Dagadu); Save the Children Kenya (
Muriuki, Aden, Jelle) Norms related to child spacing and FP [family planning] are often upheld by important individuals in a woman s reference group, which can in turn influence her use. Gender norms are social norms that define what is expected and acceptable for a woman or man in a given society. Unequal gender norms tend to disadvantage women, who are often not in charge of their own reproductive and sexual health (RSH) decisions, including their use of modern family planning (FP) methods. Amongst pastoralist communities in Kenya, women make decisions related to pregnancy and childbirth with others, influenced by perceived normative approval or disapproval. These marginalised communities have little or no access to RSH services due to a range of cultural, political, economic, and structural factors. This paper has four aims: to explore pastoralist women s views on modern FP; to describe the social support networks in which pastoralist women
".the need for increased communication and engagement strategies around maternal vaccination [in Uganda]." The World Health Organization (WHO) and others have recognised the importance of contextualised and tailored delivery of vaccination programmes to identify possible concerns that could undermine confidence in vaccines.
Title: Practical Toolkit for Media and Digital Literacy Duration: 20 days (expected completion by July 30th, 2021). Issue Date: 28th May 2021 Closing Date: 16th June 2021 1.0. Introduction BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity. We believe in media and communication for good.
".one of the important stakeholders that can possibly play a role in the propagation of open data or open government data is journalists." This report from the Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) aims to present the current situation of open data access and data journalism in Bangladesh.