Browse the Knowledge Products

Addressing Sexual Harassment Among Students in Jordanian Universities: A Call for Comprehensive Policies

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This policy brief presents key findings from the research, and offers a set of recommendations tailored for university administrations. It provides actionable insights into addressing sexual harassment on campus, emphasizing the importance of implementing effective policies and support mechanisms.

Lessons learned on programmatic collaboration between key populations: A case study of BUZA’s Bridging the Gaps – Health and rights for key populations global alliance

• Small Grants

The aim of this proposal was to conduct operational research on lessons learned regarding programmatic collaboration between organisations representing key populations with documentation and publication as output.

The power of confident young people: a comparative study of the effects of an edutainment approach to sexuality education for youth

• Small Grants

This project aimed to conduct a comparative study to investigate the added values of an entertainment-education and empowerment approach to sexuality education for youth in Tanzania.

Mobile for Mothers: Is a mobile application the way forward to improving safe motherhood? A quasi-experimental study in India

• Small Grants

Mobile for Mothers is a case management solution for Community Health Workers, Sahiyyas, in Jharkhand.

Understanding differentials in district performance in adolescent reproductive health service quality & coverage in Rwanda

• Small Grants

This project aimed to validate claims that Rwanda has made significant progress in health indicators, including sexual and reproductive health.

Assessing the impact of a novel research-based intervention to improve access to contraceptive choices among HIV-infected women from Western India.

• Small Grants

The primary aim of this proposal is to assess the impact of an existing research-based intervention designed to assist HIV-infected women and men to make more informed decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health.

Exploring youth explicit media usage to improve the responsiveness of CSE programs in the Great Lakes Region

• Small Grants

This research project aimed to explore young people’s exposure to sexually explicit media in the African Great Lakes region and the extent to which it influences their sexual identity development. The findings were intended to create comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programming that is better equipped to respond to the realities in their local contexts.

From research to action in Burundi Using evidence gathered by people living with HIV to inform advocacy

• Small Grants

This project aimed to develop evidence-driven advocacy to promote the SRHR of people living with HIV in Burundi.

Getting the hearts and minds of Bangladesh stakeholders ready for the introduction of female condoms (based on the experience of global UAFC and local HLL/HLFPPT condom knowledge and infrastructure)

• Small Grants

This project aimed to organize, inform, discuss, and align with all relevant stakeholders in Bangladesh to introduce and promote the use of FC among women, girls, and men in the country.

Influencing Body Politics: Women and girls in charge of their own sexual and reproductive health to fulfil their potential in society.

• Small Grants

In this project, Oxfam Novib conducted gender power analyses in a number of countries and tested several assumptions to inform and strengthen existing national SRHR lobby and advocacy efforts from a women’s rights perspective.

Involuntarily childlessness ‘ low cost’ IVF and fertility organisations in Ghana and Kenya: enhancing knowledge and awareness

• Small Grants

This project seeks to raise awareness about infertility and childlessness among stakeholders, particularly in resource-poor areas through multi-methods studies and dissemination activities, with a focus on understanding the potential impact of interventions.

Preventing postpartum haemorrhage: task shifting in the Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour

• Small Grants

This project aimed to compare the effectiveness of uterine tone assessment by midwives versus patient self-assessment in managing the third stage of labor.

Exploration of mental health needs and support systems among the LGBT population in Bangladesh

• Small Grants

This research project aimed to provide recommendations for enhancing the mental health of the LGBT population in Bangladesh.

Long term International partnership Department Obstetrics & Gynecology of the University of Gondar and affiliated health centres, Ethiopia and Dutch Working Party on International Safe Motherhood & Reproductive Health

• Small Grants

This project is the first step of a 3 year long partnership between the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (O&G) of the University of Gondar and affiliated health centres, Ethiopia (GU) and the Dutch Working Party on International Safe Motherhood & Reproductive Health (WP-ISMRH).

DECODING SRHR: A Digital Toolkit for Better Understanding of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh

• Small Grants

Digital toolkit on ‘Understanding SRHR’ for policymakers, program implementers, and practitioners in Bangladesh working for SRHR.

Prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)

• Small Grants

The project addresses risks faced by women during childbirth in Central Asia, highlighting the lack of awareness among healthcare providers about rights-based and client-centered approaches. Specifically focusing on Kyrgyzstan, the initiative aims to introduce an ethical code into the constitution of midwives' and ob/gyns' professional organizations, with the goal of setting a precedent for improved respect for reproductive rights and enhanced quality of maternity services across Central Asia.

