AWLN Influences United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD47) Outcome

African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Family Planning (AWLN) members (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal) assess

opportunities to include family planning (FP) in country statements for CPD47

September 2013 – March 2014

AWLN members contribute to pre-CPD47 consultations in-country

and prioritize FP

March 2014

AWLN members participate in regional

review of Common African Position and contribute to drafting of country position

papersMarch 2014

AWLN Kenya discuss sexual & reproductive

health rights with Kenya Mission staff in New York

at Commission on the Status of Women

March 2014

CPD47 country delegations accredit AWLN members

March 2014

Country position papers incorporate technical inputs on FP and defend

FP position in negotiationsMarch 2014

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QUICK WIN: AWLN members’ recommendations for strong language on FP in country and regional position papers reflected in CPD47 outcome document

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QUICK WIN: AWLN members’ recommendations for strong language on FP in country and regional position papers reflected in CPD47 outcome document

Negotiated CPD47

document adopted by

African delegations

Facilitate in-country

feedback sessions on

CPD47

Country statements at UN General Assembly reflect FP

focus for Index

report Sustainable Development Goals reflect

FP focus

*Validation Source: CPD47 outcome document, country statements, Index reportAF

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Mayor of Kindi Allocates 250,000 CFA for Family Planning and Calls on Other Mayors

QUICK WIN: Mayor of Kindi allocates 250,000 CFA for FP in his CDP and calls on all AMBF mayors to include FP in their CDPs

22 October 2014

Equilibres et Populations and Technical Working Group on Reproductive Health (GT/SR) revise advocacy objectives to focus on Mayor of Kindi

September 2014

Assessment of advocacy opportunities for the

mayor given his role as Secretary General of

Association of Municipalities of Burkina

Faso (AMBF)

September 2014

Sub-national core working group of GT/SR

develops advocacy strategy using AFP SMART, compiles

evidence and develops advocacy brief for

mayor

September 2014

Advocacy meeting with the mayor to present the brief

and request budget allocation for family planning

(FP)

September 2014

Key stakeholders identified, advocacy strategy and brief

developed

September 2014

Mayor of Kindi verbally commits to include FP in the communal

development plan (CDP)

September 2014

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QUICK WIN: Mayor of Kindi allocates 250,000 CFA for FP in his CDP and calls on all AMBF mayors to include FP in their CDPs

16 mayors of AMBF include

FP in their communal

development plans

29 Oct 2014

Communal budgets allocate funds to purchase

contraceptives

Purchase of contraceptiv

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budgets and distribution

Access and use of

FP services increases

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*Validation Sources: Communal development plans and budgets, Service statistics of the 16 communes

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Commits to Family Planning through the Global FP2020 Partnership

QUICK WIN: Health Advisor to the PM presents DRC’s FP2020 commitment at the International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa

November 15, 2013

AFP SMART strategy facilitation to identify family planning (FP) priorities and ensure a strong Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government commitment

July 2013

Meetings with Comité Technique

Multisectoriel Permanant pour la

Planification Familiale (CTMP/FP) to build consensus July-September 2013

Develop commitment draft and obtain feedback from

CTMP/FP

July-September 2013

Discuss commitment with the Offices of President, Prime

Minister (PM), and Minister of Health

October 2013

Consensus on the content of the declaration by CTMP/FP

September 2013

Strong delegation of government representation and technical experts

present at the ICFP

November 2013

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Ensure funding for Official DRC delegation to

participate in ICFP

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International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa

PM proposes official

recognition of CTMP

November 2013Launch of FP

National Strategic

PlanFebruary 2014 Government

purchases contraceptives and ensures distribution

Access to and use of

modern contraceptive

increases

*Validation Source: Programme National de Santé de la Reproduction (PNSR), CTMP/FP, PMA2020

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Uttar Pradesh Initiates Review and Revision of Population Policy

QUICK WIN: UP government prioritizes FP by approving PFI and SIFPSA MOU to review and revise population policy

20 February 2014

Population Foundation of India (PFI) discusses emerging program priorities with Uttar Pradesh (UP) family planning (FP) champions and National Health Mission

DirectorFebruary 2013

Develop AFP SMART strategy to obtain

government order to review and revise population policy

May 2013

Develop approach paper and meet with State Innovations in

Family Planning Services Project

Agency (SIFPSA) to build consensus

June 2013

Gain feedback on draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

from SIFPSA and Mission Director

November 2013

Regular meetings with Mission Director and key government

officials

September – January 2014

PFI and SIFPSA establish collaboration to review and revise

population policy

July 2013

Mission Director and Principal Secretary considers review and

revision

July – September 2013

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QUICK WIN: UP government prioritizes FP by approving PFI and SIFPSA MOU to review and revise population policy

Regional consultations and revised

policy drafted UP Cabinet approves

and implements

policy Quality of care and access to

FP services improves Uptake of

FP services in

UP increases

*Validation Source: UP Cabinet approval note, approved revised population policy, Directorate of Family Welfare statistics

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Indonesian Advocacy Working Groups Revitalize Family Planning Efforts at the District Level

QUICK WIN: Karanganyar district’s FP budget increases by 156% from IDR 255.353.000 in 2012 to IDR 655.019.000 in 2013

30 January 2013

District Working Group (DWG) engages the Mayor and Bappeda, the district office for planning and development,

to increase the family planning (FP) budget in KaranganyarFebruary 2012

District Working Group (DWG) receives training on AFP SMART, NetMap, and

Reproductive Health Costing and develop an advocacy

strategy targeting the mayor

February 2012

The District Finance Team (TAPD) reviews proposed budget and work plan

October 2012

The District Finance Team approves the budget and work plan

November 2012

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*1 million IDR = ~USD 90,000

DWG meets with mayor to prioritize FP program in the

district

April 2012

DWG develops and refines FP budget and work plan

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QUICK WIN: Karanganyar district’s FP budget increases by 156% from IDR 255.353.000 in 2012 to IDR 655.019.000 in 2013 contributes to 12.5%

LAPM use30 January 2013 – September 2014

Funds released for FP program activities March 2013

LAPM promotion activities begin in

villages and sub-villages

April-Dec 2013

District budget increases

37.5% Activities continue

Jan-Oct 2014LAPM use increases

12.5%*Sept 2014

*LAPM users increased from 30.4% in December 2012 to 34.2% in September 2014. Validation Source: BP3AKB (BKKBN District) Karanganyar service statistics.

