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“We can no longer be silent”- SADC’s faith community releases three interfaith briefs on sexual and reproductive health and rights, teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence.
Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 March 2020 (F2A) – For a long time, faith communities in the SADC region have supported women and young people to realize their potential. They have now joined hands to promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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Dialogue: working together to drive progress post-2020
Washington, D.C., USA, 21 January 2020 (F2A) – In collaboration with FP2020 and World Vision, Faith to Action Network hosted a dialogue on faith and family planning. Participants from faith actors, civil society, donor agencies and academia…
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FP2020 publishes brief on faith and family planning
Nairobi, Kenya, 4 November 2019 (F2A) – Faith and family planning interact in complex ways at personal, community, civil society, and governmental levels. Better understanding of this by all stakeholders will allow secular actors, faith…
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Faith-Based Models for Improving Maternal and Newborn Health
The brief summarizes ways in which faith-based programs have effectively decreased maternal mortality rates. The publication reviews successful models of faith-based organizations including faith-based health networks, community health programs focusing on behavior change, congregation-based health programs, and comprehensive health care. Download
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Reproductive Health Issues in Nigeria: The Islamic Perspectives (2004)
This overview of reproductive health in Muslim areas in Nigeria was developed with collaboration between Pathfinder International and the Ulama, a network of Islamic leaders in Nigeria. This handbook outlines modern family planning and reproductive health and gives the Islamic view on each of the modern methods. Download
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FACT SHEET: Standard Days Method using CycleBeads
This handout can be given to faith leaders, community health workers, clinics, or women and families to provide information on using CycleBeads and the Standard Days Method to prevent or produce pregnancy. Download
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Muslim Religious Leaders as Partners in Fostering Positive Reproductive Health and Family Planning Behaviors in Yemen: A Best Practice
The paper shows how the Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project partnered with the Basic Health Services (BHS) Project in Yemen to engage Muslim religious leaders as champions of reproductive health and family planning, and partners in fostering social change and development. Download
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