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Cover art showing Ouagadougou Partnership countries on a map and a three person family

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.

Is Timing Everything? Considering the Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging Men and Boys Across their Life Course

Interventions aiming to meaningfully engage men and boys in understanding and transforming their relationships with their health and well-being often focus on important life events and transitions (e.g., sexual initiation, graduations, birth…
A nurse counsels clients a couple on family planning in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

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.
Father holds baby in NepalAlex Carrasco CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

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.
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.
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.
A couple receive counseling about contraceptive methods available to them from a nurse in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Using SBC to Transform Gender Norms: An Intervention to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health

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This blog post discusses how social and behavior change transforms gender norms and improve family planning and reproductive outcomes for women and men.
Nigerian mother holding babyAdrian Brooks/Photoshare

Generating Evidence to Inform Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programming in Nigeria

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This series of briefs, webinars, and slide decks discuss results will help to improve the delivery of integrated SBC programming across health areas and behaviors.

Resources

Cover art showing Ouagadougou Partnership countries on a map and a three person family

Shared Agenda for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning in the Ouagadougou Partnership Region

, ,
This shared agenda seeks to coordinate efforts among governments, funders, and implementers seeking to create an impact in FP through SBC interventions.

Is Timing Everything? Considering the Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging Men and Boys Across their Life Course

Interventions aiming to meaningfully engage men and boys in understanding and transforming their relationships with their health and well-being often focus on important life events and transitions (e.g., sexual initiation, graduations, birth…
A nurse counsels clients a couple on family planning in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Underfunded and Underutilized: An Argument for Vasectomy Advocacy to Improve Method Choice

,
This report demonstrates why vasectomy must be put on the agendas of FP/RH stakeholders and includes detailed resources vasectomy advocates can use.
Father holds baby in NepalAlex Carrasco CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Vasectomy Message Framework: A Tool to Help Advocates Prepare for Conversations with Key Stakeholders

,
This framework includes concrete talking points, supporting evidence, and message selection guidance to advocate for the inclusion of vasectomy in FP/RH programs.
Poultry farmer and his family in EthiopiaMorgana Wingard/USAID

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

,
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

,
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.
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.
A couple receive counseling about contraceptive methods available to them from a nurse in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Using SBC to Transform Gender Norms: An Intervention to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health

,
This blog post discusses how social and behavior change transforms gender norms and improve family planning and reproductive outcomes for women and men.
Nigerian mother holding babyAdrian Brooks/Photoshare

Generating Evidence to Inform Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programming in Nigeria

, , , , , , , ,
This series of briefs, webinars, and slide decks discuss results will help to improve the delivery of integrated SBC programming across health areas and behaviors.

Events

Cover art showing Ouagadougou Partnership countries on a map and a three person family

Shared Agenda for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning in the Ouagadougou Partnership Region

, ,
This shared agenda seeks to coordinate efforts among governments, funders, and implementers seeking to create an impact in FP through SBC interventions.

Is Timing Everything? Considering the Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging Men and Boys Across their Life Course

Interventions aiming to meaningfully engage men and boys in understanding and transforming their relationships with their health and well-being often focus on important life events and transitions (e.g., sexual initiation, graduations, birth…
A nurse counsels clients a couple on family planning in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Underfunded and Underutilized: An Argument for Vasectomy Advocacy to Improve Method Choice

,
This report demonstrates why vasectomy must be put on the agendas of FP/RH stakeholders and includes detailed resources vasectomy advocates can use.
Father holds baby in NepalAlex Carrasco CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Vasectomy Message Framework: A Tool to Help Advocates Prepare for Conversations with Key Stakeholders

,
This framework includes concrete talking points, supporting evidence, and message selection guidance to advocate for the inclusion of vasectomy in FP/RH programs.
Poultry farmer and his family in EthiopiaMorgana Wingard/USAID

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

,
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

,
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.
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

,
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.
A couple receive counseling about contraceptive methods available to them from a nurse in RwandaYagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Using SBC to Transform Gender Norms: An Intervention to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health

,
This blog post discusses how social and behavior change transforms gender norms and improve family planning and reproductive outcomes for women and men.
Nigerian mother holding babyAdrian Brooks/Photoshare

Generating Evidence to Inform Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programming in Nigeria

, , , , , , , ,
This series of briefs, webinars, and slide decks discuss results will help to improve the delivery of integrated SBC programming across health areas and behaviors.