Who We Are
Building on more than 25 years of experience in population and development, the POLICY Project works with host-country governments and civil society groups to achieve a more supportive policy environment for family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), HIV/AIDS, and maternal health. Multisectoral engagement, community and organizational empowerment, and promotion of human rights and gender equality characterize POLICY's approaches to better reproductive health policies and programs.
The POLICY Project brings to its work a strong background in program management and support, capacity development, advocacy, training, strategic planning, policy formulation, research, and monitoring and evaluation. POLICY staff also contribute their expertise in public health, gender analysis, law and human rights, economics and health finance, community mobilization, and data analysis and modeling.
POLICY is proud of its unique organizational structure that places emphasis on using our highly-skilled, experienced in-country staff, and on building the capacity of our local counterparts. Our U.S.-based staff of 60 works closely with our 130+ local professionals and 200 partner organizations in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia and the Near East, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
What We Do
To improve the policy environment, the POLICY Project endeavors to:
- Broaden and strengthen political and popular support for FP/RH, HIV/AIDS, and safe motherhood policies and programs;
- Improve the operational environment for these programs, including better planning and financing;
- Ensure that accurate, up-to-date information informs policy decisions; and
- Build in-country and regional capacity to participate in policy development.
POLICY embraces multisectoral approaches that involve partnering with and providing technical assistance to government agencies, civil society groups, private sector organizations, and research institutions to develop policies and plans that guide the implementation of responsive, sustainable programs and services.
A key component of POLICY's approach to improving programs and services is to build in-country capacity of our partners to participate in policymaking processes. This approach empowers communities, encourages broad-based participation, and ensures program effectiveness and sustainability.
|
