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In just a few days, the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025 kicks off in Bogotá! To help delegates arrive smoothly, the ICFP Secretariat is finalizing transportation routes between official hotels and the Agora Bogotá Convention Center. Free airport transfers will be available October 31–November 3, with ICFP staff in red shirts ready to assist at El Dorado International Airport. Complimentary daily shuttles between official hotels and the Agora will run November 3–6, and return transfers to the airport will operate November 6–7. Delegates are encouraged to review and update their travel details under the “My Profile” tab in their ICFP account to ensure accurate transportation arrangements. We can’t wait to welcome you to Bogotá for #ICFP2025 — a global gathering of learning, sharing, and connection in the heart of Latin America.
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How can we support stronger local advocacy for reproductive health in Africa?
Guest column from Althea D. Anderson, program officer with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Global Development and Population Program | While many international family planning conferences have focused on increasing aid—from multilateral and bilateral development institutions—to expand reproductive health information and services, I’m looking forward to this year’s ever-stronger focus on the important role local advocacy in Africa must play to increase and sustain women’s access to family planning.
Comment pouvons-nous soutenir un plaidoyer local plus fort pour la santé reproductive en Afrique?
Tandis que de nombreuses conférences internationales sur la planification familiale se sont concentrées sur un accroissement de l’aide - provenant d’institutions de développement multilatérales et bilatérales - afin d’élargir l’information et les services de santé en matière de procréation, je me réjouis de mettre un accent toujours croissant sur le rôle important que le plaidoyer local en Afrique doit jouer pour accroître et maintenir l'accès des femmes à la planification familiale.
Family Planning: A Global Imperative
Guest column from Christopher Purdy, President and CEO of DKT International | This is a transcendent moment for family planning. It has never been more important than it is right now; ensuring family planning is available to every woman who wants it must become a global imperative.
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Par Rolla Khadduri – Directrice du Fonds, AmplifyChange | Comment des approches novatrices peuvent améliorer la programmation de projets de plaidoyer pour les Droits et la Santé Sexuels et Reproductifs
Listening to applicants
Guest column from Rolla Khadduri – Fund Director, AmplifyChange | AmplifyChange is finding new ways to select grants and exploring how grant-makers can be more approachable to applicants. At ICFP 2018, we will be using an interactive grant-making process that encourages youth leadership in advocacy for young people’s access to sexual and reproductive health services and information, including family planning.
A moment to elevate young women’s voices and family planning choices
Guest column from Janet Holt, Program Officer, Global Development and Population Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Young women—under the age of 20—often have the hardest time accessing family planning and reproductive health services, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This is why I’m thrilled that hundreds of young women from around the globe will be part of the International Conference on Family Planning.
Un moment pour élever la voix des jeunes femmes et les choix de planification familiale
Auteure : Janet Holt, Administratrice de Programme, Programme de développement mondial et de population à la Fondation William et Flora Hewlett.
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Youth are Shaping the Future of Family Planning
It is an honor for me to start my role as Head of Global HealthCare Programs at Bayer, and to wish everyone a Happy World Contraception Day!
Why do women still die giving birth?
Written by Liz Ford | Every other minute, a woman or girl dies as a result of pregnancy complications or childbirth. Why has the global decline in maternal mortality stalled? According to the latest UN global estimates, 303,000 women a year die in childbirth, or as a result of complications arising from pregnancy. This equates to about 830 women dying each day – roughly one every two minutes.
Virtual Engagement Kit
The ICFP Virtual Engagement Kit will serve as your guide to virtual participation around the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP). This interactive PDF provides shareable social media content, opportunities to engage with the ICFP digitally, high-resolution ICFP logos, other helpful resources like official conference hashtags and handles, suggested posts, and more!
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Sponsor Posts
The ICFP 2025 conference was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, who share a commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all.
To keep the positive momentum from ICFP 2025 going, we invite you to explore guest columns from our conference sponsors—sharing insights, innovations, and experiences that are shaping the global SRHR movement.