Developing a case-based model: mobilising corporate companies’ resources to ensure sustainability of youth-focused SRHR programs

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to invigorate the youth sector by strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations working with youth in the field of SRHR in India through developing an effective and sustainable case-based model of mobilising local corporate resources.

Basic Life Skills for Psycho-social Wellbeing of Transgender Youths in Bangladesh

• Small Grants

Through both training and research components, this project aims to empower young transgender individuals by enhancing their confidence, awareness of rights, and respect for their sexuality.

A Study on the Status Quo of Reproductive Health Programs in Relation to Persons with Disabilities

• Small Grants

The aims of the study are to identify the reproductive health programs in Jordan that address PWDs needs; to raise awareness and combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas of life; and to measure the level of awareness among PWDs and their families in their right to access reproductive health programs in Jordan that address their needs on an equal basis.

Social Norms underpinning SRHR violations in Nigeria: Translating Research for use in Influencing Policy and Practice

• Small Grants

The aim is to translate the research on deepened understanding about social norms in Nigeria into materials useful for the ‘ENOUGH’ campaign, which Oxfam will co-create and implement with local partners including women and human rights organisations and youth movements.

Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: a Participatory Process to Translate Research into Action

• Small Grants

This project worked to tailor the findings to the needs of each target audience (alliance partners, country partners, policymakers), to be able to effectively promote changes in policies and practice. The outcomes of the additional analysis of the country case studies will help us to translate the research into action plans and into products to be used by each of the target audiences, for improved collaboration and for evidence-based advocacy.

Capacity-strengthening for national-level policy change: Europe Unite for CSE rights

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to advocate for the implementation of CSE programs in Eastern Europe by creating a supportive environment for CSE integration in national-level policies.

The Positive Effect of Father’s Involvement During Maternity Care for His Wife

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to promote father inclusion of MNH. In addition, researchers wanted to promote active fathers’ inclusion and enhance community awareness and advocacy for the positive role of fathers.

Maternal and newborn services in Jordan: Rapid Health Facility Assessment

• Small Grants

The aim of this was to determine the capacity of health facilities to provide obstetric and neonatal care and assess the quality of care provided during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods.

Development of outcome indicators to assess the impact of integrating youth sexual reproductive health information programs into higher education curriculum in Jordan

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to create a new programme to integrate sexual reproductive health with other efforts to improve education and information for health promotion in the curriculum.

From research to practice: the value of five years of maternal health research collaboration in Ghana

• Small Grants

This project aimed to illustrate the value of research and research capacity building to improve maternal health in Ghana and to share and build support for the value of maternal health research in Ghana and the Netherlands.

To Porn, Or Not To Porn? That Is The Question: Addressing the Lack of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Ethiopia

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to address these growing educational and emotional needs through a CSE product that provides relevant, readily accessible information about sex and sexual and reproductive health care.

Promote SRHR and Inclusion in the Government’s National Plan of Action on Adolescent Health Strategy 2017-2030 in Bangladesh

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to enable 60 adolescents from marginalized groups to review and provide inputs in the National Plan of Action on Adolescent Health Strategy 2017-2030 through enhancing their knowledge and confidence. In addition, they want to promote the inclusion of that group in the plan mentioned above through advocacy.

"Translating SRHR”: an English – Bangla Dictionary Application

• Small Grants

This project develop a user–friendly SRHR dictionary application that can be used on cell phones, laptops and tablets

CSE, teachers and formal and informal curricula: A qualitative analysis on the role of teachers in enhancing young women and men’s SRHR

• Small Grants

The project aims to gain a better understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of CSE programmes in the Global South, with a focus on the approach taken to address various forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage (Literature review on CSE); investigate the role of teachers and classroom practices in efforts to enhance young men and women’s SHRH, particularly in addressing child marriage in Ethiopia (Case Study in Ethiopia); disseminate knowledge to policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders in Ethiopia and NL by organizing workshops; and strengthen the knowledge generation and dissemination capacity of DEC.

