Rahnuma-FPAP | Rahnuma Family Planning Association of Pakistan

Committed to changing lives
  • 1953 - 1959

    Message
    Caring attitude towards mother & child
    Intervention/Services
    Salt, sponge, vinegar and foam
    Infrastructure
    In Single room operation at Karachi, Lahore and Dhaka
    Beneficiary
    Women in need
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy amid strong opposition, arson and attacks.

  • 1960 - 1969

    Message
    Family planning motivation
    Intervention Services
    Condoms, Vasectomy, Pills, IUCO5
    Infrastructure
    District Branches with Model Clinics & Information Centers
    Beneficiary
    Men & Women
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy amid vociferous opposition from clergy, verbal & physical abuse and harassment from communities

  • 1970 - 1979

    Message
    integrated development approach with
    community participation
    Intervention Services
    Cafeteria choice of contraceptives in Static and Mobile setting and population education
    Infrastructure
    Family Welfare Centres in pert-urban and rural areas
    Beneficiary
    Organized labour sector, communities and youth
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy amid gifts and slogans like 'child stoppers' and 'American agents'

  • 1980 - 1989

    Message
    Health rationale of family planning, safe motherhood, women development and environmental conservation
    Intervention Services
    Women in development approach, community involvement, quality of care. RH Extension services and Male Involvement
    Infrastructure
    Zonal system
    Beneficiary
    Reorganization from city based branch system to work
    units/decentralization (to) access undeserved men,
    women and youth at grass roots level
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy

  • 1990 - 1999

    Message
    Holistic development paradigm
    Intervention Services
    Islam and family planning, girl child, women's empowerment, men as partners, community mobilization and poverty alleviation.
    Infrastructure
    Family Health Hospitals, Focus Area Programmes and Community Units
    Beneficiary
    Communities, adolescent girls and male youth, partner NGOs. army welfare project
    Crosscutting Issues
    Poverty reduction amid fertility transition.

  • 2000 - 2009

    Message
    Rights based Approach to Community Development
    Intervention Services
    Quality integrated reproductive health/family planning, HIV&AIDS services. abortion related services, violence against women, poverty, reduction. gender equity and equality, relief and rehabilitation service for disaster hit Population, women empowerment, youth friendly services, men as partners, women markets and advocacy for changes in policy and laws
    Infrastructure
    Family Health Hospitals, Family Health Clinics, Mobile Units, partner service outlets and Women Development Complexes
    Beneficiary
    Marginalized women, youth and men, partner NG0s. partner organizations in public and private sector. HIV&AIDS infected and affected persons and families, Key Populations and vulnerable groups, internally displaced papulation (IDR)
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy for rights based approach to development.

  • 2010 - 2020

    Message
    Repositioning family planning on development agenda.
    Intervention Services
    Quality Integrated reproductive healthy family planning, HIV&AIDS services, abortion related services, violence against women, poverty alleviation, gender equity and equality, domestic gender based violence (GBV). women empowerment, youth friendly services. men as partners, women markets, youth friendly services, comprehensive sexuality education, advocacy for changes In policy and laws, promotion of sexual rights, emergency relief and rehabilitation services for victims of floods/rains (disaster management) and promotion of sexual rights.
    Infrastructure
    Family Health Hospitals, Family Health Clinics, Mobile Units, partner service outlets and Women Development Complexes, program management offices in Mardan and Muzaffargarh (Southern Punjab).
    Beneficiary
    Marginalized women, youth and men, partner NG0s, partner organizations in public and private sector, HIV&AIDS Infected and affected persons and families, Key Populations and vulnerable groups. disaster hit populations.
    Crosscutting Issues
    Advocacy for poicytlaw changes and efforts to avoid implications of 18th Amendment.