Implementing Best Practices strategic plan 2016 - 2020

Overview

The Implementing Best Practices (IBP) initiative is a unique international partnership dedicated to scaling up what works in family planning and other areas of reproductive health. The partnership was initiated in 1999 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and nine cooperating agencies. Its membership has now grown to 45 member organizations that include donors, international technical assistance organizations, and regional and national partners. Its last five-year strategic plan was developed in 2011.

In order to develop a new strategy, an assessment of the 2011–2016 strategy was conducted between June and August 2015. Two external consultants reviewed documents, interviewed 27 global respondents, and attended the June members’ meeting in Ethiopia to conduct individual and group interviews. Findings were presented to IBP members at a meeting in Washington, DC in September 2015 in order to obtain feedback to develop a strategic framework. Input on a draft strategy was provided by steering committee members via email and by IBP members through a webinar. The revised strategy was presented at the December 2015 IBP members’ meeting, with over 85 participants. Members gave additional feedback to the IBP leadership and the consultants through small group work addressing core questions, and this was then incorporated into a final draft of the strategy.