Bringing Nigerian Perspectives to the Global Family Planning Stage

ICFP 2025 Community Conversations: A Preconference Event

Date: December 3, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Abuja Continental Hotel

Nigeria’s family planning landscape is dynamic, innovative, and poised to significantly impact global platforms. The ICFP 2025 Community Conversations event, a pre-conference side event at the 8th Nigerian Family Planning Conference, offers an invaluable opportunity for stakeholders to spotlight Nigeria’s family planning achievements and align priorities with the upcoming International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Colombia.

Why Attend?

This event is designed to:

• Celebrate Nigerian Successes: Highlight achievements in family planning and share best practices.
• Address Challenges: Identify barriers to progress and strategize solutions.
• Shape Global Agendas: Align local priorities with the ICFP 2025 agenda to amplify Nigeria’s impact on the global stage.

Thematic Roundtable Discussions

The event will feature roundtable discussions on critical areas of family planning, each facilitated by experts and ICFP subcommittee leaders. Topics include:

1. Scientific Measurement: Rethinking indicators for a person-centered approach.
2. Demographic Dividend: Harnessing Nigeria’s youthful population for sustainable development.
3. Youth Engagement: Elevating youth voices in family planning decision-making.
4. Shifting Power Dynamics: Advancing equity in global health through power-sharing initiatives.
5. Private Sector Engagement: Leveraging innovation and partnerships to expand FP access.
6. Program Implementation: Sharing high-impact practices and overcoming challenges.
7. Faith and Community Leadership: Addressing cultural barriers through trusted voices.
8. Humanitarian and Crisis Settings: Tackling FP needs in resource-scarce environments.
9. Environment and Climate Change: Integrating FP into climate adaptation strategies.
10. Advocacy and Accountability: Driving policy change and investments in FP.
11. Communications: Utilizing technology to amplify FP messages globally.

Guiding Themes and Objectives

Each roundtable will explore:

• Successes and Opportunities: Sharing best practices and achievements.
• Challenges and Barriers: Identifying and addressing key obstacles.
• Innovative Approaches: Highlighting game-changing strategies and technologies.
• Recommendations for ICFP 2025: Shaping actionable priorities for the global agenda.

The ICFP 2025 Community Conversations event is more than a dialogue; it is a movement to ensure Nigeria’s family planning successes, challenges, and innovations inform and inspire global strategies. This event will strengthen Nigeria’s role in shaping the future of family planning worldwide by fostering collaboration and amplifying diverse perspectives.