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Expanding Voluntary Use of Contraception in the Central Terai Region of Nepal
Date Published: 27 October 2009 Document Type: Briefs & Fact Sheets Issue: Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Male Involvement, Social Mobilization, Youth Languages: English Country: Nepal Purchase Method: Download |
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In April 2007, the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) signed an agreement with World Learning and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Expanding Voluntary Use of Contraception in the Central Terai Region of Nepal project. Central Terai is home to some of the nation’s most marginalized populations. The project’s goal was to maximize the number of well-planned families resulting from improved family planning and reproductive health practices by utilizing a cadre of trained volunteers to disseminate information, counsel families and provide commodities. Overall, the project successfully achieved its objectives and in several cases surpassed the expected results in family planning knowledge, attitude and behaviors.