From Conference to Platform
How the World's Largest Scientific Community of Family Planning and SRHR Professionals Has Learned, Grown, and Evolved
As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICFP community demonstrated exceptional leadership by conducting groundbreaking research, devising innovative solutions, and forging partnerships to advance family planning and reproductive health and rights despite unprecedented challenges.
To foster greater collaboration and adapt to the changing landscape, the ICFP community recognized the need for a new approach. This led to the development of an evolving, multi-sectoral platform that goes beyond the traditional biennial conference model to better serve the community’s needs.
Over the past four years, ICFP has undergone a remarkable transformation. This vibrant movement is united by a shared belief that everyone deserves access to high-quality family planning services, products, and information.
It has also become an engaging, informative, and inspiring platform that brings together a diverse group of family planning advocates, researchers, political and faith leaders, and program implementers of all ages.
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ICFP 2025 Heads to Colombia!
Mark your calendars for ICFP 2025 taking place 3–6 November 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia! Learn More about Bogotá and all the ways Colombia is advancing family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) progress.
Learn More About FPNN
Launched at ICFP 2022, the Family Planning News Network (FPNN) is sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) media network that harnesses the power of digital media to amplify the voices of young people, journalists, and advocates in the SRHR community from around the world.
As one of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute‘s global platforms, FPNN features interviews, opinion pieces, and in-the-field storytelling.