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GFCD ADVOCACY & COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA NIGERIA

GFCD ADVOCACY & COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA NIGERIA. Titilola Abolade AIDS 2014. Background and National Context. Female Condom Advocacy. Female Condom Advocacy project (FCAP) supported by UAFC joint program and implemented by ARFH and EVA and other UAFC partners commenced in 2013.

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GFCD ADVOCACY & COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA NIGERIA

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  1. GFCD ADVOCACY & COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA NIGERIA Titilola Abolade AIDS 2014

  2. Background and National Context

  3. Female Condom Advocacy • Female Condom Advocacy project (FCAP) supported by UAFC joint program and implemented by ARFH and EVA and other UAFC partners commenced in 2013. • FC is one of the identified 13 commodities prioritized by Nigeria and the UN Commission on Life saving Commodities • September 16, 2013 marked the second annual Global Female Condom Day – a day of education and advocacy to increase awareness, access, and use of female condoms. • It was celebrated in Nigeria on 10th October with support from UNFPA

  4. Collaboration with Partners in planning GFCD 2013 • UAFC Nigeria partners: SFH, Oxfam, ARFH and EVA in collaboration with UNFPA and the FMOH held meetings to discuss and plan events to commemorate GFCD 2013 Planning for GFCD Enhanced collaboration with UNFPA, Nigeria

  5. Count down to GFCD 2013: The process

  6. Advocacy backed up with effective community mobilization efforts The female condom campaign train moved round key locations in Wuse 2 Abuja

  7. GFCD 2013 Nigeria Stakeholders’ forum Cross-section of stakeholders at GFCD forum

  8. Achievements and Lessons Achievements Lessons The need to plan several months ahead in order to ensure involvement of all partners Strong grassroots community mobilization with effective communication are key to promoting use of female condoms in Nigeria. Male involvement is crucial to FC acceptance and use • Increased awareness and focus on female condom (FC) among the general public and policymakers • Skills built on FC insertion • Over 3,000 pieces of FC distributed • Strengthened collaboration for advocacy and policy support for female condom among partners

  9. Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Millennium Builders Plaza, 1st Floor, Block C, Plot 251 Cadastral Zone, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central District Area, Abuja, Nigeria Email: arfh1989@fastmail.fm, info@arfh-ng.org Web: www.arfh-ng.org Thankyou

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