Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Education

Already in December 2013, we had initiated a first family planning programme in the Karonga district in northern Malawi, which we financed until 2017.

 

In 2018 to 2021, we supported a cooperation project with PLAN International that focused on the goal of "sexual and reproductive health education for children and adolescents in Mzimba". 

 

The most important key data of this project:

Region:            Mzimba district in northern Malawi.

Duration:         Dec. 2018 to Nov. 2021 ( extended to February 2022 )

Budget:            approx. 1.75 million euros

 

After the successful completion of this cooperation project, we have decided to continue our family planning programme in the Karonga district in response to numerous requests from the local population. Therefore, since the beginning of November 2021, we are funding a new project, carried out by the team of our local partner Pamoza-Tingakwaniska, with which we continue to pursue the following goals: 

 

In order to achieve these goals as quickly and effectively as possible, existing structures that are already contact points for our target group, especially health centers and youth clubs, will be integrated and provided with the necessary financial and human resources for these tasks.

 

In July 2022, we launched another project, funded by the BMZ, with the particular aim of ensuring an improved range of Youth Friendly Health Services in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights on a long-term and sustainable basis.  

 

The overall goal of this project is also to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, especially among teenagers, and thus contribute to a reduction of the still very high population growth in Malawi.