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This article presents the findings of a study on the status of information, education and communication (IEC) of reproductive health (RH) in a commune in Nghe An, Vietnam. Interviews, analysis of data and a field study were conducted in preparation for the IEC study. A total of eight organizations (both local and mass organizations), as well as ind...
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This article reports the proceedings of the meeting conducted by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Governing Council (GC) in Morocco. A total of 29 out of the 30 volunteer GC members attended the meeting. The activities of the first day included a visit to the Centers for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Communication Develop...
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This paper presents the proceedings of the Twenty-third Special Session of the UN General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the 21st century". Attended by representatives from 179 countries, UN agencies and 1200 nongovernmental organizations, the governments which came together reaffirmed their commitment to ...
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This article reports the proceedings of the two National Workshops on the Integrated Project (IP), held in two cities in China. These workshops were organized by the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Integrated Family Planning Project in China. About 70 representatives, project personnel from the first to the fourth cycle project areas, atte...
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This paper presents the findings of the midterm evaluation of the Adolescent Reproductive Health Education Project in the Bahamas. An independent evaluation team, consisting of international and local evaluators, carried out interviews with project stakeholders and conducted other activities to assess the progress made in the project's two major co...
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This article reports on the first ¿Seminar on Reproductive Health of Adolescents¿ in Tokyo and Tochigi Prefecture, held March 6-24, 2000. Sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the seminar aimed to provide practical and useful knowledge that the participants would be able to adapt to their country situations. A total of 12 partici...
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In 1997, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) started the Community Empowerment Program (CEP) to directly help people at the grassroots level in developing countries. It was created to directly benefit people in developing countries by improving their livelihood and welfare. Under the program, model projects are implemented together wi...
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The guiding principle of the integrated project is its human centered approach, which considers reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) from the wider context of community needs. Central to this approach is the idea that RH/FP can best be promoted through priority community needs, emphasizing the empowerment of individuals to make informe...
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This paper presents the findings of the sociocultural research survey of JOICFP concerning the issue of male involvement in reproductive health (RH) and its incorporation into programs and activities. The survey was conducted from May 1998 to September 1999 in four countries; namely, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, and the Philippines. It aims to provide ...
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On February 1-16, 2000, a JOICFP team visited Laos and conducted a workshop to develop the information, education and communication (IEC) work plan for the year 2000. A follow-up on the progress of the activities in 1999 and further preparations for 2000 under the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Reproductive Health Sub-Program were also conducted. In ad...
