Family Planning 2020

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) aims to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted and every childbirth is safe in order to expand the possibilities for women and girls to lead healthy and productive lives. The UNFPA launched Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) as a global initiative to increase access to family planning services for an additional 120 million women and girls in 69 countries by 2020. UNFPA engaged a Capstone team to assist in setting FP2020 indicator targets for 23 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. The team completed a literature review and consulted with stakeholders with trips to Uganda and South Africa. Referencing Uganda as a case study, the team constructed a model, centered on a rights-based approach, which focused on increased quality of care within family planning services. The team recommended strategies to increase identified countries’ abilities to successfully implement family planning initiatives while ensuring valid evaluation methods.