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Implant services

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Four Kenyan Counties Develop Costed Family Planning Strategies

QUICK WIN: Four County MOH and stakeholders approve five-year costed FP strategies for their respective counties

17 October 2014

Jhpiego AFP team sensitizes leaders in Kakamega, Kitui, Siaya and Tharaka Nithi counties on the need for development of costed family

planning (FP) strategies

May 2014

County Ministers of Health (MOH) lead

FP strategy development

workshops

May – October 2014

County MOH team reviews costed FP

strategies and provides inputs

Aug-October 2014

Jhpiego AFP compiles and edits

draft costed FP strategies for

county MOH review

May – October 2014

County MOH share draft costed FP strategy with key county stakeholders

for final inputs

August – October 2014

Jhpiego AFP finalizes the costed FP strategy for each county for final

approval

October 2014

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QUICK WIN: Four County MOH and stakeholders approve five-year costed FP strategies for their respective counties

*Validation Source: International Budget Partnership-Kenya Budget Training Workbook

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County health ministers

disseminate costed FP

strategies and establish county

FP technical working group

(TWG)

County TWGs submit annual

memorandum on FP budget to county MOH County MOH’s

budget proposal to county

treasury includes FP

County treasury allocates

budget for FP

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Mobilizing Mayoral Support in Senegal

QUICK WIN: DTK’s mayor allocates 1 million CFA* to FP in the Pikine health district for the first time

6 May 2014

Réseau Siggil Jigéen (RSJ) and family planning (FP) advocacy group meet with the communal council of Djida Thiaroye Kao (DTK)

January 2014

Through systematic interview process RSJ identifies key

stakeholders for AFP SMART workshop

January 2014

Using AFP SMART RSJ develops

advocacy strategy for mayor

February 2014

Advocacy meeting with the mayor to

present evidence and request budget allocation for FP

April 2014

RSJ compiles evidence and

develops advocacy brief for mayor

February 2014

Key stakeholders identified, advocacy strategy and brief

developed

March 2014

Mayor verbally commits to support FP in his communal budget

April 2014

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QUICK WIN: DTK’s mayor allocates 1 million CFA* to FP in the Pikine health district for the first time

New mayor renews

predecessor’s commitment of 1 million CFA

for FPSeptember 11,

2014

Communal budget, 2015

includes 1 million CFA for

FP Funds released to DTK health

posts and monitoring

system established Access

and use of FP

services increases

*Validation Source: Letter nº 02/CADTK of 05/06/2014; Letter nº 001/CDTK of 09/11/2014, District medical office reports, Pikine

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Government of Tanzania Allocates 2 Billion Tsh* to Family Planning for 2014-2015

QUICK WIN: National government approves 2bn Tsh for FP for 2014-15

2 June 2014

AFP partners Health Promotion Tanzania (HDT) and United Nations Association (UNA ) discuss need for FP budget increase with

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) and Ministry of Finance (MoF)October – November 2013

HDT discusses budget increase with government officials; MoHSW, MoF, Permanent Secretary,

Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government

(PMORALG) March 2014

HDT conducts press conference to call for family planning (FP)

budget increase

December 2013

UNA discusses budget increase with

Parliamentary FP club

May 2014

HDT reinforces action for financial commitment on

FP through letters to MoHSW and

parliamentarians

March 2014

Parliamentary Social Service Committee asks MoHSW and local government authorities to increase

overall health budget and FP allocationMay 2014

Government announces 1.64bn Tsh* allocation for FP

May 2014

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QUICK WIN: National government approves 2bn Tsh for FP for 2014-15

AFP works closely with John Snow, Inc (JSI) and MoH to track the release of

fundsGovernment

releases funds, which are used

to purchase contraceptives

Medical Stores Department

(MSD) distributes

contraceptives

Increased access and

use of contraceptives

*Validation Source: Proportion of facilities receiving FP commodities per supply plan (MSD/JSI) and FP services statistics.

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Uganda National Conference on Family Planning Leads Districts to Renew Commitments

QUICK WIN: Uganda National Conference on Family Planning leads three districts to renew commitments

31 July 2014

Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) facilitates participation of Gulu, Mbale, and Mubende district leaders

in the National Conference on on Family Planning (FP)July 2014

16 leaders from 4 districts participate in National Conference

on FP with RHU support

July 2014

District leaders develop FP commitments guided by RHU

July 2014

District leaders finalize FP

commitments to present at the

conference

July 2014

District leaders participate in National Conference on Family Planning

July 2014

RHU/AFP district leaders present their commitments for FP

July 2014

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QUICK WIN: Uganda National Conference on Family Planning leads three districts to renew commitments

District leaders develop action

plan to implement

commitments31 July 2014 Districts set

aside funds for FP

activities

Implementation of FP activities

Uptake of FP services

increases

*Validation Source: District budgets, service statistics

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