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Explore the Gates Institute Platform
Innovative approaches to family planning advocacy, programming & research
In 2021, the Gates Institute refreshed its vision and strategy for the next five years to prominently acknowledge platforms as a new way of doing business.
In 2022, the Gates Institute will accelerate groundbreaking research, advocacy and programmatic work through our network of platforms and synergistic approach to making positive disruptions in FP, SRHR and public health across the globe.
We invite investors, donors, the civil society, the community-based organizations, philanthropists, the corporate sector and governments (national and local) to become strategic partners in making the world better through the promise of the platform approach.
We invite you to learn more by exploring below.
International Conference on Family Planning
The ICFP is more than a conference. It’s also a platform, a movement, and a community.
The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) serves as a strategic inflection point for the family planning and reproductive health community worldwide. We are excited to bring the 2022 ICFP to Pattaya City, Thailand from 14-17 November 2022 to celebrate the integral role that family planning plays in accelerating the promise of universal health coverage.
Supporting Locally Led Family Planning Advocacy
The Advance Family Planning (AFP) advocacy initiative has mobilized more than $169.7 million US dollars in domestic funding for family planning and achieved more than 2,800 advocacy wins in 30 countries and over 500 subnational geographies.
Performance Monitoring for Action
PMA uses innovative mobile technology that supports high-quality, rapid-turnaround surveys, monitoring key health and development indicators on an annual basis and generating unique data to inform health policy and programming that better meets the needs of women and their families.
The program is implemented by local universities and research organizations in nine countries, deploying a cadre of female resident data collectors trained in mobile data collection.
120 Under 40 + the NextGen Catalyst Initiative
120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders (120 Under 40) recognizes and highlights the young people who are making a difference in family planning and reproductive health worldwide. Since launching, 120 Under 40 has quickly become an integral part of the global family planning landscape.
The NextGen Catalyst Initiative, which will continue to strengthen the capacity and visibility of 120 Under 40 leaders, is poised to broaden the reach of the meaningful work started with the 120 under 40: New Generation of Family Planning Leaders program and chart a new path for a transformational impact on family planning and AYSRH globally.
The Challenge Initiative
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) is a global platform that supports local governments in urban areas to scale up high-impact interventions that have been proven successful.
By working through existing government and community systems and institutionalizing these practices, TCI facilitates self-reliance and sustainability, while achieving impact. Its current work focuses on family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) programming, but the TCI platform can accommodate any health area related to maternal, newborn and child health.
Demographic Dividend
Gates Institute partners with a consortium of researchers from top universities to address key research and policy questions related to the Demographic Dividend (DD).
The Institute has also organized international gatherings on the DD and worked with the Population Reference Bureau, the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa to produce a demographic dividend report and briefs to better assist policy makers in understanding issues around the DD.