School-based sexuality education in Tanzania

• Small Grants

This paper reflects on the findings of a study that compared two secondary school-based sexuality education programmes: the Dance4Life sexuality education edutainment approach implemented by Restless Development, a non-governmental organisation (intervention), and an HIV prevention education approach implemented by the government (comparison), to understand into what extent a peer-led edutainment approach can be beneficial in increasing young people’s empowerment, as measured by knowledge, life skills and self-efficacy, ultimately contributing to improved sexual and reproductive health outcomes.

Jembatan Project: Towards Integrating Infertility in SRHR programming

• Small Grants

Developing a replicable model and practical tool for integrating infertility in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) plans and programmes. The aim was to upscale and improve interventions to address infertility by stimulating exchange and collaboration between infertility support groups and NGOs focusing on SRHR.

Evidence-based Advocacy: Championing Sex Ed in Europe (CSE)

• Small Grants

The project focused on advocating for implementing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programs in Europe. Evidence shows that CSE programs improve the sexual and reproductive health and well-being of young people. Considering the current challenges worldwide in advancing the SRHR agenda, CHOICE and YouAct encourage young people to voice their needs and advocate for their rights.

#Menstrual Health Matters

• Small Grants

Knowledge products from a peer ethnographic study on menstrual health and hygiene management in Nepal.

Transforming capacities into advocacy-SRHR of young girls from marginalized communities in India

• Small Grants

Through this project, Sama has been able to revisit its conversations with young girls from marginalized groups- dalits and tribal communities etc in rural parts of select States-about their rights, affirming their expressions as part of SRHR discussions. Workshops with young girls (125 girls were reached out to as part of this process) were conducted as envisaged albeit in a delayed manner and different format of online medium/ZOOM given the Covid surrounding situations and restrictions.

Speak out -- Break the Silence around Sub/infertility 

• Small Grants

Investigating if gamifying online sexuality education content increases young people’s engagement with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information.

• Small Grants

This project investigated if gamifying online sexuality education content increases young people’s engagement with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information.

Generating debate and visualising change

• Small Grants

Assessing the uptake of three visualisation tools in change processes geared to improving young people’s SRHR.

Promoting Breast Feeding Initiation and Support

• Small Grants

This project focused on the essential activity of upgrading the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Guide to include safe practices in an emergency situation (like COVID-19 Pandemic), to ensure the continuation of protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and new-born services.

SRHR eHealth

• Covid-19 Grants

• Small Grants

This study worked to investigate easy and safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Jordan during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The role of Accountability in sustaining SRHR programs in crisis and Fragile Situations in Jordan

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

This policy brief aims to improve access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services for people affected by crisis and in fragile situations and to accelerate progress towards achieving SRHR national objectives and concerned targets of sustainable development goals. 

Exploring the factors that inhibit or contribute to the sustainability of school interventions on menstrual health (MH)

• Small Grants

This project focused on assessing the sustainability of school interventions within the Ritu program and disseminating the findings. Conducted by Dhaka University with support from Simavi and Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS), the study produced data that informed a report and a fact sheet created by Simavi. BNPS utilized these materials to develop a position paper and policy brief. These resources served as the foundation for an online event hosted by BNPS and a webinar by Simavi and Share-Net. They were also distributed through social media channels and the Menstrual Hygiene Hub newsletter.

Introduce and Promote Disability-Inclusive Accessible SRHR for All

• Small Grants

This project in aimed to ensure inclusive sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) for people with disabilities, especially women. It tackled barriers to implementing Disability Inclusive Gender Policy through advocacy, social media campaigns, and the creation of the "Gateway to SRHR" platform. Additionally, YSPA developed a guideline for Disability-Inclusive Accessible SRHR, providing crucial information to empower individuals with disabilities and combat discrimination.

Front & Centre

• Covid-19 Grants

This knowledge product (toolkit) is dedicated to elevating the management and enhancement of quality sexual and reproductive health and rights services within fragile and humanitarian settings, both amidst the challenges of COVID-19 and in preparation for future epidemics.

Still Human

• Covid-19 Grants

This was an exploratory research project undertaken to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of transgender and hijra people in the Netherlands and Bangladesh respectively. By focusing the research on livelihoods, access to health care, housing and violence at public and private spaces, the knowledge products aims to be used as a basis for advocacy for drawing attention to trans population across the world.

Treat it Queer

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This project works to translate research into products and materials that will be used to facilitate tangible change in policy or practice. Treat it Queer educates medical students and young doctors about queer inclusive health care provision, with a focus on SRHR in the Dutch context. For this project they created two tangible tools to better support and understand queer and gender queer people within medical environments.

