1. Coming alongside Faith leaders to shift the development needle
Gender and Religion
Coming alongside Faith leaders to shift the development needle
Christo Greyling
Senior Director: Faith – Advocacy and External Engagement

2. Local Community Cultural and Religious Practices Government WV & NGOs
Systems & structures
Birth spacing
Messages
Wife inheritance
Government
Legislation & policies
Malnutrition
Early marriage
Gender based violence
HIV infections
Cultural and Religious Practices
TB & malaria
Development approach
High child mortality
Models
Trafficking
WV & NGOs
Key messages
Violence against children
Gender inequality
Ebola

3. Local Community Cultural and Religious Practices
Systems & structures
Enjoy good health
Are educated for life
Experience love of God and their neighbours
Children...
Are cared for, protected and participating
Birth Spacing
Birth Spacing
Messages
Wife Inheritance
Government
Legislation & policies
Malnutrition
Well Nourished
Early marriage
Gender based Violence
Peace building
Reduced HIV & AIDS
HIV infections
Cultural and Religious Practices
Cultural and Religious Practices
TB & Malaria
TB & Malaria
Development approach
Reduced Child Mortality
High Child Mortality
Models
Trafficking
WV & NGOs
Key messages
Violence against Children
Gender equality
Gender inequality
Ebola

5. Siaya County, Kisumu, Kenya Promising results
Maternal mortality rate of 488/100,000,
Infant mortality rate of 111/1,000 live births
Average age for a girl’s first birth is 16.5 years.
 Future fertility Intentions: % Mothers with >2 yrs old children wanting to wait 2 years before next child
Baseline
Endline
Intervention
control
Control
30% (327)
31 % (339)
68% (733)
57% (640)
Baseline
Endline
Knowledge benefits birth spacing (know 1 or more benefits)
Intervention
control
Control
47% (515)
44% (471)
87% (934)
77% (857)
Slide 9
“ MOMENT is effective as it brings together all stakeholders—faith-based organizations and churches—along with the community health workers, who are creating the demand for family planning. Now when people come for family planning services at health facilities, they are available and they get them. Our humble plea is that MOMENT expand. It would help many women and reduce maternal mortality, which continues to be a problem here.”
-Solomon Osaya, Sub-county Public Health Nurse
Siaya, Kenya
Results:
200 faith leaders trained
360 church volunteers mobilized
The Result: 4,288 women referred to family planning services by faith leaders. More than half (2,819) are now using a method of family planning.
Or state like this:
In Siaya County in Kenya, 4,288 women referred to family Planning services by faith leaders. More than half (2,819) are now using a method of family planning.