Title: Community action for family planning: a comparison of six project experiences.

POPLINE Document Number: 054770

Author(s):

Wolfson M
Fincancioglu N

Source citation:

Paris, France, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], Development Centre, 1987. 134 p. (Development Centre Studies)

Abstract:

"This study examines a number of experiments which have tried to build up community support for family planning, usually in conjunction with health and other activities, by getting the people concerned to play an active part in the planning of those activities and in the actual work of carrying them out." The study is based on six case studies conducted in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, and Peru. It is the result of a cooperative venture involving the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and the OECD Development Centre. This report is a result of a seminar held at the OECD Development Centre at which papers written by the directors of the projects concerned were presented and discussed. It consists of an overview of the projects, including information on their environment, the extent of community participation, project management, and results in the areas of health, family planning, and community empowerment. (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

India
Asia, Southern
Indonesia
Philippines
Mexico
South America, Central
Latin America
Peru
South America
Community Participation
Family Planning Programs
Health
Organization and Administration
Family Planning
Community Development
Conferences and Congresses
Case Studies
Comparative Studies
International Cooperation
Developed Countries
Asia
Developing Countries
Asia, Southeastern
North America
Americas
South America, Western
Programs
Social Development
Economic Factors
Studies
Research Methodology