Cholo Kotha Boli – youth to youth podcast

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This knowledge product will investigates and tests new and innovative approaches in SRHR and identify unheard perspectives; moreover, it works to empower girls and boys (from 16 to 25 years old) to take decisions on their sexual and reproductive health which create value in their lives. ARBAN has developed 10 episodes SRHR related audio podcast within the time frame work. Based on the following topics (Puberty, Early marriage, Menstruation and hygiene, Gender based Violence- GBV, Risk taking in sexual issues and prevention, Knowledge gap in SRHR, Pregnancy, SRHR issues in the transgender community, Family planning and safe abortion and Sexually Transmitted Diseases- STDs) the key knowledge product(s) were developed.

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya

• Knowledge Activation Grants

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya. The study found a high need for mental health support among perinatal women in the study region, with more than one-third of screened women showing depressive symptoms. The pilot showed that integrating a contextualized group-based mental health intervention within routine antenatal care settings in primary healthcare was feasible. The policy brief provides several recommendations to policymakers, the community, and pregnant mothers in western Kenya to enhance their access to much-needed mental health support.

RAHMY: Respectful Abuse-free Humanized Motherhood through Youth-Empowerment

• Knowledge Activation Grants

RAHMY is a research project that explores Shared Decision Making (SDM) as a tool in Respectful Maternal Care (RMC). Patient-Centered Care (PCC) has been identified by the World Health Organization as a key aspect in improving the quality of care within an integrated holistic health systems approach. However, there is limited focus on the role Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and youth empowerment play. Recent data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have unveiled gaps in gender equity and autonomy in SRHR decision-making. Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the decision-making power on SRHR, including maternal health, remains mostly in the hands of men.

“Happy accident?” Couples’ reproductive decision-making and the role of gender, power and reproductive autonomy in the Netherlands.

• Small Grants

The objective of this study was to better understand couples’ reproductive decision-making processes in the Netherlands, with specific attention to the role of gender, power, and reproductive autonomy. The study aimed to create a tool that can assist couples in this decision-making process. To achieve this goal, the University of Groningen conducted dyadic in-depth interviews with 21 couples in the Netherlands.

Guideline on Innovative Methodologies for Involving Young People From Diverse Backgrounds on SRHR Research and Advocacy

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

This guideline contributes to creating a new direction for a research agenda on sexual and reproductive health care for culturally diverse young people. Created using human-centered design, this guideline aims to motivate and guide research institutes, government agencies, inter-governmental agencies, NGOs, and other critical stakeholders on how best to utilize innovative methodologies to involve young people with diverse backgrounds in SRHR research. The focus countries and sample of young people included in this toolkit are Kenya, Indonesia, and Nigeria.

Let's Talk Safety

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This policy brief is based on participatory co-creation sessions led by Fairspace with a diverse group of refugees and asylum seekers (A/S) who have lived or are currently residing in Dutch Asylum Centers (AZCs). This phase of the project began with recruitment and the development of training content concurrently. Subsequently, two co-creation sessions were conducted, and the policy brief was written.

Not Your Usual Subjects

• Knowledge Activation Grants

Not Your Usual Subjects brings you fresh and unheard youth voices and perspectives on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on long-standing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues through a six-part youth-led podcast series.

Youth Know your SRHR (Youth Know)

• Knowledge Activation Grants

Umunthu Plus and Umunthu FM continue to advocate for equitable provision of services across all humanity in Malawi. They hope that while this policy brief is not a substitute for prescribed laws and policies, this knowledge product will assist adolescent girls in accessing better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services. Consultations with Umunthu Plus and Umunthu FM staff, direct SRHR service providers, Victim Support Units (VSU), District Social Welfare Office (DSWO), District Gender Office (DGO), and Community Policing Unit (CPU) are encouraged in cases of abuse or for clarifications.

Correcting the Common Misconceptions on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Jordan

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This research built on existing studies conducted by Share-Net partners in Jordan, as well as research carried out with practitioners and service providers, to capture the common misconceptions women, men, girls, and boys have about Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). To achieve the research objectives, a qualitative approach was employed. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs), as well as from desk review.

