ADVANCE FAMILY PLANNING

ADVANCE FAMILY PLANNING June 8, 2011

AFP Goal and ObjectivesIncreased fundingAn improved policy environmentIncreased visibility for family planning

Mobilize and strengthen sustainable FP/RH

advocacy with catalytic investments

Tier 1: Tanzania, Uganda, and Indonesia

Mobilize and strengthen sustainable FP/RH

advocacy with catalytic investments

Tier 1: Tanzania, Uganda, and Indonesia

Strengthen existing FP/RH advocacy investments by providing cutting edge and highly specialized technical

assistance

Tier 2: India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and

Senegal

Strengthen existing FP/RH advocacy investments by providing cutting edge and highly specialized technical

assistance

Tier 2: India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and

Senegal

Voices from the South: Leverage voices of Global

South champions regionally and globally

Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3

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Achievements To Date

Collaborative Networks throughout the reproductive health community

Increased Advocacy Capacity

Quick Wins in Tier 1 Countries

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Collaborative Networks

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African Women Leaders Network

Collaborative NetworksAfrican Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Partners in Population & Development, Africa Regional Office

Tier 1 & 2 Champions

Eastern African Reproductive Health Network

Global Consultative Group Voices from the South

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Advocacy Capacity

Nearly 300 people have received advocacy training using the Spitfire Strategies™ approach, Spectrum and/or other trainings

Landscape analyses in Tier 1 countries

First advocacy briefs ready for customization

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Advocacy Capacity

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African Women Leaders Networkwww.advancefamilyplanning.orgwww.advancefamilyplanning.org

Quick Wins—Uganda

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Field Visit to Nakaseke—CBD of Contraceptive Injectables

Quick Wins—Uganda

National Medical Stores decision

Round 10 Global Fund includes family planning commodities

World Bank loan, includes family planning

Norigynon on national essential medicines list

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Other Quick Wins

Incorporation of AFP’s advocacy approach in BKKBN’s training program—Indonesia

Post-election analysis and cultivation—Tanzania

G8 Muskoka Declaration emphasis on family planning, GSWACH inputs

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Tier 2 Approach•Focus on high-impact opportunities,

using the AFP-adapted Spitfire™ approach

•Engage national champions—policymakers and NGOs

•Optimize AFP resources—evidence-based policy briefs and messaging, capacity-building and focusing events

•Build on existing advocacy efforts

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Nigeria Sabrina Karklins

• Objective —Budget support for contraceptives

• Lead partner—Advocacy Nigeria (Sec) – FP Action Group (FPAG)

• Other collaborators—Futures Group

• Activities ▫ New “Health Bill Advocacy

Caucus ”▫ Executive branch , Senate, House

health committees and National Assembly committees

▫ RAPID development (July/August)

• $100,000

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Senegal Jen Boyle

• Objective—Increased capacity for developing and implementing advocacy strategies

• Collaborators—Intrahealth/USAID/DSW

• Activities▫ Francophone training of

trainers—Senegal and West Africa

▫ Resource pack in French (and English)

• $40,000

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Kenya Beth Fredrick

• Objective—Expanded access to contraceptive injectables via community-based distribution

• Lead partner—TBD

• Activities▫ Advocacy strategy

• $150,000

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Pakistan Beth Fredrick

• Objective—Punjabi Birth-spacing Task Force

• Lead partner—Pathfinder International

• Activities▫ Terms of Reference▫ Advocacy focus

• $40,000

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Duff Gillespie

India • Potential Spitfire

Strategies™ training• $50,000

Ethiopia• Participation in the

EARHN• $

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Next steps

Transition to Local Entities— Cipta Cara Padu Foundation, Indonesia Human Development Trust, Tanzania Reproductive Health Uganda, Uganda

Collaboration with other major initiatives—e.g. Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (Hand-to-Hand Campaign)

Finalization and implementation of Tier 2 plans

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