Why is an anti-hunger organization like Freedom from Hunger interested in family planning?
Freedom from Hunger has long promoted family planning (helping women space births and improve maternal and infant health) because of the direct link between family planning and family food security. When a woman has numerous pregnancies, especially if they start at a very young age, families tend to be at a much higher risk of food insecurity. The mother’s health, as well as the children’s health, is compromised and mortality rates increase. Our family planning module focuses on helping women learn about their options for pre-conception birth-spacing and birth-timing and developing the self-confidence to approach this sensitive subject with their husbands.
