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Kitui County in Kenya allocated US $161,529 for family planning in its 2015/16 budget. This is the first time the county has included a specific budget line for family planning.
The Government of Togo passed a Community-Based Intervention National Policy (PNIBC) on February 13, 2015 to integrate new maternal and child health high-impact approaches including the distribution of injectables at the community level.
On June 12, 2015 the Ministry of Health and Social Action authorized the first prescription of the pill by community health workers (relais communautaires) serving in 10 out of the 14 regions in Senegal. The community health intervention areas in the regions are operated by Action and Development (AcDev) and Association Sénegalaise pour le Bien Etre Familial (ASBEF). AcDev’s advocacy, with the support of the Opportunity Fund, led to the authorization.
The governments of Homa Bay County and Busia County in Kenya recently launched costed strategic plans for family planning, a momentous move in addressing local populations’ sexual and reproductive health needs.
The plans provide a framework for prioritizing and budgeting for family planning as well as guidance for organizing, mobilizing resources, and implementing and monitoring family planning programs at the county level.
The rural commune of Kelbo in Burkina Faso included family planning funding and activities in its five-year Communal Development Plan (2015-2019) for the first time, as a result of Family Care International (FCI) Burkina Faso’s advocacy efforts supported by the Opportunity Fund.
June 2, 2015
By Dilly Severin, Communications Director, PAI
Edith Mawia Malombe has always had a soft spot for underdogs.
“When I was a child, I would get into trouble for giving away my shoes and stealing food from my mother’s cupboard for those in need,” she laughs. “I did not have the words to articulate it at the time, but I am really passionate about justice, fairness, and a sense of equality in society. That is what motivates me.”
By Dilly Severin, Communications Director, Population Action International (PAI)
For immediate release
April 10, 2013
Washington, D.C.— Advance Family Planning (AFP) and Population Action International (PAI) are bolstering family planning advocacy efforts in francophone West Africa, awarding more than $100,000 to civil society groups in three countries.