Video: Strengthening Family Planning with Faith Based Organizations in Uganda
The Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), in collaboration with the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University, used a systems approach to strengthen their family planning capacity. Results of this project suggest that FBOs can meaningfully contribute to national and...
Page of Resources related to the Family Planning Advocacy Guide (See block below)
“This “”Family Planning Advocacy Through Religious Leaders: A Guide for Faith Communities”” is accompanied by resources to help set up and conduct religious leader advocacy trainings, establish monitoring and evaluation systems, and realize your family planning advocacy goals.
Kenyan Religious Leaders Commitment to Support Family Planning
Kenyan religious leaders wrote this statement of their support for family planning. The faith leaders proclaim their support for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies to protect the health of women and children; noting data revealing that planning and spacing pregnancies saves lives.
“Faith Leaders are Powerful Advocates for Family Planning”
Religion is very important in Uganda, with 85% of the population identifying as Christian. Religious leaders are well respected in their communities and are influential on a number of topics, including health. In this video, Reverend Canon Kabanda of the St. Stephens Archdiocese of the Church of Uganda...