent years have generated an expanded and more reliable method choice for women and girls around the world. But while we celebrate such success, one nagging issue that warrants attention is the corresponding equipment and consumable supplies, like gloves and forceps, necessary to administer these contraceptives:
Ensuring Access to Menstrual Health Supplies
Earlier this year, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and Mann Global Health published “Landscaping Supply Side Factors to Menstrual Health Access.” This post breaks down the key findings and recommendations in the report. It talks about ways that donors, governments, and others can ensure access to menstrual health supplies for all who need them.
Dialogue régional des jeunes du Partenariat de Ouagadougou
Dans le cadre de la deuxième édition du dialogue régional des jeunes organisé par l’unité de coordination du Partenariat de Ouagadougou (PO), en collaboration avec les organisations membres du Think Tank Jeunes (Pathfinder, Knowledge SUCCESS, Equipop, MSI, RAES, PAI, Breakthrough Action
East Africa’s FP Knowledge Management Champions
Knowledge Management Champions play an important role in change management for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programs. Also known as KM Champions, Knowledge Activists, or Knowledge Coordinators, they are not knowledge managers but part-time volunteer knowledge change agents—facilitating knowledge acquisitions from knowledge innovators and enabling the sharing and effective utilization of such knowledge.