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Women around the world want the power to choose how many children to have \u2013 and when. Evidence shows that where women are empowered, there\u2019s a natural fall in birth rate. Yet many women \u2013 both in high-income countries and in the Global South \u2013 lack the contraception, knowledge and freedom to take control of their fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help tackle this issue, Empower to Plan uses the power of crowdfunding to enable selected grassroots NGOs to deliver family planning projects on the ground. These projects empower women through healthcare and family planning, bringing additional economic and environmental benefits. Here are just a few of the organisations that you have helped to deliver practical and impactful action within their local communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Awakening<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/img>\n\t\t\t\t

With a generous \u00a35,995 grant from Population Matters, The Awakening embarked on a transformative mission in Pakistan’s patriarchal Pashtun society. They challenged deeply rooted taboos by fostering open discussions on topics such as SRHR, family planning, early marriages, education, and human rights violations against young women. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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With a grant of \u00a36,125, Population Matters extended its support to the Turimiquire Foundation, a charity working in the north-eastern Venezuela to equip young people with the information they needed to make informed decisions about their sexual health by dispelling misconceptions and providing comprehensive sexual education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Empower to Plan’s generous funding of \u00a35,600 facilitated Rajasthan Rising’s transformative 6-month programme, training 17 girl leaders on sexual and reproductive rights, and climate justice. The programme also facilitated 100 community meetings, enabling dialogue and awareness-raising around child marriage and girls\u2019 education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Na\u2019leb\u2019ak is a team of local change-makers that empowers girls and engages communities about family planning in rural indigenous Guatemala. A past Empower to Plan partner, Na’leb’ak received a \u00a35,500 grant from Population Matters,…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Women for Conservation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/img>\n\t\t\t\t

Women for Conservation received a \u00a36,000 grant from Population Matters, raised from the generous contributions of our members and supporters. Thank you. Women for Conservation runs family planning and conservation…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Family Medical Point<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/img>\n\t\t\t\t

Family Medical Point needs help ensuring that every woman and young person in\u00a0Abaita Ababiri\u200b, Uganda, has free and safe access to sexual and reproductive healthcare. Can you help?\u00a0 Family Medical…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KOMB GREEN Solutions<\/h3>

KOMB GREEN Solutions is an environmental youth group that was founded in 2017. Located in Korogocho, one of Kenya\u2019s large informal settlements, its purpose is to transform the lives of local people through meaningful conservation work, as well as awareness-raising and education around family planning. Empower to Plan support enabled KOMB GREEN to continue river clean-ups during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, while properly protected with sanitary and PPE equipment. They also constructed public handwashing sinks and distributed condoms. In 2021, our follow-up crowdfunding campaign supported their construction of flood defences, urban kitchen gardens and the continued regeneration of their local community park. For a detailed update on the group\u2019s activities and achievements, read the report, From Flood Protection to Family Planning: Komb Green Solutions<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GhettoH clean Youth Group<\/h3>

Ghettoh Clean Youth Group is a community-based group that was set up to achieve good health and sanitation practises in Kibra, Kenya, while providing livelihood opportunities for young people who may otherwise resort to crime. In 2019, Population Matters Director Robin Maynard and Florence Blondel, Campaigns and Project Officer, visited Kibra. Here they met members of the community who expressed their desire to have smaller families through accessing contraceptives, family planning services and education, as well as a clean environment free from congestion and poor sanitation. smaller families through accessing contraceptives, family planning services and education, as well as a clean environment free from congestion and poor sanitation. Through Empower to Plan support, they were able to provide crucial sanitary and hygiene services during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, while distributing over 6,000 condoms at handwashing stations in the slum. They also began family planning sessions in the local community to raise awareness about the importance of choosing smaller families. Learn more about the Kibra context and the impact of our E2P crowdfunding campaign here: The Kibra Youths Protecting their Communities and Environment<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dandelion Africa\u00a0<\/h3>

Using peer-to-peer training, Dandelion Africa is making a vital difference in remote parts of rural Kenya. The support received from crowdfunding enabled Dandelion Africa to deliver its Boys for Change initiative. Through Boys for Change, Dandelion Africa educates\u00a0young men and boys about the importance of empowering the women in their lives to plan their families. Dandelion Africa were able to\u00a0provide training for twenty young men in the Mogotio region of Kenya, including\u00a0education about sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, FGM and family planning. Each of these young men will now go on to mentor three boys and they will all implement community action plans in their villages. Your support ensured that men and boys understand the importance of empowering the women in their communities to plan their families, and break the poverty cycle. Wendo has been a speaker at many events for Population Matters<\/a>, outlining the importance of funding SRHR to achieve sustainable development in Kenya.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

WACENA<\/h3>

Empower to Plan funding enabled the Women and Children’s Empowerment Network in Africa (WACENA) to secure 5,000 tree saplings for distribution to schoolgirls and women in rural villages of Uganda. WACENA aims to create community forests, planted, nurtured and championed by women and girls, because, as the community-led group says, \u201ca large and growing body of evidence shows that empowered women and girls acting as agents of change in their communities can and do bring about better health and development outcomes for all.\u201d We supported weekly workshops in 20 schools, reaching 2,500 students with life-saving topics such as safe abortion, contraception, menstrual care and gender-based violence prevention.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You BEFORE TWO<\/h3>

Working with partner schools, You Before Two takes small groups of girls and boys through a fun and supportive relationships and sex education (RSE) programme. This 8-week course equips them with essential information on contraception and healthy relationships, with the aim of empowering young people to make their own informed choices. To help the children understand the impact of their family planning decisions on the wider world \u2013 a topic that is rarely taught within the context of relationships and sex education. You Before Two<\/a> ceased operations in 2025. An archived version of their project is still online for historical purposes, but is no longer updated. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY PLANNING<\/h3>

Poor reproductive health is a leading cause of illness and death for women in developing countries. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA<\/a>), some 830 women still die every day<\/em> from pregnancy or childbirth complications, and these remain the primary cause of death for 15-19 year-old girls globally. Within relationships, women often have very little control over which contraception methods they use (if any), and are often powerless in protecting themselves against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Investing in SRHR<\/a> is one of the most cost-effective development interventions governments can make, returning up to US$120 for every US$1 spent.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Empower to Plan uses crowdfunding to help grassroots NGOs deliver solutions to their communities. 100% of donations are used to help fund empowering projects. Find out more about the current projects being crowdfunded through Empower to Plan. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Empower to Plan is our programme to fund independent grassroots projects delivering family planning, gender equality and environmental protection. Learn more about current projects and how you can help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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The UN has projected that gender equality won’t be achieved until the next century. We must do more, faster.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Ending population growth can be achieved through positive, empowering, choice-based actions which improve people’s lives and bring multiple other benefits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Women around the world want the power to choose how many children to have \u2013 and when. 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