Over 31 million women in Indonesia are using a modern method of contraception following increased domestic budget allocation
New report shows that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception in 69 low income countries
News Topic: Adolescents & Youth
Engage more parents in sexuality education
Participants at a two-day workshop on Parent-Child Communication on Sexuality Education, have called for a deliberate effort to target parents in the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools and the community level.
Ugandan youth leader scoops global health award
Mwesigye, 28, is the founder and team leader of the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum, a dynamic youth-led organization that seeks to advance quality health and well-being of adolescents and young people and promote gender equality at the community, national and global level
Youths Want Inclusion In SRHR Planning
Newsletter: The Future of a Movement
As we march toward 2030 and beyond, we will be guided by the concepts reaffirmed this week at the UN – of equity, inclusivity, and health for all. For FP2020, continuity and sustainability will remain critical.
Collaboration is Key: Synergy between CSOs and Youth in Zimbabwe Accelerates Success
Zimbabwe is on the right track toward meeting its FP2020 commitments with a high modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), thanks in large part to the collaboration and support from civil society and youth organizations.
FP2020 Special Edition: Youth Takeover
For this issue, we’re turning the newsletter over to young people themselves to tell their own stories: sharing what this partnership has meant to them, how they think it can improve, and their own experiences with family planning and childbirth. For the first time, every article and every interview in our newsletter was written and edited by someone under 30.
Creating awareness about family planning
Family Planning Association of India (FPA India), a leading national NGO, has launched a nationwide campaign "Youth Dialogue- A perspective on FP 2020" to create awareness on 'Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for all'. The campaign intends to mobilise the young population of India residing in various cities, towns, slums and villages and initiate conversation to understand their access to information and services related to sexual and reproductive health.
Rwanda: Nyagatare – Speaker Mukabalisa Urges Parents to Promote Birth Control
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies has challenged parents in rural areas to respect family planning programmes if they are to satisfy the needs of their children.
Make secondary education mandatory requirement for marriage – Chief
The Galadima of Muri, Alhaji Abba Tukur on Sunday advocated for a law to make secondary education a mandatory requirement for marriage in Nigeria.
