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Options has a long track record of working in East Africa. See below for examples of Options’ recent work in the region.
Ethiopia
- Evidence, advocacy and accountability for maternal and newborn survival, 2011–2016.
Ethiopia is one of the six countries of the DFID-funded £19.5M Evidence
for Action (E4A) programme managed by Options, which is also operating
in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania. The E4A programme is
working to improve maternal and newborn outcomes, linking evidence,
advocacy and accountability. The programme is using and presenting
evidence to decision makers and advocates to generate political
commitment, and to strengthen accountability to create change and
improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.
- Annual Review of DKT Ethiopia sexual and reproductive health commodities social marketing project.
Options led the annual review of the joint DFID, Irish Aid and the
Royal Netherlands Embassy funded DKT Ethiopia sexual and reproductive
health commodities social marketing project.
- Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research
was used to provide a broader understanding of the social and economic
context in which reproductive health decision-making takes place in
Ethiopia, including gender dynamics and relationships.
Kenya
- Support to the Reproductive Health Division in Kenya. Options managed a GIZ-funded (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) programme of support to Kenya’s Ministry of Health Division of Reproductive Health as well as faith-based and civil society organisations and their networks in the areas of reproductive and adolescent sexual health, 2008–2009. Options provided support to policy formulation and strategic planning; performance monitoring; grant management and disbursement; capacity strengthening; resource mobilisation and coordination and operational research.
- Condom Social Marketing Strategy. Options provided technical assistance to the Kenyan Ministry of Health and German Development Cooperation to develop a comprehensive social marketing strategy for branded condoms (SURE condoms).
Tanzania
- Evidence, advocacy and accountability for maternal and newborn survival, 2011–2016. Tanzania is one of the six countries of the DFID-funded £19.5M Evidence for Action (E4A) programme managed by Options, which is also operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. The E4A programme is working to improve maternal and newborn outcomes, linking evidence, advocacy and accountability. The programme is using and presenting evidence to decision makers and advocates to generate political commitment, and to strengthen accountability to create change and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.
- Research for maternal health advocacy plan. Options led a mapping and research study to inform development of an advocacy campaign for MDGs 4 and 5. On behalf of DFID, Norad, Gates Foundation, UNFPA and the PMNCH, Options interviewed a wide range of government, media and civil society stakeholders to identify capacity and resources for advocacy, identifying advocacy opportunities, advocacy entry points at multiple levels, and potential challenges and responses to mitigate them.
- Support to expansion of condom social marketing programme. Options assisted Marie Stopes International's expansion of its condom social marketing programme. Options assessed opportunities for expansion of the contraceptive social marketing portfolio and what was required in terms of financial resources and capacity building.
Uganda
- Study on the Impact of HIV and AIDS in Fishing Communities. Options led the situation assessment of the impact of HIV and AIDS on fishing communities in Uganda, funded by DFID. This led to Options’ involvement in the design of a national strategic response, and its implementation plan. As a result of the study, fishing communities have now been incorporated into the Uganda AIDS Commission's National Strategic Plan as a major vulnerable community.
Rwanda
- Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research
was used to inform the design of gender sensitive family planning and reproductive health programmes and policies. The research also formed the basis for the design of a quantitative tool to monitor gender norms in the population and how they affect family planning and reproductive health decision making among young married couples.
South Sudan
- Options worked with the Connecting Health Research Africa Ireland Consortium (CHRAIC) to finalise a Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research
study design, and prepare and carry out a peer researcher training workshop for groups of previously-identified peer researchers. The objectives of the research were to: gain an in-depth understanding of how women make the decision to seek maternal health care; identify the barriers to accessing maternal health care services; identify the coping strategies used by pregnant women with crises who survived without going to health facilities; and examine the role of providers in the traditional health system in the process of maternal health care in an area of post conflict South Sudan.
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