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Uganda Churches use Scriptures to end FGM
Nairobi, KENYA; 31 August 2019 (Lorna Andisi) – The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), its member churches (Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox) and the Inter-religious Council of Uganda are working to eradicate FGM through their religious leaders.
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Faith-based approach to tackling female genital mutilation in Kenya
An indigenous church in West Pokot in Kenya is actively engaged in a variety of strategies to change community perceptions and practices towards ending the practice of female genital mutilation. With community guidelines…
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Age appropriate sexuality education from a Muslim Kenyan perspective
On Kenya Muslim Youth Development Organization’s (KMYDO) intervention sites, family planning uptake has improved from 57% to 75% in Malindi and from 69% to 75% in Kilifi North, between 2015 and 2017 (DHIS2…
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Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa makes an institutional commitment to promote family planning
In 2017, the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) adopted a resolution on family health and family planning services and information. This resolution was shared with all the 13 provinces, dioceses and…
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Preventing unwanted teenage pregnancies in DRC, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Benin
Cordaid’s programme JeuneS3 (‘santé, sexualité et securité’ in french) works towards preventing unwanted teenage pregnancies in four francophone countries in Africa: DR Congo, Central-African Republic, Cameroon and Benin. It comprises four complementary strategies: sexuality education with a…
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Catholics for Reproductive Health mobilizes faith networks in the Philippines
Since July 2016, Catholics for Reproductive Health (C4RH) demonstrates how to leverage faith organizations’ wide networks and social and political influence in the Philippines. It has formed a network called “Interfaith for Dignity & Equality…
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Learning about Family Planning at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology
The Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology is an interdenominational Christian institution and a member of Faith to Action Network. Its Gender, Health and Theology program incorporates family planning. 121 graduates have been trained…
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In Uganda’s Kyenjojo district, interfaith advocacy results in 7,029 new family planning clients between 2015 and 2017
Kyenjojo is a Ugandan district where Western Uganda FBO network (WUFBON) advocates in support of family planning. Between 2015 and 2017, the district’s total number of family planning clients increased by about 50% from 14,987…
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Churches Health Association of Zambia advocates to allow community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives
Engaging religious leaders and faith communities in family planning advocacy is an effective way to improve domestic investments in Family Planning and get people of faith involved in Maternal and Child Health. The Churches Health…
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The Caravan: a strategy to educate Muslim religious leaders and communities on family planning
The Caravan is a faith-based initiative to stimulate social norm change among faith leaders and their institutions and communities. A multidisciplinary team of experts travels, as in a caravan, to different areas to…
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