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Expansion de l’éducation sexuelle complète et des services de planification...

PRB et l’International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (l’Alliance Internationale des Jeunes pour la Planification Familiale) ont créé des supports de plaidoyer ciblés visant à l’expansion de...

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Expanding Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Youth-Friendly Family...

In 2017 and 2018, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) conducted interviews and focus groups in three regions of Burkina Faso to assess...

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Empowering Women for a Healthier Future in Nigeria With Self-Injectable...

Because of the many barriers that women in Nigeria face when it comes to accessing family planning, nearly one in five currently married women ages 15 to 49 who want to delay or space their pregnancies...

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Breaking the Silence: Expanding Access to Safe Abortion in Zimbabwe

Breaking the Silence: Expanding Access to Safe Abortion in Zimbabwe is an ENGAGE multimedia presentation that describes the problem of unsafe abortion in Zimbabwe, its health and financial costs,...

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Growing Together: Multisectoral Investments in Malawi’s Youth

In Malawi, strategic and multisectoral investments in youth are critical pieces of national growth and development. Growing Together: Multisectoral Investments in Malawi’s Youth is an ENGAGE multimedia...

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2019 Family Planning Data Sheet Highlights Family Planning Method Use Around...

Contraceptive use varies substantially around the world, both with respect to total use and the types of methods used. PRB’s 2019 Family Planning Data Sheet provides the latest estimates of family...

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Choices and Challenges: Dynamics of Contraceptive Use

Over the course of their lives, women may choose to start, stop, or switch family planning methods to meet their reproductive needs and preferences. By understanding the dynamics of contraceptive use,...

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Zanzibar Needs Broader Access to Long-Acting and Permanent Methods of Family...

Contraceptive use in Zanzibar continues to be low, particularly of long-acting and permanent methods (LAPM) of family planning. LAPM includes reversible methods like implants and intra-uterine...

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Promote National Development by Releasing Domestic Resources for Family...

More than one-quarter of married women in Uganda would like to delay or prevent pregnancy but are not using family planning. New research also shows a persistent gap in contraceptive commodity...

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Education Matters: Keeping Girls in School Can Improve Economic Development...

Girls’ educational attainment affects the human capital of Burkina Faso’s future labor force, shaping their economic opportunities and their country’s economic growth. In Burkina Faso’s Sahel Region,...

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Zambia: On the Cusp of a Promising Future

Zambia: On the Cusp of a Promising Future is an ENGAGE multimedia advocacy tool that builds awareness of the impact of rapid population growth on Zambia’s goal of becoming a prosperous middle-income...

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SAFE ENGAGE Rapid Response Support

The SAFE ENGAGE Project has established a Rapid Response mechanism to support advocates, experts, and decisionmakers in their efforts to advance evidence-based policy dialogue and expand access to safe...

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Baringo County, Kenya, Family Planning Fact Sheet

The Baringo County Integrated Development Plan (2018-22) establishes a vision “To be the most attractive, competitive, and resilient county that affords the highest standard of living and security to...

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Senegal ENGAGE Presentation Focuses on Religion and Family Health

Le Sénégal s’Engage: la Religion et la Santé familiale (Senegal Engage: Religion and Family Health) is a new ENGAGE presentation that serves as an advocacy tool to connect reproductive health and...

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Expanding Access to Safe Abortion in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), access to safe abortion has historically been limited. Political chaos, a weak health sector, low use of contraception, and restrictive laws—that until...

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Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend? An Evidence Review

The demographic dividend—the prospect for accelerated economic growth driven by a country’s maturing age structure—has captivated the attention of policymakers around the world. The African Union...

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Within Reach: Expanding Access to Safe Abortion

Within Reach: Expanding Access to Safe Abortion is a multimedia advocacy tool to frame policy discussion around safe abortion, particularly in Africa. Produced by Population Reference Bureau under the...

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The Path to Equality for Women and Young Persons With Disabilities

Women and young people with disabilities face discrimination and barriers when trying to exercise their rights. The Path to Equality for Women and Young Persons With Disabilities: Realizing Sexual and...

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Applying the Maputo Protocol Can Reduce Unsafe Abortions

The Maputo Protocol—adopted in 2003—serves as one of Africa’s first comprehensive legal frameworks for the protection of the rights and freedoms of women and girls. Despite progress, challenges remain...

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L’application du Protocole de Maputo peut réduire le nombre d’avortements...

Le Protocole de Maputo, adopté en 2003, constitue l’un des premiers cadres juridiques pour la protection des droits et des libertés des femmes et des jeunes filles en Afrique. Malgré des progrès, sa...

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