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| A Better Future For Rural Girls: Manager's Briefing Kit |
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Family Care International and UNFPA conducted participatory research with girls, boys, their families and local leaders in three rural communities, and developed the A Better Future for Rural Girls: Manager's Briefing Kit, a limited-edition CD-ROM that is no longer available in print. All of the content from this resource is available online in PDF. |
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| Changing Lives, Saving Lives |
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Rangwe Health Centre in Kenya is one facility that has shown a remarkable change since the beginning of the Skilled Care Initiative. The facility is featured in our short film, “Changing Lives, Saving Lives.” |
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| Countdown 2015: Advocacy Toolkit CD-ROM |
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Includes all content from the Countdown 2015 magazine in French, Spanish, and English on one CD-ROM |
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| Countdown 2015: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All |
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A magazine describing progress made and challenges ahead in implimenting the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action by 2015. |
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| Get the Facts: A Flipchart for Adolescents |
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Flip chart addresses changes during puberty, STIs including HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, and unsafe abortion, as well as negotiating condom use, building healthy relationships, and communicating with parents. |
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| Improving Access to Safe Abortion: Guidance on Making High Quality Services Available CD-ROM |
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This CD-ROM, created by Family Care International and Ipas, aims to foster understanding of this issue, enhance public discussion, promote partnerships, and encourage the provision of safe abortion services to the extent allowed by law. |
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| Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in Maternal Health |
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This advocacy publication produced by Family Care International and UNFPA presents promising practices and strategic recommendations for policy makers, programmers, and researchers seeking strengthen fistula prevention and treatment programmes in affected countries.
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| Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage Information Kit |
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Developed by Family Care International and Gynuity Health Projects, the Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage Information Kit contains two new publications: Postpartum Hemorrhage: A challenge for safe motherhood provides an overview of one of the major causes of maternal death and disability in developing countries: severe bleeding following childbirth, and Postpartum Hemorrhage: Responding to the Challenge, which outlines the potential role of a widely available drug (misoprostol) in reducing deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, and describes a multi-country initiative being undertaken to evaluate misoprostol as an alternative therapy for postpartum hemorrhage prevention and treatment. |
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| Mobilising Communities on Young People’s Health and Rights: An Advocacy Toolkit for Programme Managers and An Advocacy Training Guide |
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FCI has released an Advocacy Toolkit for Programme Managers that carefully lays out the steps in designing and launching an advocacy strategy to ensure that existing government commitments are translated into concrete programs and services. The Advocacy Training Guide, a companion piece to the Toolkit, was developed to strengthen the skills of grassroots community-level groups, networks, and organizations to design and plan an advocacy campaign. |
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| Postabortion Counselling and Community Education Materials |
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Designed to enhance post abortion client counseling and community education related to unsafe abortion in English- and French-speaking Africa, this set of materials includes: a counseling/education flipchart, a prototype client brochure, and a user’s guide designed for health workers and program managers. |
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| Safe Motherhood In The Community: A Flipchart |
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Focuses on care during pregnancy, delivery, and the post-partum period, as well as signs of complications. Each of the 15 illustrations is accompanied by key information points and questions to encourage discussion. For use in face-to-face counseling and group education settings. |
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| Sexual and Reproductive Health Briefing Cards |
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Set of 9 easy to use reference cards covering key issues in sexual and reproductive health and rights. Each includes a definition, a quote from the ICPD Programme of Action or Fourth World Conference on Women, basic facts, and “areas for action.” |
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| Skilled Care During Childbirth: Information Kit |
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A comprehensive resource for individuals and organizations working to ensure that every woman has access to skilled care during childbirth. Contains a Policy Brief, Information Booklet, and Country Profiles. English, French, Spanish. |
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| Skilled Care Initiative Materials |
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Newsletters, programming resources, project descriptions, and other documents sharing the progress of the Skilled Care Initiative. Available in English, French, and Spanish. |
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| Stepping Out: Video and Discussion Guide |
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A set of six 10-15 minute video modules for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa covering human reproduction, pregnancy prevention, STIs including HIV/AIDS, unwanted sex, and unsafe abortion. |
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| Strengthening Communications Skills for Women's Health: A Training Guide |
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5-day training curriculum to improve the communication and interpersonal skills of health workers. Focuses on strengthening key skills such as active listening, using visual aids, and developing a client-responsive approach. Uses role plays and other practical approaches adapted to adult learners. |
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| You, Your Life, Your Dreams: A Book for Adolescents |
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Provides comprehensive information for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa on changes during puberty, sexuality and sexual health, pregnancy and contraception, STIs including HIV/AIDS, sexual coercion and violence, substance abuse, building healthy relationships, communicating with parents, and planning for the future. |
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