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Elevating Social and Behavior Change as an Essential Component of Family Planning Programs

Examine 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

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This shared agenda seeks to coordinate efforts among governments, funders, and implementers seeking to create an impact in FP through SBC interventions.
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Underfunded and Underutilized: An Argument for Vasectomy Advocacy to Improve Method Choice

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This 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

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This 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

This 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

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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.
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Advocacy for Social and Behavior Change

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This 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.