Tag Archives: West Africa
How Natural Family Planning is spreading in West Africa
In countries throughout Western Africa, the most common religions are Islam and Catholicism. Both of these religions reject the use of artificial means of...
West Africa population planners battle to woo Muslim hearts
Population experts like Ngom are worried that if West Africa’s population continues to grow at its current pace – the region has the highest...
A New Year, a New Determination: Energizing the Movement and Accelerating Progress
The Ouagadougou Partnership Six Years in Five years ago, in early December 2012, the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit (OPCU) was established. Last month in Conakry,...
Meet the Young Future-Planners of West Africa
They’re informed, determined, and looking ahead for the good of their peers—and their countries. They want to help girls stay in school. To take...
Young People in West Africa Are Leading Their Own Movement for Family Planning
The designation of “youth ambassador” may have started as a simple title, but as I witnessed at the Civil Society for Family Planning (CS4FP)...
Seven Tactics that Are Leading Francophone West Africa toward a Contraceptive Revolution
In 2011, nine francophone West African countries formed the Ouagadougou Partnership to change the story of family planning in the region. Thanks to their...
Let’s Not Be Squeamish About Family Planning’s Fiscal Benefits
Copyright IntraHealth International 2015 So often when we sing the praises of family planning, we go straight to applauding its health benefits: all the...
