By Joseph Edegbo –
Pathfinder International under its Advance Family Planning (AFP), project has mobilized 3 selected Advocacy Working Groups, each from Kaduna, Lagos and Gombe States to build their understanding on Nigeria FP2030 Commitments.
This is with a view to promoting accountability as well as developing advocacy strategies to track and monitor the commitments using the AFP SMART approach.
The Advocacy Working Groups undergoing the 3- day Workshop in Abuja, the nation’s capital, are the Family Health Advocates in Nigeria Initiative, Kaduna, Public Health Sustainable Advocates Initiative, Lagos and Saif Advocates Foundation from Gombe.
The groups are identifying commitments using AFP SMART objectives that will be implemented within the third and fourth quarter of 2022.
Each of the Advocacy groups had at the commencement of the workshop given details of their activities in their respective States in the last one year, including changes in the Family Planning policies, champions , funding and funder among others.
Earlier in his presentation, the Programme Officer, Reproductive Health/ Family Planning, Mallam Yusuf Nuhu spoke of the need for Advocacy Working Groups, CSOs and the Media to have an appreciation of what Nigeria FP 2030 is all about and their roles.
Advocacy Working Groups, he emphasized, should have a stream line approach to the FP2030.
AFP project being carried out by Pathfinder International is focusing on increased financial investment and political commitment needed to ensure access to quality family planning through evidence- based Advocacy.