Kenyan Religious Leaders Commitment to Support Family Planning
Kenyan religious leaders wrote this statement of their support for family planning. The faith leaders proclaim their support for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies to protect the health of women and children; noting data revealing that planning and spacing pregnancies saves lives.
Faith Community Commits to Strengthen Family Planning Work at ICFP 2018 webpage
A highlight of the conference was the commitment statement developed by faith leaders during the conference and presented in the closing plenary session. A statement of support and lessons learned at ICFP 2018 was presented by Reverend Dr. Lydia Mwaniki, Director, Theology, Family Life and Gender Justice, All...
Page of Resources related to the Family Planning Advocacy Guide (See block below)
“This “”Family Planning Advocacy Through Religious Leaders: A Guide for Faith Communities”” is accompanied by resources to help set up and conduct religious leader advocacy trainings, establish monitoring and evaluation systems, and realize your family planning advocacy goals.
Video: Strengthening Family Planning with Faith Based Organizations in Uganda
The Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), in collaboration with the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University, used a systems approach to strengthen their family planning capacity. Results of this project suggest that FBOs can meaningfully contribute to national and...