fourth International Conference on Family Planning
Eighty-five faith leaders from 26 nations came together at the fourth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in the first-ever Faith Pre-conference to ICFP January 24-25 in Indonesia. The delegates met to discuss best practices in faith-based involvement in family planning and commit to scaling up services to...
“Why Churches Talk to Youth about Family Planning”
Religious leaders in Zambia address how their churches handle the natural curiosity young people have about sex through teen programs and youth meetings designed to help guide youth toward a healthy biblically based attitude. Leaders from the Wesleyan Church, the Reformed Church in Zambia and the Church of...
“God Wants Us To Plan: What the Bible Says about Family Planning”
Religious leaders in Zambia turn to scripture to explain why they believe Christianity supports family planning. Leaders from the Baptist Church, the Wesleyan Church, and the Reformed Church in Zambia discuss the divine mandate to have dominion over the Earth, only achievable if we are responsible and able...
Los Angeles Times article by Noam Levey
CCIH Program Director Mona Bormet was quoted along with CCIH members Susan Otchere of World Vision and Katherine Marshall of World Faiths Development Dialogue in this Los Angeles Times article by Noam Levey on support among faith leaders for family planning. The article also includes the work of...