Participants of the International Platform Meeting in Amsterdam

organistation	name
UNFPA	Marleen van der Ree
UNAIDS	Mauricio Cysne
WHO	Maggie Usher-Pathel
WHO	research colleague
DGIS	Lilly Talapessy
Consultant UAFC R&D	Robbie Nelson
Hewlett Foundation	George F. Brown
DANIDA	Kirstine Vangkilde Berner
European Commission	Marieke Boot
UNITAID board member Civil Society / IHP	Carol Nyrinda
The Pleasure Project	Anna Philpott
International Women Health Coalition	Jennifer Wilen
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition	John Skibiak
CHANGE	Serra Sippel
Global Campaign for Microbicides	Anna Forbes
Representative of Brazilian Minister for Health	Ms. Katia Guimãres
Executive Director, TARSHI (Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues)	Radhika Chandiramani
Oxfam International	Harriet Kivumbi
Uganda Government	Vastha Kibirige
Oxfam International Rwanda	Fortunee Twiyubahe
OI Youth Partners Kenya	Emily Karechio
SWAA	Bernice Heloo
SWAAC	Dora Mbunya
Women & AIDS support Network	Evince Mugumbate
PATH	Patricia Coffey
SUPPORT	Katy Pepper
PSI Europe	Nils Grade
Condomerie	Kalja van der Linden
SFH	Victoria Archibong
SFH	Dr Leila Madueke
SFH	Bishop Jolly Oyekpen
ACMS	Nestor Ankibar
ACMS	Dr. Etienne Nnomzo'o
ACMS	Mr. Manu Dibango
ACMS	Annie-Michele Salla
PATHFINDER	Dr Luc Van der Veken
PATHFINDER	Ms Graça Samo
UAFC	Lucie van Mens
Oxfam Novib	Monique Demenint
WPF	Ilze Smit
I + Solutions	Rino Meyers
WPF	Annet Neijmeijer
I + Solutions	Michelle Razanamparany
UAFC Joint Programme	Greetje Lubbi
WPF	Yvonne Bogaarts
Oxfam	Aubert Ouango
WPF	Rachel Ploem

Knowledge Base

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UAFC lobby paper

UAFC has developed a profound advocacy strategy in order to achieve acces to female condoms for all. For background on this strategy and to strengthen your own lobby activities you have access to this paper.

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Breaking down the barriers!

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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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Trainings in Rwanda

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"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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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.

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ACMS Website

In Cameroon the Association Camerounaise pour le Marketing (ACMS) works on making Female Condoms available to a large usersgroup. ACMS has its own website, with which it reaches especially young people.

Interview with Victoria Archibong, SFH

"I believe the introduction of the male condoms was relatively easier. This could be because it was easier to target men as the “dominant” party in relationships and the ones who will wear the condoms. There was also a lot of support from donors and IPs. The female condom is regarded more as a “woman thing”. Some men may feel threatened as the female condom will empower women in demonstrating their sexual and reproductive health rights. For Female condom programming, programmers have to be more creative and strategic."

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