3. Focus on critical needs & gaps in RH

4. Skills in applying quantitative and qualitative research to design and implement evidence-based programs

5. Research to practice to scale-up strategies, from global to community levels

6. Forming a wide variety of partnerships to strengthen capacity for sustainable services

7. Training/ongoing support of health care providers with a focus on simple, sustainable tools and approaches

9. Evolution of the CycleBeads® Inserts

12. Which more clearly indicates the period has not started?

14. Mali Pictorial draft served as the jumping point for the study

15. 3 rounds of interviews with 100 adults (ages 15-49)

16. 50 men and 50 women from 2 different sites

17. Participants were given the insert and a set of CycleBeads to familiarize themselves with for 15 minutes

18. Interviewer then administered a questionnaire on key concepts pertaining to CycleBeads and SDM

21. Paper SDM in Benin Objective: Develop a paper SDM that can be widely distributed, well understood and used by women and couples without provider intervention.

22. Phase 1 Focus Groups

24. Phase 2

26. NOT used as a family planning method at this time