Family Care International and UNFPA conducted participatory research with girls, boys, their families and local leaders in three rural communities, and developed the A Better Future for Rural Girls: Manager's Briefing Kit. All of the content from this resource is available online in PDF.

Released as a CD-ROM containing a set of user-friendly tools, including 70 PowerPoint slides, a user’s manual, and additional resources, designed for use in developing and giving presentations on a range of sexual and reproductive health and rights topics. Content from the CD-ROM is enabled online.

Producido por la Federación de Organizaciones de la Nacionalidad Kichwa de Sucumbíos (FONAKISE), AMNKISE y FCI Ecuador, el Camino al Buen Trato es un rotafolio para capacitar y formar a promotores del buen trato en las comunidades de manera que puedan gestionar contra la violencia de la mujer y su prevención.

Rangwe Health Centre in Kenya is one facility that has shown a remarkable change since the beginning of the Skilled Care Initiative. The facility is featured in our short film, “Changing Lives, Saving Lives.”

Summarizes negotiated commitments from seven major international conferences and conventions into a comprehensive checklist of sexual and reproductive health issues.

Includes all content from the Countdown 2015 magazine in French, Spanish, and English on one CD-ROM

A magazine describing progress made and challenges ahead in implimenting the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action by 2015.

Cuidémonos para vivir bien, una reciente adaptación del rotafolio Cuidate para las comunidades indígenas de Ecuador, es una herramienta que permite, a agentes de salud comunitarios, abordar los temas de salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos desde la cosmovisión Andina.

Education communautaire pour une meilleure santé de la reproduction : Un guide de formation
6-day training curriculum to strengthen practical skills of health workers working in the community.

Promoción y Defensa de la Anticoncepción de Emergencia en América Latina y el Caribe: Fichas Temáticas

Set of twelve advocacy fact sheets facilitating access to reliable and evidence-based information about Emergency Contraception (EC) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Available in English and in Spanish.

This publication, produced by FCI/Ecuador, ECUARUNARI, Interarts and FLACSO, with the support of AECID and the technical assistance of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, presents the results of a survey on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of indigenous communities regarding HIV in Ecuador.

En la intimidad del buen vivir es la sistematización del estudio sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre VIH y pueblos indígenas realizado en Ecuador por FCI/Ecuador, ECUARUNARI, Interarts y FLACSO, con el apoyo de la AECID y el aval técnico del Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador.

The Focus on 5 briefing cards, produced by Women Deliver in consultation with Family Care International, outline why decision-makers should prioritize saving mothers’ and newborns’ lives and the key investments they should make in order to achieve that goal. Designed for use by policymakers, civil society groups, and advocates, Focus on 5 details why the world needs to invest now in maternal, newborn, and reproductive health and the strategic actions needed to improve vital health services for mothers and their newborns in the developing world.

Estas fichas informativas, producidas por Women Deliver en colaboración con Family Care International, esbozan por qué los y las que toman las decisiones deben dar prioridad a salvar las vidas de las madres y los recién nacidos, y las inversiones clave que deberán realizar para lograr ese objetivo. Diseñado para ser usado por legisladores, grupos de la sociedad civil y activistas, Apuntar al 5 detalla por qué el mundo necesita invertir ahora en salud materna, neonatal y reproductiva, y las acciones estratégicas requeridas para mejorar los servicios de salud vitales para las madres y sus recién nacidos en el mundo en desarrollo.

Ces fiches d’information, conçu par Les Femmes Donnent la Vie (Women Deliver) en consultation avec Family Care International, permettent d’exposer les raisons pour lesquelles les décideurs doivent donner la priorité aux vies des mères et des nouveaux nés ainsi qu’à des investissements clefs qu’ils pourraient mettre en oeuvre pour atteindre cet objectif. Destinés aux responsables politiques, associations de la société civile et aux défenseurs, Focalisons Nous Sur le 5 explique en détail pourquoi le monde doit miser dès maintenant sur la santé maternelle, néonatale et reproductive de même que sur les actions stratégiques nécessaires à l’amélioration des services sanitaires vitaux pour les mères et les nouveaux nés dans les pays en voie de développement.

A toolkit to guide organizations and programs in developing strategies to reach young people, with an emphasis on rights.

Una caja de herramientas para orientar a las organizaciones y programas en el desarrollo de estrategias para llegar a las personas jóvenes con énfasis en los derechos.

Flip chart addresses changes during puberty, STIs including HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, and unsafe abortion, as well as negotiating condom use, building healthy relationships, and communicating with parents.

Step-by-step guide to help local organizations develop, produce, and evaluate educational materials and messages for their communities. Includes sample messages, checklists and questionnaires, and a list of resources.

A Spanish-language toolkit adapted from FCI’s Rural Girls Project conducted in West Africa.
It aims to assess the unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of indigenous and rural young people from Latin America.


