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Case Law regarding medical evidence in relation to sexual violence
This compilation is a training tool to inform health care providers regarding the relevance of medical evidence in relation to sexual violence. It is an outcome of the series of capacity building programs organized for medical professionals on provision of medico-legal care of survivors of sexual violence. Through precedent setting cases, the booklet aims to inform health care providers understand the relevance of medical examination and collection of evidence
Political and Social Economy of Sex Selection' undertaken by CWDS for UNFPA
UNFPA partnered with Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) to explore the current situation in select sites in Haryana and Maharashtra, with different histories of sex selection, in order to get a better sense of what is changing and why.
Frequently Asked Questions by ASHAs about DMPA (Depot Medroxy Progesterone Acetate)
Government of India introduced three new contraceptives in its public health system in 2016. UNFPA India has been assisting the Government of India in roll out of new contraceptives, including injectable contraceptives, and in ensuring high quality services. This publication has been developed to address the questions frequently asked by ASHAs or similar level front line health worker or volunteer on injectable contraceptives (DMPA).
Frequently Asked Questions about DMPA (Depot Medroxy Progesterone Acetate)
The Government of India introduced three new contraceptives in its public health system in 2016. UNFPA India has been assisting the Government of India in rollout of new contraceptives, including injectable contraceptives, and in ensuring high-quality services. This publication has been developed to address the questions frequently asked by health providers and managers on injectable contraceptives (DMPA).
Girl's empowerment and well-being: A pathway to sustainable and smart cities
UNFPA and SNEHA were involved in an 18 month long journey with young adolescent girls from the slum communities of Kalwa in the Thane district of Maharashtra. This document attempts to celebrate the spirit of that journey by sharing the processes involved and the innovations and stories of change that emerged at the individual level. The stories compiled are those where girls have felt empowered, stories where girls experienced joy and happiness, tales where they have made an attempt to bring about small changes in the community and have become agents of change. These stories were collected in the last four months of the programme, between January and April 2018. Some of these are about lives of individuals while others are based on discussions with small groups of girls.
These narratives aim to bring out the processes involved in implementing the programme. Consent of individuals was sought to include their stories, quotes and pictures.
Policy Brief | Harnessing India’s Demographic Dividend
Policy Brief
The demographic dividend is the potential growth in a country’s economy, resulting from a change in the age structure of its population. The smaller share of children enables greater investment per child, particularly for health care, nutrition, education and skills. The future entrants to the labour force will have better productivity, which is likely to boost per capita income. This can also lead to increase in savings that can be used for new investment for added returns. However, realisation of benefits is not automatic. Considering the huge population size and profound demographic diversity in India, a differential planning approach is needed to reap the benefits of demographic dividend.
Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (PPIUCD) Services in Rajasthan & Maharashtra
In order to promote uptake of contraceptive services, Government of India has renewed its efforts to focus on postpartum contraceptive services, especially PPIUCD. Several steps were undertaken such as training of service providers, strengthening counseling services and creating awareness about PPIUCD method. These steps have resulted in rapid increase in number of PPIUCD insertions in the several states of India.
Winds of change
The Action for Adolescent Girls (AAG) programme of UNFPA is reaching out to some of the most marginalized adolescent girls across a dozen countries. In India, AAG is being implemented in select tribal districts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
In Madhya Pradesh, the project is known as Samriddhi (prosperity). A partnership between SBI Foundation and UNFPA, Samriddhi spans 150 villages in the Bijawar and Badamalhara blocks of Chhatarpur District.
Vikas Gupta, the social media moderator at the UNFPA India country office, visited Chhatarpur to document the progress of the project. While he brought back detailed notes and countless photographs, this memoir is about those little discoveries that rarely make it to project reports.
Strengthening Health sector response to violence- A Kit
The kit is a compilation of reading/learning and communication material on Instituting a health sector response to violence against women.
United Nations Population Fund Country Programme Document for India
The proposed ninth country programme (2018-2022) of the UNFPA responds to the national priorities articulated by the National Institution for Transforming India. It will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the unfinished agenda of the International Conference on Population and Development, and is aligned with the priorities of the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework 2018-2022.