

| 31 March 2016
Association Béninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille
The Association Béninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) has been operating for almost 40 years. ABPF offers family planning, ante-natal and post-abortion care, infertility treatment, screening of cancers of the reproductive system, and management of sexually transmitted infections (including HIV and AIDS). Its service points include permanent and mobile clinics. ABPF is focused on reaching marginalized groups such as prisoners, sex workers, refugees and internally displaced persons. The majority of clients are estimated to be poor, marginalized, socially excluded and/or under-served. To reduce the national maternal mortality rate, ABPF operates an effective community-based obstetric and antenatal care service in 16 villages, using traditional birth attendants and volunteer health workers. ABPF also runs a locally-based service for young people which involves hundreds of community-based distributors (CBDs) and peer educators providing young people with sexual and reproductive health information, condoms and counselling services. In acknowledgment of ABPF’s expertise and accomplishments, the Government of Benin invited the organization to become a member of the technical committee (in the Ministry of Planning) that drafts reproductive health policies: the Population Policy, the Family Health Policy, HIV and AIDS policies and the National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy. Whilst ABPF has recorded major advances in sexual and reproductive health, there are still very significant challenges as the figures for lifetime risk of maternal death, child mortality rate and unmet need for contraception of illustrate. Driving the work of ABPF is a large and dedicated team of hundreds of volunteers. There’s a Youth Action Movement which draws on the skills of young people. ABPF works in partnership with a range of government organisations, including parliament, the Ministère de la Famille, the Ministère de la Jeunesse, and the Ministère du Plan. Funders include USAID. Non-goverrnmental organizations working with ABPF include the Country Co-ordinating Mechanism for health and sexual and reproductive health.

| 31 March 2016
Egyptian Family Planning Association
The Egyptian Family Planning Association (EFPA) is one of the Arab World and Africa’s primary volunteer-based associations working in family planning. Founded in 1958, EFPA is a strong, well-established, transparent and competent association, bound by the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity – MoSS administrative supervision, in addition to, the Ministry of Health and Population - MoHP technical supervision. In line with its new strategic plan 2016-2022 and in accordance with the SDG’s, EFPA’s vision aspires to see all people in Egypt free regarding their sexual and reproductive choices, free from violence and discrimination. EFPA’s mission resides in continuing to lead volunteerism on SRHR, primarily through service provision, awareness raising and women and girls’ rights and empowerment, as well as, advocating for sexual and reproductive rights for all, particularly, the underprivileged and most at-risk groups. EFPA’s current scope of work within its present strategy 2016-2022, is focused on four different outcomes, namely advocacy, information and awareness raising, high-quality service provision, as well as, quality performance. On advocacy, information and awareness raising aspect, EFPA aspires that the government will respect and protect sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as, gender equality; and people will be able to act freely in terms of their choices regarding their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The association provides awareness sessions, single sessions, as well as, a complete gender-sensitive approach Comprehensive Sexuality Education program, with special focus on young people including young women and men through its 16 different Youth Friendly Clinics - YFCs, in order to, positively affect their behaviours and life choices. The access to information and awareness raising for young people positively reflects on their access to services through EFPA’s offered Youth Friendly Services - YFSc and their understanding of their rights, leading to their empowerment and an ability to lead an informed, happier and healthier life. As for service provision EFPA adopts a beneficiaries-centred approach, where it seeks to provide 10,899,269 high-quality SRH service. The following services are offered in 102 different SDPs throughout 20 governorates, where the Integrated Package of Essential Services is provided, offering counselling services, contraception services, referral for safe abortion care (to the extent of the law) with pre- and post-abortion counselling, STIs/ RTIs treatment services, HIV/AIDS services, gyneacology services, prenatal care, in addition to, GBV services. Finally, but most importantly is EFPA’s commitment to sustain a unified, high performing and accountable association status. Thus, aspiring to positively serve and contribute to the advancement and development of the Egyptian society in terms of the SRHR field in collaboration with other entities whether governmental or other non-profit organizations, in order to, help empower all people to make, better and more informed healthier life choices.