Una metodología participativa para evaluar las necesidades insatisfechas en salud sexual y reproductiva de poblaciones jóvenes de áreas rurales e indígenas de America Latina.

290-page resource book on women’s health needs and problems in Africa. Designed for use by health workers and others who provide information and counseling to women at the community level.

Developed as part of the project “Cultural factors to prevent the spread of HIV among indigenous women in Ecuador,” this publication analyses public policies related to HIV and indigenous populations in Ecuador from an intercultural perspective.

Una publicación elaborada en el marco del proyecto “Factores culturales para la prevención del VIH en mujeres indígenas del Ecuador” es una aproximación al enfoque intercultural en las políticas públicas referidas a VIH y pueblos indígenas en Ecuador.

This CD-ROM, created by Family Care International and Ipas, is a comprehensive advocacy and information tool that includes everything needed to learn about unsafe abortion and make presentations on this topic.

L'Avenir Appartient á Celles Qui Se Lévent Tôt Flipchart includes 12 themes addressing the specific health-related and socioeconomic concerns of rural girls.

This resource aims to increase Latin American and Caribbean youth’s access to key information on the Millennium Development Goals and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Esta publicación facilita el acceso de la gente joven de América Latina y el Caribe a información clave sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) y la salud sexual y reproductiva.

Developed jointly by FCI, QAP and the Minister of Health of Ecuador, this manual intends to help health care managers facilitate a dialogue with mothers and traditional birth attendants to identify changes that can make facility-based delivery more acceptable to expectant mothers.

These seven cards were designed to enable indigenous women in Bolivia to know and understand the new legislation that protects their sexual and reproductive rights and ways to promote its application.

Elaboradas en forma participativa con las mujeres indígenas de Bolivia, estas siete cartillas son una herramienta creada para fortalecer sus conocimientos acerca de las leyes y la normativa relacionada a su salud y sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos y las formas de asegurar su cumplimiento y de acceder a los servicios de salud.

This series of 12 e-Bulletins from 2005 were designed to keep advocates informed about the Millennium+5 review process and opportunities for advocacy.

Describes national programs and model projects related to implementation of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a framework for governments to reduce global poverty. This set of  8 reference cards  provides clear, concise information on the links between sexual and reproductive health and the MDGs.

Developed by Family Care International and Gynuity Health Projects, the Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage Information Kit contains two new publications: Postpartum Hemorrhage: A challenge for safe motherhood provides an overview of one of the major causes of maternal death and disability in developing countries: severe bleeding following childbirth, and Postpartum Hemorrhage: Responding to the Challenge, which outlines the potential role of a widely available drug (misoprostol) in reducing deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, and describes a multi-country initiative being undertaken to evaluate misoprostol as an alternative therapy for postpartum hemorrhage prevention and treatment.

FCI has released an Advocacy Toolkit for Programme Managers that carefully lays out the steps in designing and launching an advocacy strategy to ensure that existing government commitments are translated into concrete programs and services. The Advocacy Training Guide, a companion piece to the Toolkit, was developed to strengthen the skills of grassroots community-level groups, networks, and organizations to design and plan an advocacy campaign.

El manual incluye las notas para facilitación, el contenido de presentaciones en power point sobre los temas, y sugerencias para trabajos en grupo que ayuden a fortaceler las habilidades de las personas participantes en proyetos que contribuen al fortalecimiento institucional de organizaciones que trabajam com jóvenes en la República Dominicana, Panamá y Haití, para la mejora de su salud y sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos.

This manual is the product of collaboration between the Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Program at JHPIEGO and FCI. It offers guidance for assessing and monitoring safe motherhood programs by presenting a set of indicators, called a Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) Index, and providing a comprehensive set of tools for deriving these indicators and tracking progress.

Estos diagnósticos recogen el proceso y los resultados de los talleres nacionales participativos realizados en Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador en el marco del proyecto “Mujer Indígena: Salud y Derechos”. En ellos las mujeres indígenas de los tres países han identificado los principales retos y oportunidades y consensuado las líneas prioritarias de acción en cuanto a su salud y derechos, incluyendo sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos.

These publications present the results of the national participatory workshops conducted in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador, as part of the project “Indigenous Women: Health and Rights”, funded by UNFPA and the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID).

The New York Call to Commitment: Linking HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health has received widespread international support from governments and civil society.

FCI Ecuador, with the cooperation and technical support of the Ministry of Health of Ecuador, the Executive branch of the Law for Free Maternity and Newborn Care, UNFPA/Ecuador and the Project for Health Care Improvement (HCI), has developed this publication to disseminate the most recent available data on Maternal and Newborn Health in this country.

Designed to enhance post abortion client counseling and community education related to unsafe abortion in English-speaking Africa, this set of materials includes: a counseling/education flipchart, a prototype client brochure, and a user’s guide designed for health workers and program managers.

Sexual and reproductive health is crucial for the achievement of the MDGs. Family Care International provided French and Spanish translation support for this important Executive Summary.

