The Challenge Initiative (TCI) believes a key factor for sustainable family planning programs is getting local governments to commit their own funding and, preferably, establish budget lines that “ring-fence” funds for family planning. Ring-fencing means setting these...
In 2023, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) introduced the Rapid Scale Initiative (RSI), a new model for scaling up high-impact family planning practices and other interventions (HIPs & HIIs) that can achieve results in a shorter time frame of two years. Typically TCI...
From the outset of its engagement with urban local governments, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) places a strong emphasis on fostering sustainability and self-reliance, empowering local governments to take the lead in family planning programs that improve the health and...
Postpartum family planning (PPFP) and post-abortion family planning (PAFP) are both part of the global collection of approved Family Planning High-Impact Practices (HIPs). The Challenge Initiative (TCI) has been supporting local governments across its six country and...
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) has just completed a look back at its performance for 2023 with its latest annual report to reflect on its mission to bolster family planning (FP) and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) programs for the urban...
2022 Annual Survey Showcases TCI-U’s Continued Effectiveness and Increasing Coverage The Challenge Initiative (TCI) enables local governments to scale up high-impact family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) interventions to...