MSI-US

For Support Of Testing Behavioral Interventions In Family Planning Programs

Amount

$800,000
Program

Gender Equity and Governance
Date Awarded

7/13/2015
Term

25 Months
Type of Support

Project

Strategies

Women’s Choices

Overview

This grant will enable Marie Stopes International US (MSI-US) to collaborate with ideas42 (a Hewlett grantee) to apply principles from behavioral economics to improve how reproductive health services are provided in their clinics in Uganda and Nepal. MSI-US worked closely with ideas42 to identify persistent challenges that could be addressed with behavioral solutions. The project in Uganda will focus on increasing the redemption rates of e-vouchers that are provided to call center clients. In Nepal, MSI-US will test interventions that seek to improve the likelihood of a follow-up visit after a medical abortion, and ways to integrate family planning services as part of this continuum of abortion care.