The research that was conducted in Uganda as part of the Empowering Evidence Driven Advocacy project by the Populations Reference Bureau and IYAFP in 2018 generated evidence that when young people try to access contraceptives at local facilities, they are often out of stock. 

Survey respondents described visiting several facilities only to find that they either didn’t have their preferred method available or didn’t offer contraceptive services at all. After several attempts, many reported giving up, leaving them at higher risk of unintended pregnancy. 

As of 2014, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), 72% of Uganda’s population lived far from health centres. Many couldn’t afford to travel to seek care, even before conditions worsened under the global COVID-19 pandemic, and risk arriving to find that clinics are out of stock of their preferred contraceptive methods. 

The Kawempe Contraceptive Google map was born out of an effort to solve these problems.

Have you faced a similar issue within your respective communities, and are invested to improve accessibility to contraceptives and youth friendly services for young people? Look no further!

IYAFP has compiled the step-by-step in order for you to develop your own Contraceptive Google Map!