Trusted Voices:
How Faith Leaders Can Communicate Evidence-based FP Information
Thursday, 23 January, 2025
8:00 to 9:30 am US ET / 2:00 to 3:30 pm GMT
The ICFP 2025 Faith Subcommittee Invites You to This Upcoming Webinar Celebrating World Religion Day 2025
Communities listen to trusted leaders when making personal decisions, including choices about their reproductive health and planning their families. With 85 percent of the world population belonging to a faith tradition, religious and lay leaders are often very influential, making it extremely important that they have accurate, evidence-based information to share with their communities.
Hosted by the ICFP 2025 Faith Subcommittee in celebration of World Religion Day, this discussion will explore examples of equipping religious leaders with facts about family planning, and share strategies, challenges, and tools to help faith actors protect the health of their communities.
Register now to join us on Thursday, 23 January 2025 from 8:00 to 9:30 am US ET/ 2:00 to 3:30 pm GMT.
**This event will feature live translation via Wordly**
Featured Speakers
Sheikh Saliou Mbacke
Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD), Senegal
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Sheikh Saliou Mbacke is a Family Planning Champion in Senegal. He is President and CEO of Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD) (Religious Group for Health and Development), a Senegalese interfaith organization that brings together all religious families, Islamic associations, as well as the Catholic and Lutheran churches in Senegal. Created in 2014, CRSD supports the Ministry of Health and Social Action in the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for Family Planning. Sheikh Mbacke is an International Consultant on Religion, Peace, and Development and a member of the Faith Committee of ICFP and the Faith Working Group of FP2030.
Reverend Puleng Mkhatshwa
Development Officer, UN Women South Africa
Nagwa El Deeb (Moderator)
Program Manager and Gender Advisor
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Nagwa Botros specializes in gender equality, women’s rights, youth empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). She has extensive experience with faith-based organizations across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, engaging religious leaders in community development and advocacy for women’s rights. She has served as a Program Manager on various initiatives funded by SIDA, the European Union, and the World YWCA. Nagwa presented on the TV show “It’s Her Right” (من حقها), which addresses community issues facing girls and women in Arab society, such as child marriage, sexual harassment, and gender-based violence. Her academic background includes studies in Local Development and Human Rights at The Catholic University of Lyon, France.
