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West Africa
In April 2024, United Nations Population Fund hosted the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin. The dialogue provided a unique platform for youth activists, policymakers, and regional and intergovernmental organizations to collaborate on sexual and reproductive health and rights, education, human rights, and gender equality.
MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR), in collaboration with the government of Mali, is implementing demand creation and social behavior change interventions to promote positive attitudes and supportive cultural norms for family planning and related health services, particularly for youth.
Le 11 juin 2024, le projet Knowledge SUCCESS a facilité une session bilingue d'assistance par les pairs entre une communauté de pratique (CdP) nouvellement formée sur la santé reproductive, le changement climatique et l'action humanitaire soutenue par Niger Jhpiego et TheCollaborative.
On June 11, 2024, the Knowledge SUCCESS project facilitated a bilingual peer assist session between a newly-formed community of practice (CoP) on reproductive health, climate change, and humanitarian action supported by Niger Jhpiego and the East Africa CoP, TheCollaborative.
A recent workshop in Lomé catalyzed plans for the FP2030 Center of Excellence, aimed at integrating youth perspectives into family planning policies. Read how we're partnering with FP2030 to empower youth focal points with critical knowledge and capacity-building.
Explore a comprehensive recap of the Knowledge SUCCESS Project's recent webinar, highlighting key insights and success strategies discussed by family planning and reproductive health experts sharing lessons learned when implementing community health worker programs. Gain valuable perspectives from panelists across three regional cohorts as they share impactful lessons and contextual experiences.
Self-care for sexual and reproductive health has advanced significantly in the last two years, following the publication of the World Health Organization's (WHO) self-care guidelines in 2018, recently updated in 2022. According to Senior Technical Advisor for Self-Care Sarah Onyango, remarkable progress has been made at national levels, with several countries developing and adopting national self-care guidelines.
Recently, Knowledge SUCCESS organized a three-day Learning Circles session in Thiès, bringing together Senegalese professionals in family planning and reproductive health to explore effective self-care practices, with the participation of twenty stakeholders from various sectors. Explore further to uncover the knowledge management techniques and strategies exchanged throughout the session.
Récemment, Knowledge SUCCESS a organisé une session de trois jours de Cercles d'Apprentissage à Thiès, réunissant des professionnels sénégalais de la planification familiale et de la santé reproductive pour explorer des pratiques d'auto-soin efficaces, avec la participation de vingt acteurs issus de divers secteurs. Explorez davantage pour découvrir les techniques et stratégies de gestion des connaissances échangées tout au long de la session.
Get to know our new West Africa regional team member, Thiarra! In our interview, she shares her inspiring journey and passion for family planning and reproductive health. Gain insights into her extensive experience supporting FP/RH projects and organizations, and learn how she's making a difference in West Africa.
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Grab a cup of coffee or tea and listen in on honest conversations with family planning program experts around the world as they share what has worked in their settings — and what to avoid — in our podcast series, Inside the FP Story.
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