UN News features faith contributions to development efforts
New York, USA, 25 JULY 2018 (F2A & UN News) – Contributions of the faith community to development efforts have been highlighted by the news agency of the United Nations.
Category: Family Health & Wellbeing
Eliminate tension between state and civil society, say faith leaders
Accra, GHANA, 05 OCTOBER 2018 (F2A) - Tension between public sector and civil society has been identified as a key limitation to advocacy efforts. This has slowed down progress on legal
Champions perfect writing for policy communications
Nairobi, KENYA, 7 AUGUST 2018 (F2A) - Policy champions based in Nairobi have perfected the art of using policy briefs to communicate with policy makers. As a result, these champions
Church in Egypt gears up to address domestic violence
Cairo, EGYPT, 26 – 27 September 2018 (F2A) – Leaders of various churches in Egypt have freshly resolved to address domestic violence in communities of existence. Led by Ibrahimia Media
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Welcomes Right by Her Report
Brussels, BELGIUM, 11 OCTOBER 2018 (F2A) – The Social Affairs and Environment Committee of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has praised a newly released report on the state of women
Faith-based approach to tackling female genital mutilation in Kenya
An indigenous church in West Pokot in Kenya is actively engaged in a variety of strategies to change community perceptions and practices towards ending the practice of female genital mutilation.
Age appropriate sexuality education from a Muslim Kenyan perspective
On Kenya Muslim Youth Development Organization’s (KMYDO) intervention sites, family planning uptake has improved from 57% to 75% in Malindi and from 69% to 75% in Kilifi North, between 2015
Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa makes an institutional commitment to promote family planning
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Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa makes an institutional commitment to promote family planning
In 2017, the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) adopted a resolution on family health and family planning services and information. This resolution was shared with all the 13
Preventing unwanted teenage pregnancies in DRC, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Benin
Cordaid’s programme JeuneS3 (‘santé, sexualité et securité’ in french) works towards preventing unwanted teenage pregnancies in four francophone countries in Africa: DR Congo, Central-African Republic, Cameroon and Benin. It comprises
Catholics for Reproductive Health mobilizes faith networks in the Philippines
Since July 2016, Catholics for Reproductive Health (C4RH) demonstrates how to leverage faith organizations’ wide networks and social and political influence in the Philippines. It has formed a network called