Creating Comics to Promote Positive Sexual and Reproductive Health for Adolescents in Uganda
Knowledge SUCCESS interviewed Kaligirwa Bridget Kigambo, founder and CEO of Girl Potential Care Centre, a youth-led organization that creates interactive visuals for adolescents to learn about sexual and reproductive health in Uganda.
Reflecting on ICPD30: The Importance of Involving Youth in Reproductive Health Programs and Decision Making
Knowledge SUCCESS interviewed global health professionals on progress made since the 1994 ICPD Cairo Conference. The second in a three-part series features Eva Roca, Implementation Science Advisor on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego.
Institutionnalisation des programmes de santé sexuelle et reproductive pour les adolescents et les jeunes
Knowledge SUCCESS a accueilli une cohorte bilingue de Learning Circles avec les points focaux jeunesse du FP2030 de l'Afrique de l'Est et du Sud (ESA) et de l'Afrique du Nord, de l'Ouest et du Centre (NWCA). En savoir plus sur les connaissances acquises lors de cette cohorte axée sur l'institutionnalisation des programmes de santé sexuelle et
Institutionalizing Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs
Knowledge SUCCESS hosted a bilingual Learning Circles cohort with FP2030 Youth Focal Points from the East and Southern Africa (ESA) and North, West and Central Africa (NWCA) Hubs. Learn more about the insights uncovered from that cohort focused on institutionalizing adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health programs.
FP2030’s Youth Strategy from the North, West, and Central Africa Hub
FP2030’s North, West, and Central Africa Hub, based in Abuja, Nigeria, aims to enhance family planning through youth engagement. The Adolescent and Youth Strategy focuses on innovative service delivery, data-driven decision-making, and empowering youth leadership to address high teenage pregnancy rates and unmet contraceptive needs in the region.
A KM Champion’s Journey to Incorporate Knowledge Management Into His Youth-led Work in India
Abhinav Pandey from the YP Foundation in India, emphasizes the importance of knowledge management (KM) in enhancing youth-led initiatives. Through his experiences as a KM Champion, he has integrated strategies like knowledge cafes and resource sharing to improve family planning and reproductive health programs across Asia, fostering collaboration among diverse organizations.
Intergenerational Dialogues on Family Planning and SRH Services
Though discussions around reproductive health services should be open to all, adolescent boys and girls experience often don’t get to take part in them, with their parents and guardians making most decisions about health on their behalf. Kenya’s health department is implementing various interventions focusing on young people. Through The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI) program, Mombasa County
Accelerating Young People’s Access to Contraceptive Services
Pharmacies play a critical role in providing access to reproductive health services in low-resource settings in Kenya. Without this private-sector resource, the country would not be able to meet the needs of its young people. Kenya’s National Family Planning Guidelines for Service Providers allow pharmacists and pharmaceutical technologists to counsel, dispense, and provide condoms, pills, and
JFLAG Champions LGBTQ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Jamaica
Recently, Knowledge SUCCESS Program Officer II Brittany Goetsch chatted with Sean Lord, Senior Program Officer at the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG), about LGBTQ* AYSRH and how JFLAG pursues their vision of building a society that values all individuals, irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity. In this interview, Sean details his
Meaningfully Engaging Youth: A Snapshot of the Asia Experience
On March 22, 2022, Knowledge SUCCESS hosted Meaningfully Engaging Youth: A Snapshot of the Asia Experience. The webinar highlighted experiences from four organizations in the Asia region working to co-create youth-friendly programs, ensure quality FP/RH services for youth, develop youth-friendly policies, and meet the FP/RH needs of youth at different levels of the health system. Did