By and for women: Involving women in the development of reproductive health care materials

Authors

Valerie J. Hull
Barbara L. Ibrahim, Population Council
Nadia Farah
Blanca Figueroa
Margaret Winn

Document Type

Case Study

Publication Date

1992

Abstract

The studies in this issue of Quality/Calidad/Qualité describe three efforts to involve women in the development of reproductive health care materials in different settings in the developing world. In Cairo, a women's health collective produced a comprehensive reference book for women; in Peru, a woman's group, with the extensive involvement of their nonliterate audience, developed a series of illustrated teaching materials; and in the South Pacific, an all-woman production crew produced three motivation and teaching videos developed in response to the expressed needs of Pacific Island women. Despite contrasts in the characteristics of the intended audiences, the development process, and the medium employed to deliver health messages, the projects are all characterized by the active involvement of women at all levels and in all stages of development. The authors tell the story of their project, comment on how involving women made a difference, and reflect on implications for future activities. In each case, women's involvement has resulted in a legacy of more than just a set of effective and well-utilized information materials—it has mobilized the women involved and enabled them to help themselves.

DOI

10.31899/pgy4.1014

Language

English

Comments

Issue no. 4 of Quality/Calidad/Qualité, a series of case studies of high-quality, innovative programs in sexual and reproductive health.

Recommended Citation

Hull, Valerie J., Barbara L. Ibrahim, Nadia Farah, Blanca Figueroa, and Margaret Winn. 1992. "By and for women: Involving women in the development of reproductive health care materials," Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 4. New York: Population Council.