Our Mother’s Day appeal in 2024 is centred on the story of Thokozani, who attends one of our community health groups in Malawi.
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A community health groups meets in one of our projects in Uganda. Similar groups will be used in Kenya, at Afya clinics, focussed on young women and teenage girls.
Establishing Essential Sexual Health Groups via Kenyan Clinics
In Kenya 3 out of 20 teenagers will become pregnant. They want to avoid pregnancy but lack the knowledge and ability to make informed decisions.
Alongside our partners, Women and Children First is establishing new groups to support adolescent girls with knowledge and skills to improve their sexual and reproductive health.
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A community health group meet to discuss sexual and reproductive health issues, led by an MSI family planning promoter (Source: MSI Reproductive Choices)
New Sexual Health Support for Ethiopian Women
Over 1,100 women in Amhara, Ethiopia worked together to improve their sexual and reproductive health. This is thanks to the pilot of community health groups focussed on these issues, run in partnership with MSI Reproductive Choices.
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A community health group meets to discuss family planning and sexual and reproductive health issues in Amhara, Ethiopia
Can Groups Improve Uptake of Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services?
1 in 5 women in rural Ethiopia are unable to get the contraception they need.
Women and Children First, working with MSI Reproductive Choices, are testing the use of community health groups. These are adapted to improve uptake of family planning and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in the Amhara region.
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