Welcome to our first question and answer episode for Inside the FP Story. While we work to launch Season 4 of the podcast in September, we are responding to some questions from our listeners.
Aug 11, 2022
10 min
Do you have a burning question for our team or one of our guests? Or maybe you have your own story to share about a challenge or experience working in family planning? Send these to us at [email protected] by July 6th, and your entry may be featured on the podcast.
Jun 22, 2022
2 min
Pendant que nous travaillons sur la saison 4 du podcast, nous essayons quelque chose de nouveau : nous vous demandons, à vous, nos auditeurs de À l'intérieur de l'histoire de la PF « Inside the FP Story », d'envoyer vos questions et commentaires, et nous les présenterons dans des épisodes de questions-réponses ! Vous avez une question brûlante à poser à notre équipe ou à l'un de nos invités ? Ou peut-être avez-vous votre propre histoire à partager sur un défi ou une expérience de travail dans le domaine de la planification familiale ? Envoyez-les à l'adresse [email protected] avant le 6 juillet, et votre contribution pourrait être diffusée dans le podcast.
Jun 22, 2022
3 min
This episode, we will discuss engaging men and boys in family planning and reproductive health programs. We will talk to guests from diverse settings about: what this means; strategies for putting this into practice; and recommendations for how we can work with men to support women’s reproductive autonomy.
May 3, 2022
48 min
This episode explores how gender-based violence—abbreviated as GBV—intersects with family planning and reproductive health. Our featured guests will share their experiences and offer guidance and recommendations on how we can and should address GBV in our own family planning programs.
Apr 26, 2022
58 min
The first episode is divided into two parts. The first part will provide background and basics on gender integration in the context of family planning. We will define some key terms and explain what is meant when we say a family planning program is “gender transformative.” Then, our guests will begin unpacking the topic of reproductive empowerment, including how to measure it. The second part of the episode, “Voice, Choice, and Action” will dive deeper into reproductive empowerment.
Apr 19, 2022
44 min
This episode—our last for this season—will feature guests from Madagascar and Uganda who will share stories about strengthening partnerships and advocacy for family planning. Their insights can help us as we look to shape supportive systems and ensure that family planning programs can reach all who need them.
Feb 15, 2022
36 min
This episode, we are changing course a bit, to focus on overall systems and policies. From pre-service training for midwives and obstetrics and gynecology students in Burkina Faso to a fixed day approach for family planning provision in India, we will explore innovations that meet family planning clients’ needs and create enabling environments that allow family planning programs to be successful.
Feb 8, 2022
33 min
This episode, we continue our focus on youth—but this time, we will focus on service delivery. We will hear about three distinct healthcare settings—in Kenya, Mexico, and Zimbabwe—that respond to the specific needs of adolescents and youth and ensure that they have access to the family planning and reproductive health care that meets their unique needs.
Feb 1, 2022
42 min
This episode, we turn our attention to youth. Featuring guests from Benin, Ecuador, and Colombia, we will explore innovative strategies to provide essential family planning information and services to diverse groups of adolescents. From jewelry making to a unique method of engaging peer influencers, today’s episode will discuss what elements of successful programs can be replicated in other settings to improve access to contraception among young people.
Jan 26, 2022
38 min
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