Cover art for Tested Solutions for Quality FP CounselingJonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Encouraging Family Planning Counseling That Promotes Meaningful Choice

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This is a package of evidence-based, low-cost SBC solutions that improve the quality of family planning counseling for postpartum women.
Poultry farmer and his family in EthiopiaMorgana Wingard/USAID

Men are still missing: Making family planning more gender-inclusive

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This blog post advocates for increasing engagement with men and boys, who have, historically, been overlooked by family planning programs.
Women gather outdoors in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Leveling the Playing Field in Nigeria Through Adalci

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This blog post describes how the concept of justice was used to rally religious leaders across faiths to encourage men to support women’s health in Nigeria.
Women waiting to receive antenatal counseling and checkups at a clinic in UgandaJonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Resources for Social and Behavior Change Advocacy in Family Planning

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These two short animations and accompanying briefs show how social and behavior change can support global- and country-level family planning goals.
"I’d like to use the injectable, but my boyfriend might think it’s weird if I’m bleeding irregularly." "I don’t think this doctor understands what I need, but he’ll become angry if I ask a question about his recommendation."

New Social Norm Taxonomy Helps Address Family Planning Challenges in West Africa

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This blog post highlights a social norms taxonomy for addressing family planning challenges in West Africa.
KAP COVID Dashboard: Country profiles with demographic disaggregations

KAP COVID Dashboard: Trust

This page has a set of reports from a 2020 global survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices around COVID-19. These reports focus on the element of trust.
Potential levels of influence on FP behaviorsBreakthrough ACTION

Social and Behavior Change Indicator Bank for Family Planning and Service Delivery

This family planning indicator bank is a collection of sample indicators specifically for use in social and behavior change programs.
Members of a young mothers group gather in KenyaJonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

The Self-Care Tools for Building a Better Tomorrow

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This blog post discusses the ways practicing self-care can help us reimagine our health care systems and provides links to useful self-care tools.
A father and son on their farm in ColombiaUSAID/Flickr

DO’s & DON’Ts for Engaging Men & Boys: Now Available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish

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A new brief covers best practices and lessons learned on how to engage men and boys as consumers of health services, supportive partners, and agents of change.