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Growing up GREAT! Youth-Led Evaluation sparks interest at USAID Event

Directly involving youth in program evaluation has become increasingly popular in international development programs that focus on youth, especially those that use a Positive Youth Development framework. Engaging youth in all aspects of program evaluation not only builds their skills and assets youth but also creates an opportunity for youth to give input and take […]

Blog | Passages Project | Adolescents | Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation

Tékponon Jikuagou

Tékponon Jikuagou means “doing everything possible to prevent infant mortality” in the local language of Adja in Benin.

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[Webinar] Costing of Social Norms Interventions

This webinar covered case examples and guidance for key steps, challenges, and solutions for costing of social norm interventions.

Video | Passages Project | Learning Collaborative to Advance Normative Change

Georgetown Researchers Publish Recruitment Details from Real-Time Efficacy Study of a Fertility App

WASHINGTON (April 23, 2018) — Researchers from Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) published a new paper detailing the process of recruiting participants for year-long prospective study to measure the efficacy of an app for avoiding unintended pregnancy.

Blog | FACT Project | Family Planning | Fertility Awareness | Mobilizing technology for reproductive health

Social Networks Quiz

Social Network Analysis can be represented through social network maps like those below. In these maps, each node represents a single person while links between them show relationships between individuals. Social network maps provide both a visual and a quantitative snapshot of human relationships, as they illustrate how people are connected and share information with […]

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Assessing Competency and Acceptability of Community Health Worker Provision of Standard Days Method in Family Planning Services in Gisagara District, Rwanda

This study assesses the competency and acceptability of community-based provision of Standard Days Method (SDM) to first-time users in Rwanda. The national strategy equips community health workers (CHWs) to resupply pills, injectables and condoms to existing clients. With the aim of expanding access, SDM provision to first-time users was added to the method mix in […]

Journal Article | Family Planning

Where to find us: IRH at the 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit

The IRH team is preparing to travel to Bali, Indonesia for the 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit and we want to ensure our colleagues and partners know where to find us.

Brief: FACT Project’s Radio Drama

The Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) and Population Media Center (PMC) collaborated under the USAID-funded FACT Project to create Impano n’Impamba, an entertaining serial radio drama that dispelled myths about fertility and family planning in Rwanda. After the drama concluded, a community-level household survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of women and men of […]

Journal Article | Fertility Awareness | Mobilizing technology for reproductive health

Fact Sheet: FACT Project’s Dot Efficacy Study

There are thousands of menstrual cycle tracking apps on the market. But most are not tested, and very few are designed to prevent pregnancy. The study to assess the efficacy of the Dynamic Optimal Timing™ (Dot) App is the first of its kind to be conducted on an app-based family planning method. Theoretical efficacy of the […]

Publication | FACT Project | Family Planning | Mobilizing technology for reproductive health

Sharing reproductive health knowledge with a new generation

Jagtarain had an arranged marriage at the age of 18, became pregnant, and lost her first pregnancy without ever talking with her husband about their plans for parenthood. A year later, Jagatarain was pregnant again, and again it was a surprise to her and her husband. Traditionally, Nepali couples do not openly discuss babies, and […]