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Elevating Social and Behavior Change as an Essential Component of Family Planning Programs
Breakthrough ACTION English Family Planning / Reproductive Health Peer-reviewed Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONExamine and use the data in this article to advocate for the use of social and behavior change approaches in your family planning programs.
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Shared Agenda for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning in the Ouagadougou Partnership Region
Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender Technical Guide Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONThis shared agenda seeks to coordinate efforts among governments, funders, and implementers seeking to create an impact in FP through SBC interventions.
![A nurse counsels clients a couple on family planning in Rwanda](https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Underfunded-Underutilized-600-400-495x400.jpg)
Underfunded and Underutilized: An Argument for Vasectomy Advocacy to Improve Method Choice
Breakthrough ACTION English Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender Report Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONThis report demonstrates why vasectomy must be put on the agendas of FP/RH stakeholders and includes detailed resources vasectomy advocates can use.
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Vasectomy Message Framework: A Tool to Help Advocates Prepare for Conversations with Key Stakeholders
Breakthrough ACTION English Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender Model/Framework Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONThis framework includes concrete talking points, supporting evidence, and message selection guidance to advocate for the inclusion of vasectomy in FP/RH programs.
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Using SBC to Increase Family Planning Uptake in Zambia
Breakthrough ACTION English Zambia Family Planning / Reproductive Health Case Study Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONThis case study highlights how Breakthrough ACTION made the case for using social and behavior change to achieve family planning goals in Zambia.
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Resources for Social and Behavior Change Advocacy in Family Planning
Breakthrough ACTION English, French Indonesia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia Family Planning / Reproductive Health Fact Sheet/Brief, Video/Animation Advocacy Breakthrough ACTIONThese two short animations and accompanying briefs show how social and behavior change can support global- and country-level family planning goals.
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Advocacy for Social and Behavior Change
Breakthrough ACTION English, French Family Planning / Reproductive Health Case Study, Fact Sheet/Brief, Model/Framework, Video/Animation, Website Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION, Breakthrough RESEARCHThis page has a suite of tools to help social and behavior change (SBC) champions advocate for the use of SBC in health and development projects.