Promoting Family Planning through Community Radio in Bangladesh
Details of the organization
Name *
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
Country *
Bangladesh
Website (URL)
http://bnnrc.net
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Promoting Family Planning through Community Radio in Bangladesh
Title acronym
Family Planning
Description *
Women in Bangladesh, especially young women those who are residing in hard-to-reach areas unable to realize their reproductive rights and receive quality reproductive health care because of limited access to contraceptive services. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC) in partnership with nine Radio Stations has been implementing the project titled, “Family Planning in Bangladesh- Improving Quality & Access” to improve and increase awareness of community people for increasing uptake of quality Family Planning (FP) services by the women & men including adolescent and newlywed couples in Bangladesh towards reducing child & mother mortality rate through Community Radio program. To increase the availability of high-quality contraceptive services; educate and empower women to access the reproductive health care to which they are entitled; and advocate at the local & national level for improved reproductive health services. The project giving emphasizes reaching un-served and undeserved populations, particularly adolescents and newly married women through Community Radio program.
Project website
http://bnnrc.net/promoting-family-planning-through-community-radio-in-bangladesh/
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Bangladesh
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/11/2016
to
31/10/2021
Partners
Nine Community Radio Stations IPAS Bangladesh
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
E-health
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Project type *
Project
