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When Data Drives Decisions: How Francophone West Africa Is Building Family Planning Programs That Last

When Data Drives Decisions: How Francophone West Africa Is Building Family Planning Programs That Last

Jun 8, 2026

What does it take to build a family planning program strong enough to stand on its own? Across Francophone West Africa, two lessons from the past year are pointing the way. The first was hard-won. In Senegal, health worker strikes, reporting gaps, and inconsistent...
Overcoming Systemic Challenges in Anyama, Côte d’Ivoire, Leads to a Locally Driven Transformation in FP Service Delivery

Overcoming Systemic Challenges in Anyama, Côte d’Ivoire, Leads to a Locally Driven Transformation in FP Service Delivery

Apr 8, 2026

What if the true driver of sustainable change in reproductive health isn’t external support – but local leadership? In Anyama, Côte d’Ivoire, that question has found a powerful answer. Before The Challenge Initiative (TCI) began working in Anyama, the city...
TCI Wins Best Poster at RAPO 2025 for Advancing Municipal Financing for Family Planning in Francophone West Africa

TCI Wins Best Poster at RAPO 2025 for Advancing Municipal Financing for Family Planning in Francophone West Africa

Jan 5, 2026

In December 2025, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) won the Best Poster award at the Ouagadougou Partnership Annual Meeting (RAPO 2025) in Lomé, Togo. The award recognizes TCI’s poster exploring a practical sustainability question facing many health programs: how to help...
All 28 Francophone West Africa Cities Graduate from TCI, with the Graduation of Senegal’s Final Eight in October 2025

All 28 Francophone West Africa Cities Graduate from TCI, with the Graduation of Senegal’s Final Eight in October 2025

Dec 18, 2025

Across Francophone West Africa, all 28 cities supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) have now graduated from direct support – marking a major milestone in locally led, sustainable health programming. The final cohort of eight cities in Senegal (Dakar, Guediawaye,...
Eight Francophone West African Cities Graduate from TCI, Showcasing Local Leadership, Sustainable Financing, and Health Impact

Eight Francophone West African Cities Graduate from TCI, Showcasing Local Leadership, Sustainable Financing, and Health Impact

Oct 13, 2025

September 2025 marked a proud milestone for Francophone West Africa. Seven cities in Côte d’Ivoire – Anyama, Bingerville, Daloa, Vavoua, Séguéla, Mankono, and Korhogo – together with Lomé in Togo, celebrated their graduation from The Challenge Initiative (TCI). Each...
With Coaching and Commitment, Francophone West Africa Cities Step Up to Sustain Family Planning Gains

With Coaching and Commitment, Francophone West Africa Cities Step Up to Sustain Family Planning Gains

Sep 9, 2025

As The Challenge Initiative (TCI) team in Francophone West Africa began preparing 16 active cities to move beyond TCI’s direct support, it did more than just wrap up this phase of engagement. It laid the groundwork for long-term, locally driven advocacy. Rather...
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Recent News

  • Siaya County Strengthens Family Planning and Maternal Health Services Through Sustainable Partnership With The Challenge Initiative July 13, 2026
  • Indonesia July 10, 2026
  • In Bangladesh, Dhaka South and TCI Begin a City-Led Family Planning Partnership Rooted in Evidence and Ownership July 10, 2026
  • New Evidence Shows How Partnership-Driven Programs Can Expand Family Planning Access in Pakistan’s Cities July 6, 2026
  • Bangladesh Toolkit June 10, 2026
  • Indonesia Toolkit June 10, 2026
  • Closer to Home, Closer to Choice: TCI Helps Expand FP Services and Method Choice in Cuttack, Odisha June 9, 2026
  • When Data Drives Decisions: How Francophone West Africa Is Building Family Planning Programs That Last June 8, 2026
  • From Volunteers to Government Employees: How TCI-Trained CHVs Are Sustaining Family Planning Gains in Pakistan June 1, 2026
  • How a FOGSI Doctor Volunteered Her Time to Restore Family Planning Services at a Patna Health Center May 26, 2026

The Challenge Initiative is led by the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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