Community-Based Family Planning (CBFP) Toolkit

Community-based family planning (CBFP) brings family planning information and services to women and men in the communities where they live. The K4Health Community-Based Family Planning Toolkit shares evidence-based guidance and tools for implementing community-based family planning programs.

The online Toolkit presents selected resources for health policy makers, programme managers, service providers, information officers, and others through navigation of the following resource categories:

1. CBFP Strategies, including community-based distribution services, mobile services, community depots, and private sector partnerships.
   
2. Policy & Advocacy - Policymakers will find research and information to help set national guidelines about CBFP programs and plan for future changes in service delivery.
3. Program Design & Management - Programme managers will find information and job aids to help them design, plan, and manage CBFP programmes.
4. Counseling & Services - Community health workers will find tools and job aids to help them provide quality services to their clients.
5. Training - Trainers can review the latest curricula for training community health workers on family planning and reproductive health generally and for specific contraceptive methods.
6. Monitoring & Evaluation
7. Community Mobilization - Communication professionals can use the Toolkit resources to explore strategies, media, and messages about CBFP.
8. Behavior Change Communication
9. Country Experiences - CBFP advocates can find programming experiences from a number of regions, including Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean and Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
   
   

The Toolkit also links to an e-learning course on global health and a Toolkit on Community-Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives.