Materials by Country :

Togo

From 2011 to 2013, RESPOND built public-sector capacity in two districts in Togo, Blitta and Haho, to identify and address barriers to contraceptive choice through holistic programming approaches and application of COPE® for Contraceptive Security.

Improving Clients’ Access to Long-Acting Methods: Enhancing the Capacity of IPPF Member Associations in West Africa (Project Brief No. 24)
Contraceptive use in West Africa is very low, and long-acting and permanent methods (LA/PMs) in particular are underutilized. To address this need, the RESPOND Project launched an initiative in 2011 in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) to build the capacity of six West African member associations (MAs). The first three MAs were supported through a six-step process of self-assessment, capacity building, contraceptive technology updating, and action planning, using the Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT). Use of LA/PMs and overall contraceptive use increased significantly during the initiative. These three MAs also led an additional three MAs through an abbreviated version of the same process, sharing their experiences and building their own capacity for facilitation and assessment. The latter group of MAs reported finding the OCAT process both helpful and necessary, said they would continue to use OCAT, and reported that the process had improved their ability to offer LA/PM services.
Available in English (PDF, 3.1 MB)

Breaking Down Barriers to Contraceptive Choice in the Public Health Sector in Burkina Faso and Togo (Project Brief No. 19)
Married women in Burkina Faso and Togo have very low rates of contraceptive use (particularly long-acting methods) and comparatively high rates of unmet need for family planning. Between 2010 and 2013, the RESPOND Project worked to build public-sector capacity in Burkina Faso and Togo to overcome barriers to contraceptive choice. The Ministry of Health in each country received technical assistance to strengthen the supply of family planning services, foster an enabling environment, and cultivate demand for services. Access to a wide range of methods increased dramatically in the areas of the intervention. Clients came in large numbers for long-acting methods: By the end of the intervention, facilities in the two countries had provided more than twice as many implants per month as they had in the same month of the prior year.
Available in English (PDF, 3.5 MB)

Expanding Contraceptive Choice in West Africa: Building the Capacity of Local Nongovernmental Organizations to Program Holistically (Project Brief No. 15)
Between 2011 and 2013, member associations of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Togo received technical assistance to expand people’s access to a wide range of family planning options. The MAs assessed their capacity to provide long-acting reversible contraceptives using RESPOND’s Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool. Managers from the MAs participated in an organizational capacity-building and design workshop, and providers and supervisors from the MAs received training to improve family planning services. The initiative also involved the MAs’ developing holistic action plans, conducting a second self-assessment, and sharing their experiences with each other at a South-to-South consultative meeting. Over the course of the intervention, all three MAs saw marked increases in the number of couple-years of protection they provided.
Available in English (PDF, 3.3 MB) and French (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Family Planning Methods Chart
Developed for use in Togo, two sides of the chart show details on mode of action, efficacy, side effects, complications, and health benefits for 10 method types, both short-acting and long-acting and/or permanent. (August 2012)
Available in French (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Client Brochure
Developed for use in Togo, the brochure provides summary information on the four long-acting and permanent family planning methods. (August 2012)
Available in French (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Poster: I am promoting the use of long term methods of family planning
I keep couples happy. Fellow Community Health Workers, stand out as community leaders! (August 2012)
Available in French (JPG, 1.4 MB)

Poster: I work with my wife to choose a family planning method...
...that will ensure a future for our family. Please visit a health care center! (August 2012)
Available in French (JPG, 1.4 MB)

Poster: The success of my work is derived from the satisfaction of my clients
I always share information on all the available family planning methods. Fellow health care providers, stand out as community leaders! (August 2012)
Available in French (JPG, 1.4 MB)

Poster: What affects you affects me dearly
That is why I am discussing the advantages of family planning with you. Let us encourage families to practice family planning! (Togo, August 2012)
Available in French for Christian audiences (JPG, 1 MB) and for Muslim audiences (JPG, 1.3 MB)

Sowing the SEEDS of Expanded Contraceptive Choice: Using a Holistic Framework to Strengthen Capacity of Three IPPF Member Associations in West Africa
International Conference on Family Planning, November 12-15, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Available in English (PDF, 5 MB)

Approval and Scale-Up of RESPOND Achievements
Togo End-of-Project Presentations, February 2013
Available in French (PDF, 341 KB)

Collaboration Between the Ministry of Health and USAID to Revive FP: RESPOND Project
Togo End-of-Project Presentations, February 2013
Available in French (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Evaluation Results of the RESPOND Project
Togo End-of-Project Presentations, February 2013
Available in French (PDF, 4 MB)

Lessons Learned in the RESPOND Project
Togo End-of-Project Presentations, February 2013
Available in French (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Expanding Contraceptive Choice in Togo and Burkina Faso
End-of-project evaluation results to USAID, February 25, 2013
Available in English (PDF, 8.9 MB)

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