Fertility Awareness-Based Method Cooperative Agreement
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| A traditional birth attendant (TBA) and her child in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Source: © 2002 Virginia Lamprecht, Courtesy of Photoshare |
Fertility Awareness-Based Method (FAM) Cooperative Agreement, GPO-A-00-07-00003-00, has been awarded to Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health. This five-year, $38 million agreement is designed to accept field support in addition to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Washington Bureau for Global Health resources.
FAM focuses on the scale-up of the Standard Days Method (SDM), the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM), and the TwoDay Method (TDM) – natural family planning (FP) methods developed and tested by Georgetown University under prior agreements. Field experience and results from previous studies show that these methods are effective, low cost, easy to integrate into programs, and particularly useful for expanding contraceptive prevalence and addressing unmet need because they appeal primarily to women and couples new to FP. This award is intended to enhance USAID’s commitment to informed choice and sustainability. The project will focus its efforts on scaling up SDM and LAM and establishing TDM in eight to 10 focus countries by creating a supportive policy environment at all levels, building capacity in organizations and providers to offer FAM services, developing the tools to ensure quality services, and generating and applying best practices. Technical assistance may also be offered in additional countries, pending availability of funds.
Georgetown University will implement this project with its many in-country partners, ranging from Ministries of Health to cooperating agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and faith-based organizations, as well as its technical partners Macro International (monitoring and evaluation), the Population Council (research), JHPIEGO (LAM), IntraHealth (capacity building in preservice training), Constella Futures (policy), Abt Associates (private sector strategies), and PSI (social marketing).
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