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Male Champions Bringing Change in Leparua Community, Isiolo County
“Customarily in Leparua community, women leave their spouses at home and attend educational forums and seminars where they learn about family planning (FP). They would then refrain from sharing what they learnt with their husbands.” This…
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Promoting Positive Masculinities and Advancing Gender equality
Across the Globe, women and men are socialized and nurtured differently. In Kenya, girls and boys experience different power dynamics because of their upbringing and education….
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Working Together for Young Adolescents in West Pokot County, Kenya
West Pokot County is located along Kenya’s Western boundary with Uganda and covers an area of approximately 9,169.4 km2
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Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP)
The Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP) program brings together a special collection of organizations, including experts in the fields of adolescence, commerce, gender, SRH, and religion. The Experts have a history of conducting research…
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Family Planning: Faith Leaders Leaving No One Behind
With an emphasis on women, people with disabilities (PWD), and teenagers in hard-to-reach locations, Faith to Action Network and the Marsabit County administration in Kenya have expanded access to family planning and other health services. Marsabit County is a…
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WELCOMING THE STRANGER CONSULTATIONS BY FAITH ACTORS IN AFRICA REPORT
In partnership with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Faith to Action Network organised a series of regional consultations with faith actors in the East and Horn of Africa, Southern Africa and Northern Africa regions. The three consultations brought together 78 faith actors to share…
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IMPACT BRIEF: COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – KENYA
Kilifi County is home to Christians, Muslims and adherents of African Traditional Religions, primarily from the Mijikenda communities. The Kaya elders are custodians of cultural practices, beliefs, traditions and knowledge linked to and practiced by the Mijikenda communities. Over recent years, intergenerational tensions and…
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Unpacking the Barriers to use of Family Planning
Faith to Action Network together with the consortium partners are implementing “Delivering Equitable and Sustainable Increases in Family Planning” (DESIP) project conducted an assessment to identify the key factors that limit the uptake of Family Planning in Marsabit County in Kenya. Interesting analogies emanated…
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Faith Leaders Championing For Family Planning in DESIP Supported Counties in Kenya
Family Planning is a central pillar of Kenya’s Reproductive Health programme and the wider national health priority as outlined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Health Act 2017, Kenya Health Sector Strategic & Investment Plan (KHSSP) 2013-17, Kenya Vision 2030 and Kenya…
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