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