UID:
almahu_9949846598102882
Umfang:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781040048481
Serie:
Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa Series
Inhalt:
This book chronicles 50 years of struggle to introduce family planning into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Interweaving details of major political, social, and economic events into the history of family planning in DRC, the book will interest development and public health researchers and practitioners, as well as DRC historians.
Anmerkung:
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- PART I: The Decades that Shaped the Congo -- 1. The Congo Free State (1885-1908) -- Leopold II claims Congo for his own -- The plunder of Congo commences -- Missionaries arrive to civilize and convert -- Tolerance runs out for Leopold II's atrocities in the Congo -- 2. The Belgian Congo (1908-60) -- The Colonial administration embarks on developing the Belgian Congo -- An early priority of colonial authorities: discouraging polygamy -- The Belgian Congo supplies the global market during World War I -- Demographic panic percolates in the 1920s -- The Great Works program stimulates development in the Congo -- The Depression of the 1930s reaches the Belgian Congo -- The Congo supports the Allied forces in World War II -- The postwar boom and the Ten-year Plan creates a Congolese middle-class -- Resentment grows among the Congolese -- Modernization brings changing social mores -- The fever of independence grips Congolese leaders -- 3. The First Decade Post-Independence (1960-69) -- Indépendance, cha…cha… -- 1960-65: la crise congolaise -- Five years of freefall post-independence -- 1965-69: Mobutu assumes control -- The sex ratio improves with urbanization -- Societal norms favor large families -- Reflections on the 1960s -- PART II: The Fifty Years of Family Planning -- 4. The 1970s: President Mobutu Authorizes Naissances Désirables -- The country rides an economic rollercoaster in the 1970s -- The problem of pregnancy-related deaths persists -- Mobutu introduces the concept of Naissances Désirables -- AZBEF is born -- The Protestant missionaries become family planning pioneers -- UNFPA opens an office in Kinshasa.
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A growing cadre of physicians embrace Naissances Désirables -- Reflections on the decade of the 1970s -- 5. The 1980s: Zaïre Experiences the First Golden Decade for Family Planning -- Mobutu presides over an economically volatile decade -- The nagging concern for the Law of 1920 hangs over Naissances Désirables -- USAID plays a catalytic role -- PRODEF tests the viability of community-based distribution -- SANRU introduces Naissances Désirables to rural areas -- Projet des Services des Naissances Désirables becomes the lead family planning agency -- PSND in its infancy -- AZBEF adjusts to its new role -- Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa attempts to treat infertility -- HIV/AIDS and the Zaïre Social Marketing Project -- The Kananga Project -- UNFPA plays a major role in the 1984 population census -- Kinshasa School of Public Health trains a new generation of health specialists -- Key research advances knowledge of population and family planning -- Reflections on the 1980s -- 6. The 1990s: Development Work Paralyzed by Pillages and War -- Family planning is well-positioned to build on the progress of the 1980s -- Mobutu faces increasing opposition with fast-dwindling support from the West -- Kinshasa erupts in violence and destruction: the pillage of 1991 -- International donors halt development assistance -- The 1991 pillage leaves the PSND barely functional -- SANRU struggles after the pillage -- ASF and Johnny Loftin operate social marketing on a shoestring -- AZBEF's financial irregularities further hinder the organization -- The Kinshasa School of Public Health loses its primary source of funding -- The second pillage (1993) wreaks further havoc on the country -- Resuscitating family planning in Zaïre -- Protestant missionary work evolves by the late 1990s -- Kabila brings an end to the Mobutu reign -- The US government reengages with DRC.
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Reflections on the 1990s -- 7. The 2000s: Family Planning - Like the Country - Inches Back to Normalcy -- Armed conflict grinds on despite efforts to wind down the war -- UNFPA poised for leadership as the country reopens -- USAID reopens in the DRC -- PNND struggles to deliver on its mandate -- PNSA is created -- ASF/PSI benefits from first mover advantage -- ABEF perseveres -- First National Conference to Reposition Family Planning held in 2004 -- Political changes mid-decade brings new energy and resources to family planning -- With a new Population Officer, USAID/DRC sharpens its focus on family planning -- UNFPA increases activity in the late 2000s -- PNSR gains stable leadership -- PNSA launches youth-focused programming -- ASF/PSI struggle to keep pace with increased demand for family planning -- Second National Conference on Repositioning Family Planning held in 2009 -- Reflections on the decade of the 2000s -- 8. The 2010s: The DRC Experiences the Second Golden Decade of Family Planning -- Plus ça change… -- The family planning movement gains momentum -- Traditional donors increase their support for family planning -- New donors invest in family planning in the DRC -- New organizations join the established government and NGO partners -- Innovative, impactful work advances the field -- Major events showcase DRC work -- Research reinforces a culture of evidence-based programming -- The fast-moving train encounters obstacles -- Updating the family planning landscape since 2020 -- Reflections on the 2010s -- PART III: Looking Backward, Pressing Forward -- 9. The Past, Present, and Future -- How the Congo's difficult past has shaped contemporary family planning -- Why should donors continue to invest in family planning in the DRC? -- How best to accelerate progress in family planning in the DRC -- Index.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Bertrand, Jane T. Fifty Years of Family Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2024 ISBN 9781032718903
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
