IntraHealth
For Support To Civil Society Advocacy Coalitions In West Africa
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Amount$1,500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/14/2016
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
IntraHealth International, Inc. facilitates the Strengthening Civil Society for Family Planning in West Africa Project from their offices in Dakar, Senegal. This grant will allow IntraHealth to implement the next phase of the project, which will deepen family planning advocacy efforts by coalitions in Senegal, Mali, Benin, Niger, and Burkina Faso. This work complements the goals of the Ouagadougou Partnership and brings together civil society advocates, religious leaders, young people, and other members of civil society to more effectively promote the provision of family planning through improved policies and strategies.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.intrahealth.org
Address
6340 Quadrangle Drive, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support to civil society advocacy coalitions in West Africa
IntraHealth International facilitates the Strengthening Civil Society Engagement for Family Planning in West Africa project from their offices in Mali. This grant will allow IntraHealth to implement a one-year transitional phase of the project, which will deepen family planning advocacy efforts by coalitions across all nine Francophone West African countries. This work complements the goals of the Ouagadougou Partnership and brings together civil society advocates, religious leaders, young people, and other members of civil society to more effectively promote the provision of family planning through improved policies and strategies. The Ouagadougou Partnership is in the midst of determining the future of the partnership from 2020 to 2030, which includes an assessment of the role civil society has played and could play in promoting family planning use in the region.
for fundraising planning
IntraHealth International focuses on improving the quality of family planning and reproductive health services globally, with a particular focus on training and supporting health care workers. This organizational effectiveness grant will support assistance for IntraHealth from FSG to develop new strategic partnerships with the corporate sector. Funding will also allow IntraHealth to join the FSG-led Shared Value Working Group, a group of more than 15 similarly-challenged organizations seeking new ways of working.
for support to civil society advocacy coalitions in West Africa
IntraHealth International, Inc. facilitates the Civil Society for Family Planning project (CS4FP) from their offices in Dakar, Senegal. This support would allow IntraHealth to implement the next phase of the CS4FP project, which will deepen family planning advocacy efforts in Senegal, Mali, and Benin and launch new advocacy coalitions in Burkina Faso and Niger. This work is highly complementary to the goals of the Ouagadougou Partnership and provides civil society advocates”“religious leaders, young people, health care workers, traditional advocates”“the training and platforms required to more effectively promote the provision of family planning.
