Glennerster); Development Media International, or DMI (
Murray); University of Oxford (
Pouliquen) The structure of the campaign - with frequent messages over 2.5 years and the focus on engaging programming - was well adapted to influence behavior through this mechanism. In 2014, only 16% of women of childbearing age in Burkina Faso used modern methods of contraception, and the average woman gave birth to six children over her lifetime. High fertility rates and short spacing between births are both associated with poor health outcomes for women, but social norms and lack of (or mis)information can discourage contraceptive use. Mass media campaigns have potential to provide information on the benefits and logistics of family planning and influence social norms at low cost. This two-level randomised controlled trial (RCT) assessed the effectiveness of a 2.5-year mass media campaign implemented by Development Media International (DMI) to increase modern contraceptive uptake in Bu
About Humanity & Inclusion
Humanity and Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) is an international non-governmental Organization founded in 1982 and currently located in more than 60 countries worldwide. Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
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The WISH2ACTION (Women’s Integrated Sexual Health) Consortium brings together six internationally recognised leading organizations in their field to deliver Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights services across all 16 countries. WISH2ACTION’s operational model – the WISH Cluster Model – is a comprehensive, integrated
21 December 2020
This has been a year like no other. Yet the fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights by our awe-inspiring teams and partners around the world has continued in the face of uncharted challenges. Here, we share 20 moments from 2020 that have shaped the year for IPPF.
1. IPPF’s COVID-19 response
COVID-19 has upended life as we all knew it. The impact on public health has been cataclysmic, and we have the utmost gratitude and admiration for our Member Associations who stopped at nothing to carry on delivering vital sexual and reproductive healthcare during this unprecedented year.
We are in awe of every worker and every volunteer who was able to continue doing their very best to provide vital sexual and reproductive healthcare, even at risk to themselves. They are truly heroes, and we are forever grateful for their dedication and commitment.