The Family Planning Impact Consortium (FP-Impact) is a multidisciplinary group of researchers and other members of the scientific community convened to generate and disseminate evidence that equips countries with estimates of the value of investing in family planning.
Secretariat
The Guttmacher Institute and Jocelyn E. Finlay, a consultant from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, serve as the secretariat for the consortium. The secretariat provides centralized governance infrastructure for the project while also contributing to the production and dissemination of evidence.
Steering Committee
The steering committee provides overall guidance and strategic oversight of FP-Impact’s work. It is composed of seven high-level advisors who reflect a mix of perspectives (e.g., donor, policy, program) and substantive areas (e.g., family planning/sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, economic development).
- Aletheia Amalia Donald, World Bank
- Angela Baschieri, United Nations Population Fund
- Bamikale Feyisetan, US Agency for International Development
- Fatou Sow Sarr, Economic Community of West African States
- Jacob Adetunji, Gates Foundation
- Miles Kemplay, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
- Oumou Keita, Ouagadougou Partnership
Core Research and Modeling Team
Led by the secretariat and African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), and advised by the technical advisory group, this team develops the modeling scope of work, produces the summary of existing literature, manages model development and assessment, generates model-based estimates and papers, and oversees evidence dissemination and utilization. The team comprises three core members and three modeling groups selected through an open request-for-proposal process.
Core members
- Nyovani Madise and Naa Dodua Dodoo, AFIDEP
- Marita Zimmermann and Michelle O’Brien, Institute for Disease Modeling
- John Stover and Michelle Weinberger, Avenir Health
Request-for-proposal awardees
- Jennifer Seager and Sarah Baird, The George Washington University
- Leontine Alkema, University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with Ilene S. Speizer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lonkila Moussa Zan and Georges Guiella, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, in collaboration with Clémentine Rossier, Université de Genève
Technical Advisory Group
A group of 15 multidisciplinary experts advise FP-Impact’s core research and modeling team. The technical advisory group members apply subject-specific knowledge in empowerment, education, economic activity and gender equity, as well as experience in family planning/sexual and reproductive health or population health. The consortium prioritized engaging with experts based in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Akanni Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
- Alexandre Delamou, Africa Center of Excellence for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea
- Ayaga A. Bawah, University of Ghana
- Carolina Cardona Cabrera, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Constancia Mavodza, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe
- Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute
- Elona Toska, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Hazel Malapit, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
- John Casterline, The Ohio State University, USA
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute
- Joshua Amo-Adjei, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
- Kathryn Yount, Emory University, USA
- S Anukriti, World Bank, USA
- Sonia R. Bhalotra, University of Warwick, UK
- Sylvia Kiwuwa Muyingo, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya
Evidence Utilization Advisory Group
A group of 6 experts validate FP-Impact’s dissemination strategy. The evidence utilization advisory group members leverage decades of expertise to support the Consortium's goal of utilizing model-based estimates to influence resource mobilization for family planning. They support the refinement of key messages, review dissemination materials and facilitate engagement with target audiences. The consortium prioritized engaging with experts who have experience working on related initiatives in the region of interest, Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Aissata Fall, Population Reference Bureau, Senegal
- Ann Starrs, Independent Consultant, USA
- Erica Nybro, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, USA
- Nandita Thatte, World Health Organization, Switzerland
- Sheila Macharia, FP2030, Kenya
- Sia Nowrojee, United Nations Foundation, USA
