SBCC Capacity Strengthening in Action: Distributed Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity Enables Nepal’s Young Married Couples to Make Smart Family Planning Choices

This case study explains a national FP SBCC campaign that HC3 launched in partnership with Nepal's Ministry of Health/National Health Education Information Communication Center (NHEICC) and the MOH's Family Health Division. The campaign, "Parivar Niyojan Smart Bancha Jeewan"/"Family Planning Makes a Smart Life," started in August 2015 and was tailored specifically to reach young people, migrants and disadvantaged groups.

Gender Equity and Family Planning Outcomes Infographic

HC3 has developed an infographic to visually demonstrate the…

Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy Research Briefs: Advanced Maternal Age and High-Parity Pregnancy in Togo and Niger

In 2015, HC3 conducted research to better understand the knowledge, attitudes, practices and socio-cultural factors in Togo and Niger that lead women to continue having children later in life and after they have already had many births. Focusing solely on women age 35 and older and women having five or more births, the research ultimately informed the HC3 Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) Advanced Maternal Age and High-Parity Pregnancy Implementation Kit.

Swaziland Dual Protection Materials

Swaziland Dual Protection materials provide information about how to DOUBLE UP – two methods are better than one – to prevent pregnancy, HIV and STIs

Qualitative Research on Advanced Maternal Age and High Parity Pregnancies in West Africa

This qualitative research report is focused on the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and contributing factors around AMA and HP pregnancies, as well as barriers and facilitators to AMA and HP women’s modern family planning (FP) method use, in West Africa.

Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies Implementation Kit

The HTSP I-Kit is designed to help program managers address the risks of pregnancies among women aged 35 and older (of advanced maternal age, or AMA) and women having five or more births (high-parity, or HP) in their family planning or maternal and child health programs.

Urban Adolescent Social and Behavior Change Communication Implementation Kit

The Urban Adolescent Social and Behavior Change Communication Implementation Kit (I-Kit) provides a selection of Essential Elements and tools to guide the creation, or strengthening, of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programs for urban adolescents aged 10 to 19.

Webinar on Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy's Forgotten Audiences: Addressing Advanced Maternal Age and High Parity Pregnancies

This May 25, 2016 webinar highlighted the importance of addressing and preventing the risks of pregnancies among women of advanced maternal age (AMA) and high parity (HP).

When the Evidence Is Not Enough: Hormonal Contraception and HIV Webinar

This May 17, 2016 webinar, moderated by Nithya Mani, Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID, introduced a new communication framework around hormonal contraception, provided discussion around the adaptation process in Malawi and Swaziland, and included the perspective of women living with HIV related to this issue.