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UAFC Joint Programme

Welcome to our website, which will bring you all the information about the UAFC Joint Programme.

NEWS

PRESS RELEASE AIDS CONFERENCE VIENNA

Press release CHANGE at Vienna AIDS conference, 20 july 2010

HIGH LEVEL FEMALE CONDOM SIDE-EVENT AT CSW

You are invited to an interactive event on the importance of universal access to female condoms during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. We hereby provide you with our advocacy statement in various languages.

SEXUALITY, HIV & AIDS IN AFRICA

The 4th African Conference on Sexual Health & Rights is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Krissy Ferris from the Pleasure Project attends the conference and writes a blog.

CALL FOR PREVENTION REVOLUTION AT PCB

"The AIDS movement must be leveraged as a force for transformation in global health, development and environmental sustainability." saysMr Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director.

VIDEO RECAP OF THE PLATFORM MEETING

To get an impression of the Platform Meeting you may watch the video that was shot at the first day of the meeting.

GATHERING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM

In the beautiful historic building of the Royal Tropical Institute, over 40 participants of the International Platform discussed the ins and outs of Female Condom Programming in depth. see the photographs!

UAFC AT FAMILY PLANNING CONFERENCE IN KAMPALA

SFH and ACMS representatives share lessons learned with the participants at the sessions. These sessions are a great opportunity to discusse and share experiences with countries represented.

PRESSRELEASE (NL) AT AIDS CONFERENCE VIENNA

Press release in Dutch on AIDS conference blind for potential of Female Condom in struggle against HIV/AIDS

CHICAGO CAMPAIGN FOR FC2

Chicago Female Condom Campaign called "Put A Ring On It", touts the benefits of the FC2, which is worn internally in the vagina or anus and held in place by two rings—hence the name of the campaign.

UGANDA: FC2 BIG HIT

Kampala, 22 December 2009. Ten months after being re-launched, a new brand of female condom has proven popular among a test group of Ugandan women, according to a study.

PRESENTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DESIGNS

"Development of New Female Condom Designs: The regulatory process" by Mags Beksinska, Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)

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KNOWLEDGE BASE LIVE

Part of our new website is the revolutionary knowledge base. This is a repository of concepts related to the main theme of UAFC, the female condom. This repository is organized according to themes, geographic location and time. We invite you to start exploring our knowledge base.

If you feel you have anything to contribute don't hesitate to contact us.

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ADVOCACY STATEMENT INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM

Advocacy Statement International Platform 2009

DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION EVENT

On the 26 September the Dutch Ministry for Development Cooperation organized an event celebrating 60 years of Development Cooperation. UAFC gave a clinic for high representatives of the ministery.

THE UAFC JOINT PROGRAMME

There is an urgent need for effective prevention methods to protect women and couples form STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancy. The female condom is an effective female-initiated method that can make a major contribution to prevention efforts globally.

The Universal Access to the Female Condom Joint Programme (UAFC) is an ambitious programme that aims to make female condoms widely available by supporting a range of activities including advocacy, support for female condom programming and research and development (R&D). A partnership between four organizations (OxfamNovib, World Population Foundation, I+solutions and the Dutch Ministery of Foreign Affairs), UAFC has already secured funding from a range of donors.

The R&D component is focusing on activities that will reduce the cost and promote choice through support to the development of new and emerging female condoms designs. Country programme activities are supporting large scale female programming in Nigeria and Cameroon with plans to expand this to a third country in the near future.

The Joint Programme wishes to prove that the female condom can make an impact when introduced on a large scale.

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UAFC AT AIDS 2010

Programme of UAFC at the international AIDS conference 2010, 18-23 July 2010, Vienna (Austria)

NEW CAMPAIGN FOR FEMALE CONDOM IN RWANDA

A campaign by the Rwandan government aims to significantly increase the use of both male and female condoms in the country, where it is estimated that sexually active people use an average of just three condoms per year.

UAFC DECEMBER NEWSLETTER IS OUT

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LAUNCH UAFC PROGRAMME IN CAMEROON

On the 25th of November the UAFC project in Cameroon has been officially launched. What has been achieved so far? A videoclip to promote the female condom in Cameroon was produced, featuring Manu Dibango. See this videoclip!

TRAININGS IN RWANDA

"In our daily work in HIV prevention and even in our sexual and reproductive life sessions with potential users, in trainings and advocay, we talk about female condoms as you can see in these photos. I'm pushing to include FC in our major advocay themes. It recently has been included in the Rwanda National NGO forum on AIDS for the four year strategic plan (2009/2012)," says Fortunée Twiyubahe from ACORD/Oxfam International in Rwanda.

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INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM MEETING, THE REPORT

On 6 and 7 October the International Platform met in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Read the report on that inspiring meeting.

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BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS!

Ilze Smit of UAFC Joint Programme presented the session Female Condom Programming and Advocacy: Braking down the Barriers! at the NGO Forum ICPD+15.

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see the photo's of the Forum

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PICTURES OF CAMEROON PROGRAMME

Set of pictures of the Cameroon FC programme on Flickr

2ND VIDEOCLIP ON PROMOTING FC IN CAMEROON

2nd videoclip by Manu on promoting FC in Cameroon on YouTube

DUTCH TV CREW AND UAFC STAFF IN NIGERIA

A Dutch TV crew and UAFC staff visited Nigeria from 28th October until 1st of November 2009. The presence of the camera team and Oxfam Novib’s general director Ms Farah Karimi meant that this was not an ordinary duty trip.

SPEECH DUTCH MDG AMBASSADOR 6 OCTOBER

Dutch MDG ambassador Ronner-Grubacic held a speech at the International Platform meeting 6-7 October 2009, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam

VIDEO FC DEMONSTRATION

Watch the video of Annet Neijmeijer demonstrating the Female Condom at Women Deliver 2010 (June 7-9, 2010 Washington, US)

OVER THE THRESHOLD: MASTER THESIS

Female Condom Introduction, Negotiation and Use within Heterosexual Relationships in Lagos, Nigeria. Master thesis by Bianca Simmons, Amsterdam University (August 2009)

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