The BMZ project supported refugees, internally displaced people, and host communities in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Togo, in accessing quality sexual reproductive health care and in setting up income generating activities. Watch our video to find out how.

Why is male involvement in family planning important? We interviewed passers-by in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, to find out. This video was co-produced in partnership with Aproko Doctor, a social media influencer from Nigeria, the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, and the Youth Action Movement in Nigeria.

The COVID-19 pandemic put tremendous pressure on the healthcare sector, with governments diverting their resources to COVID-19 prevention and treatment measures. It severely affected routine service delivery in health facilities, with some essential services, such as sexual reproductive healthcare not being accorded the priority they deserve. Many health facilities scaled down on their regular services, with some suspending services or shutting down some clinics altogether. Government lockdowns and movement restrictions led to low uptake of clients in health facilities, a situation further compounded by people’s anxieties about contracting the virus in health centers. As a result, many adolescent girls, women in the reproductive age group, men and young people were unable to access sexual and reproductive healthcare services at their regular health facilities. These services included contraceptives, ante-natal, safe delivery and post-natal care services, HIV & AIDS services, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) treatment and management, among other services. International Planned Parenthood Federation’s (IPPF) Member Associations (MAs) which offer quality and affordable Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services were not spared either, and to address this, had to be innovative in their response. In Cameroon, IPPF’s Member Association in the country - Cameroon National Association for Family Welfare (CAMNAFAW) – decided to respond to the sharp decline in clients seeking services at its facilities by adopting an innovative home-based service delivery approach. This strategy enabled CAMNAFAW to continue offering much-needed reproductive healthcare services to its clients during the pandemic. Download the complete case study here: Adopting a Home-based Service Delivery Approach in Cameroon

This film highlights the intervention of The She Decides project in Mali, a two-year initiative (2018-2020) that operated in isolated areas affected by insecurity and entrenched humanitarian crisis to provide essential Sexual and Reproductive Health (SHR) services to the most vulnerable groups through outreach, clinics, and referrals. Through the voices of project beneficiaries, health services providers, local authorities, project officials, the film depicts the project's detailed intervention and success through innovative outreach activities and mobile service offers. The project has been funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented with the support of the Association Malienne pour la Promotion du Planning Familial (AMPPF). Watch the French version of this video here. For more information, visit the project report: GAC/She Decides Report