TCI Urban Tales: ASHAs like Rina Devi in Bokaro, Jharkhand, Inspire Men to Support Family Planning
The following story is part of a series from The Challenge Initiative in India called “Urban Tales,” occasional real-life stories of women and girls in India benefiting from TCI’s work supporting local governments to implement high-impact family planning and...
Strengthening Postpartum Family Planning Services with IUCD Provision in Urban Facilities of Dhanbad, Jharkhand
After The Challenge Initiative (TCI) began its engagement with Dhanbad, Jharkhand, in July 2022, an internal review of family planning HMIS data revealed that two urban facilities were not providing postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) services...
Uttar Pradesh Cities Are Destinations for Those Wanting to Learn about Sustainable Family Planning Programs
Cities in India that no longer receive direct support from The Challenge Initiative (TCI) are gradually becoming favorite destinations for state officials that want to learn how family planning and other health services are provided in urban settings. These cities...
TCI’s Initial Impact in Seven Cities in Bihar, India, Leads to Statewide Scale Up of Best Practices
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) enables city governments to scale up high-impact family planning practices and other interventions (HIPs & HIIs) in under-resourced, marginalized urban communities across three states in India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand). At...
