Central African Republic

The Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ACABEF) Sexual and reproductive health (SHR) statistics for the Central African Republic are some of the poorest on the continent. The need for proper, informed, accessible, safe, stigma-free sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is paramount. The Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ACABEF) came into being in 1987, expressly to address the urgent need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Working intensively within communities, the organization has grown rapidly over the years and now provides sexuality education and SRH services including family planning, gynaecological counselling and care, post-abortion care, antenatal care and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV. ACABEF operates 3 permanent and 2 mobile clinics. It has 70 community-based distribution sites (CBDs). In addition to 29 full-time health personnel and administrative staff, the organization relies on the dedicated support of over 600 volunteers, a Youth Action Movement of nearly 1,000 young people, and 120 trained peer educators. And ACABEF's outcomes are impressive. In 2011, ACABEF delivered: 61,000 contraceptive services 166,000 other sexual and reproductive health services 61,000 HIV-related services 105,000 services to young people under 25 years

An estimated 95% of all services were provided to poor, marginalized, socially excluded and/or under-served people. ACABEF works in partnership with the government ministries in charge of planning, health and family and social affairs. It benefits from the support of CISJEU and its donors include UNFPA and Population Services International. ACABEF has close working relationships include CIONGCA (which coordinates the response of all NGOs working at national level), the Central African Network of People living with HIV (RECAPEV), the Rseau des Organisations Nationales de Lutte contre le SIDA (RONALSI) and Amis dAfrique.

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