Resources

Report

Prévention du mariage d’enfants dans la région de l’Est, Burkina Faso

Working with the Directorate of Women, National Solidarity and Family in Burkina Faso and community partners in the Eastern Region of Burkina Faso, the Evidence Project scaled proven approaches to delaying marriage for young girls by raising awareness about the negative effects of early marriage. The approaches scaled were based on evidence generated in a […]

Report

Mapping the extent to which performance-based financing (PBF) programs reflect quality, informed choice, and voluntarism and implications for family planning services

Expanding access to and use of voluntary family planning (FP) services is a well-established global health goal– it is a specific target under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of good health and well-being, an integral component of Every Woman Every Child (EWEC), and the overall objective of the Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) partnership, among other […]

Report

Examining and Strengthening the Role of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors in the Provision of Injectable Contraception in Nigeria

Results from an implementation research study in Nigeria found that with training, Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs), regardless of their previous health care experience, could competently administer injectable contraceptives and that clients reported receiving quality services from trained PPMVs. From 2015 to 2018, the Evidence Project conducted a study to better understand the role […]

Brief

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Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal (Exploration of the potential of private sector pharmacies to offer family planning services in Senegal)

This package of two briefs and three reports should be of interest to Senegal’s policy makers, Ouagadougou Partnership countries, West African Health Organizations (WAHO) and non-governmental organizations working to increase the role of the private sector in family planning in Senegal as well as to policy makers and program designers around the world who are […]

Report

Civil Society Involvement in Family Planning: A Review of Global Programming and Evidence

Civil society plays an important role in the provision of high quality family planning programs. Civil society organizations (CSOs) are often involved in expanding services, raising awareness, generating demand, and advocating for an improved enabling environment to ensure women and men have full, free and informed choice to determine whether and when they have children. […]