Climate Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Exploring the Linkages

• Knowledge Activation Grants

In this project there was a policy brief developed that calls on Nigeria's national government to integrate sexual and reproductive health services into their national climate action plan/strategies by November 2021.

Experiences and Perceptions of mid adolescents, parents and teachers on comprehensive sexuality education: A multiple country-based qualitative research study

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences, perceptions, and accessibility of knowledge among mid-adolescents aged between 14 to 17, parents, and teachers aged between 28 to 52 regarding school-based comprehensive sexuality education. The study aims to disseminate the data through a policy brief with infographic data for further advocacy, with the goal of ensuring universal access to sexuality education and promoting a better understanding of sexuality education by November 2021.

Campaign BLOOM (Buy-in and Learning through Outcomes of MYP): Cultivating Sustainable MYP

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

Multimedia campaign promoting meaningful youth participation. The campaign showcases how adults and youth can engage in mutually beneficial partnerships to leverage each group’s skills, knowledge and capacities to achieve broader impact in the field of Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health.

Let's Talk!

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

A co-created sexual reproductive health and rights card game by youth for youth, aimed at ages around 14-24. This knowledge product includes a facilitator's guide and the card game 'Let's Talk!'.

Brave Men

• Covid-19 Grants

The overall objective of this project was to initiate an online policy dialogue on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence involving Communities of Practices from Bangladesh, Burundi, Jordan, and the Netherlands.

Menstruation Shouts

• Covid-19 Grants

Exploring the menstrual experiences influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic in disadvantaged communities in Egypt and Kenya.

Access Granted

• Covid-19 Grants

This mixed-method research project assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to contraception or safe abortion services for women of reproductive age in Iran, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands. The developed knowledge products aim to inform relevant stakeholders on improving access to contraception and safe abortion during crises.

Disability and Inclusion Checklist for Accessibility to SRHR services for people with Disabilities

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

The goal of this checklist is to provide SRHR-focused organizations with an overview of what needs to be accomplished and integrated into their programming to ensure it is accessible and meaningfully inclusive of adolescents and youth with disabilities.

Know-How of Early Marriage Prevention

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

The Institute for Family Health (IFP) has developed a methodology to prevent and reduce child marriage among Syrian and Jordanian girls. Through this methodology, they created a documentary video that showcases the IFP's experience and success story in preventing early child marriage. The purpose is to share their experience with other organizations, enabling them to apply similar strategies within their work to combat this significant violation of human rights.

Peer Education 101: For Us by Us

• Small Grants

This project has resulted in the first knowledge product of its kind specifically targeted to the Bangladeshi community – an open-access Peer Education training module. The goals of this project were threefold: to strengthen emerging youth-led organizations and groups working on CSE and SRHR interventions, create scope for and strengthen youth-adult partnerships, and popularize the peer education model for CSE programs.

Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health and SRHR

• Small Grants

The purpose of this project is to generate knowledge that can be used as evidence to demonstrate that SRHR and mental health are closely connected to each other. It asserts that achieving a healthy mental state is possible only when sexual and reproductive health and rights are properly addressed. The vision of this project is to recognize SRHR as an essential component of mental health within the National Mental Health Policy.

The pandemic does not stop the right to abortion: how anti-rights groups are capitalizing on their discourse

• Small Grants

EN: The project's objective was to develop a toolkit on how to respond to anti-rights groups during COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued their activities amid the pandemic, aiming to restrict the right to abortion. ES: El objetivo del proyecto fue desarrollar un Kit de herramientas sobre cómo responder a los grupos anti-derechos durante la COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe, los cuales continuaron sus actividades en medio de la pandemia con el objetivo de restringir el derecho al aborto.

A Tailor Made Training Guide to Address Harmful Social Norms Affecting Adolescents SRHR

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

Tailor-Made Training Modules for redefining negative social norms affecting adolescents' sexual health and well-being were created to empower adolescents to influence sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) decisions and outcomes related to sexual health and well-being. The idea for this training guide originated from the second international Co-Creation Conference, focusing on Adolescent-Youth (AY) SRHR, organized by Share-Net-International and hosted by Share-Net-Bangladesh in January 2021.

Be Your Daughter's Superhero

• Knowledge Activation Grants

A Comprehensive Period Guide for Dads to Help Daughters to be Empowered with Needed Knowledge, Confidence and Self-Esteem Ensuring their Menstrual Wellbeing.