The DESIP Project supported and facilitated the meaningful inclusion of marginalized groups, including rural poor women, adolescents, and PWDs, in accessing and utilizing SRH/FP information and services, in line with DFID expectations. Over 3,500 PWDs were reached
Male engagement in family planning improves reproductive health, promotes gender equality, addresses men's health needs, and fosters open communication on gender and reproductive issues. DESIP Engaged 36,681+ males during it implementation to champion for FP
Religious leaders play a key role in debunking myths and promoting family planning through faith-based dialogue and advocacy. DESIP engaged 178 religious leaders to FP create awareness
The Manyatta Model strengthens community engagement and cultural dialogue to improve family planning access in hard-to-reach areas.
Our Impact
Building a Better Future
The United Kingdom, through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) was designed to provide £36 million over five years (January 2019-January 2024) to strengthen reproductive health in Kenya through the Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning programme (DESIP). DESIP was built on the success of DFID’s Delivering Increased Family Planning Across Rural Kenya (DIFPARK) programme that invested £36 million over seven years (2012-2018) with the next phase of the programme placing greater emphasis on reducing inequities and promoting sustainability. The programme complemented the support provided by other donors, namely United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Foundation. This programme was initially implemented in 19 of Kenya’s 47 counties where less than 45% of women use a modern contraceptive method.
News Articles
PS Kenya Hosts National Desip Dissemination Conference to Reflect on family Planning Gains from the 6-Year Implementation of The UK Government Desip Project in Select Counties
Nairobi, Kenya – January 30, 2025 – Today, key stakeholders in Kenya’s reproductive health sector... read more
Roadmap set for new project — Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning (DESIP) in Kenya
Athi River 21st June, 2019 : Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya) and partners met to discuss... read more
Desip programme commissions community-based distributors to reach out to clients with FP information
Narok 11th March 2020. Access to reproductive health information and Family Planning services by women and... read more
Accelerating FP Gains Through the Community Based Distributors Approach
Kenya has made strides in increasing its modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) and sustaining demand,... read more
Enhancing Provision of Family Planning Services through Structured Job Training Mentorship
To improve the uptake and utilization of family planning (FP) methods in Kenya, the Ministry... read more
Kenya marks World Contraception Day by Demystifying Myths and Misconceptions associated with Family Planning
Kenya has made great progress towards increased uptake of family planning (FP). The FP2020 commitment... read more
PS Kenya’s Contribution to Preventing Maternal and Child Deaths in the Country
The 10th anniversary of the Preventing Maternal and Child Deaths (PMCD) initiative took place on... read more
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