Religious leaders under
Faith to Action Network, a global network of faith based organisations have
committed to improve and promote family health through advancing family
planning and reproductive health services using faith based approaches. This
took place during a community dialogue held in Mityana district at the Diocese.
Bishop Samuel Stephen
Kazimba of Mityana Diocese said that once religious leaders are provided with
technical support and right information, they can be great advocates for family
planning in alongside with their faith.
“We are supporting
families to have increased access to information and quality of services on
family planning and reproductive health consistent with their faith, values,
beliefs and principles,” he added.
Jackie Katana,
International Advocacy Officer, in-charge of Faith to Action Network at DSW
Uganda said that the network promotes dialogue, builds the technical and
financial capacity of faith based organisations and religious institutions.
“It also facilitates
sustained advocacy and programming in support of family planning and
reproductive health,” she added.
Katana noted that
religious use religious gathering to give right information about family
planning to community members.
“We have engaged
religious leaders in advocating for integration and mainstreaming of family
health and wellbeing in policies,” she added.
Faith to Action Network
has provided technical support to six faith based organisations in Uganda and
linked them ot Population Action International to access funding for family
planning advocacy in Kotido, Moroto, Wakiso, Rakai, Mityana, Kyenjojo, Kabalore
and Busia.
