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Passages Project

Transforming Social Norms for Reproductive Health

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Gender Equality

Addressing gender is implicit in our work. We view gender equity —the differences in access and opportunities between women, men, boys, and girls—as a cross cutting issue that must be embedded throughout the design and evaluation of all of reproductive health programs.

RESOURCE / Journal Article

Passages Project: Theory of Change

Transforming Social Norms for Family Planning and Reproductive Health This document presents the Theory of Change guiding the norms-shifting interventions encompassed by the Passages Project. …

FOCUS AREA

Adolescents

Early adolescence is a critical transition period in young people’s lives. Yet this age group is often overlooked by youth-serving programs.

SPOTLIGHT

Catalyzing change through games in Nepal

Certain reproductive health topics are difficult to discuss openly. The Pragati games provide an opportunity for open conversations and to challenge harmful norms.

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SPOTLIGHT

Explore the social norms in your community with the Social Norms Exploration Tool (SNET)

With a clear understanding of existing social norms, practitioners can design more relevant and effective programs.

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SPOTLIGHT

Fertility awareness provides the scaffolding for healthy decision-making

Adding fertility awareness topics to programs in the health sector (and beyond!) can improve health and well-being.

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PROJECT

Learning Collaborative to Advance Normative Change

Advancing Research and Practice on Normative Change for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-being

ARTICLE

Untangling Femininity: How Girls Reproduce and Resist Restrictive Norms

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April 16, 2020

RESOURCE / Report

Top Themes from the Summit on Social Norms Research and Practice

The Learning Collaborative to Advance Normative Change brought together over 80 participants from over 30 organizations at a Summit meeting on May 22, 2019 to discuss…

FOCUS AREA

Family Planning

IRH is committed to meeting the evolving family planning needs of women and couples throughout the lifecycle by ensuring they have access to a broad range of options within an informed choice context.

ARTICLE

Social Norms Change Beyond Direct Beneficiaries: Research and Programmatic Lessons from the Change Starts at Home Trial

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October 31, 2019

PROJECT

FACT Project

Fertility Awareness for Community Transformation

RESOURCE/Journal Article

Men on the move and the wives left behind

As the global economy expands, global migration continues in lockstep. This article, “Men on the move and the wives left behind: the impact of migration on family planning…
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