Advancing Reproductive Health and Family Planning through Religious Leaders and Faith-Based Organizations

According to Pathfinder International, working with faith-based organisations (FBOs) and religious leaders helps Pathefinder establish credibility in conservative communities and can provide a solid, established network for collaboration and dissemination of information and services. This report describes how Pathfinder has engaged the support of religious leaders through training and sensitisation, to spread knowledge and acceptance of family planning and to challenge harmful traditional practices.

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Process of Building Relationships

• Partnership with the Christian Health Association of Ghana

Pathfinder's Advocacy Work with Religious Leaders

• The Publication of Reproductive Health Issues in Nigeria: The Islamic Perspectives
• Education of Christian and Muslim Leaders in Egypt
• Outreach to Religious Leaders in Ethiopia

Community Outreach

• Religious Leaders Promote Social Responsibility in Bangladesh

Partnering with FBOs for Community Home-Based Care

• Strong Partnerships in Kenya
• Reaching Internally Displaced Persons in Uganda

Institutional Capacity Building and Improving Clinic-Based Care

• Clinic Improvement and Training of Health Care Service Providers in Nigeria
• Development of a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kenya

Conclusion
Acknowledgements