TCI-Supported Advocacy Leads to Three-Year Commitment for Family Planning Programs in Côte d’Ivoire
Maternal and infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire had significantly increased in recent years, due in part to unwanted pregnancies and the socio-economic situation within the country’s marginalized urban communities. Yet many cities were not allocating...
The Critical Importance of Health System Engagement in Lomé, Togo, for Sustained FP Funding
A common challenge for cities engaged with The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in Francophone West Africa (FWA) is forecasting and mobilizing financial resources from the local government each fiscal year for family planning (FP) and adolescent and youth sexual and...
Youth Leaders in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, Give Clients a Way to Express their Opinion on Service Quality
The residents of Koudougou in Burkina Faso visit their health facilities for various types of care, but until recently did not have the opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of care or other services received. This lack of feedback made it difficult to assess...
New Article: Municipal Support Key for Sustaining Free Family Planning Special Days in Francophone West Africa
Designated day family planning service provision is a high-impact intervention used by local governments supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) to increase access and uptake of family planning services by complementing routine service provision at health...