Producido por FCI y el CEPAM Quito, la Ruta de Denuncia: por el incumplimiento o violación de los derechos consagrados en la ley de maternidad gratuita y atención a la infancia, es un guia que  organiza y establece los pasos que permitan a las usuarios de la Ley, conocer como funciona el Estado y acceder a la justicia cuando sus derechos han sido violados por los diversos prestadores u operadores de servicios.

10-page pamphlet outlining the problem of maternal health, describing the Safe Motherhood Initiative, and summarizing effective safe motherhood program approaches, based on lessons learned from the Initiative’s first decade.

Set of eleven fact sheets, using non-technical terms to define and explain the “action messages” articulated at the 1997 Safe Motherhood Technical Consultation.

Focuses on care during pregnancy, delivery, and the post-partum period, as well as signs of complications. Each of the 15 illustrations is accompanied by key information points and questions to encourage discussion. For use in face-to-face counseling and group education settings.

Highlights the role of safe motherhood within the reproductive health framework and summarizes global commitments to safe motherhood from conventions and international conferences held in the last decade.

Set of eleven fact sheets, for program planners/managers and researchers, defining and explaining the “action messages” articulated at the 1997 Safe Motherhood Technical Consultation.

What progress has the Safe Motherhood Initiative made since it was launched 20 years ago? These 2 reports (a full review and an executive summary) provide an overview of the positive trends and achievements of the last 20 years as well as challenges and opportunities which exist today in the field of safe motherhood.

Pocket card; describes the Safe Motherhood Initiative, introduces the problem of maternal mortality, and reviews essential issues for policy-makers.

A report of an international conference held in Tunisia, November 2000. The document summarizes the meeting’s proceedings and key outcomes/next steps, and details the commitments made by seven countries to improve the coverage of skilled health professionals at the time of labor and delivery.

The Health Impact of Unsafe Abortion is a report of a regional meeting held in September 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and organized by the Safe Motherhood Inter-Agency Group.

FCI Niger and local partner NGOs Bunkasa Ged and Youth Leaders Network have developed this advocacy document to build capacity and link sexual and reproductive health (SRH) to Millennium Developing Goals (MDG).

Set of 9 easy to use reference cards covering key issues in sexual and reproductive health and rights. Each includes a definition, a quote from the ICPD Programme of Action or Fourth World Conference on Women, basic facts, and “areas for action.”

This collection of case studies was developed by JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program, Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children, and Family Care International to demonstrate different approaches to influencing national policies on maternal and newborn health.

A comprehensive resource for individuals and organizations working to ensure that every woman has access to skilled care during childbirth. Contains a Policy Brief, Information Booklet, and Country Profiles. English, French, Spanish.

Newsletters, programming resources, project descriptions, and other documents sharing the progress of the Skilled Care Initiative. Available in English, French, and Spanish.

A set of six 10-15 minute video modules for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa covering human reproduction, pregnancy prevention, STIs including HIV/AIDS, unwanted sex, and unsafe abortion.

5-day training curriculum to improve the communication and interpersonal skills of health workers. Focuses on strengthening key skills such as active listening, using visual aids, and developing a client-responsive approach. Uses role plays and other practical approaches adapted to adult learners.

This collection of articles in Spanish, originally published in English in the reputed scientific magazine “The Lancet”, addresses the most pressing issues related to maternal survival and sexual and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean.

La presente colección de artículos, originalmente publicados en inglés en la reconocida revista científica "The Lancet", representa una selección de los temas y los enfoques de supervivencia materna y salud sexual y reproductiva más relevantes para América Latina y el Caribe.

The Lancet, a premiere health journal, produced two special editions in 2006 on the important topics of Maternal Survival and Sexual and Reproductive Health. FCI also produced an Executive Summary for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Series to more broadly disseminate the key themes and recommendations of the Series.

The Lancet, a premiere health journal, produced two special editions in 2006 on the important topics of Maternal Survival and Sexual and Reproductive Health. FCI also produced an Executive Summary for the Maternal Survival Series.

Tú, tu vida y tu sueños: un manual para gente joven es un libro diseñado para la lectura individual y para apoyar los programas de promoción de la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las personas jóvenes y adolescentes. Se dirige a jóvenes de entre 12 y 19 años, pero también puede ser de utilidad para personas de menor y mayor edad, educadores pares y comunitarios, padres y madres y maestros/as.

Helps young people make informed decisions about their sexual lives by providing comprehensive information for adolescents on changes during puberty, sexuality and sexual health, pregnancy and contraception, STIs including HIV/ AIDS, sexual coercion and violence, substance abuse, building healthy relationships, communicating with parents, and planning for the future. The manual has been developed in three languages and four different versions reflecting the regional contexts and the unique challenges facing adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Full color, 27-page flipchart covering a wide range of safe motherhood, reproductive health, and gender topics, accompanied by a set of five brochures.