Stories of Leadership Fellows
Manfoosa Ali
Manfoosa initiated a dialogue on sexual health through youth empowerment programs in Balochistan.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Hirut Brasa Kaila
Hirut fights to ensure that the Ethiopian judiciary protects the rights of all without gender bias.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Yohannes Teklu
Yohannes' holistic approach to population issues inspired youth development programs in RH.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Zemi Yenus
Zemi mobilizes young and uninspired commercial sex workers to train at her Niana School of Beauty.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Murari M. Choudhury
Murari assembled and empowered a critical mass of leaders to network for a shared vision in adolescent RH.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Hari Shankar
Hari Shankar pioneered community centered health and sanitation initiatives in the Hazaribagh villages.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Varun Kumar
Varun Kumar documents best programmatic practices in adolescent RH using educational videos.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Dr. Shubhra Dwivedy
Dr. Dwivedy educates India's tribal adolescents on child-marriage and enables them to take charge.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Dr. M M Raja
Dr. Raja's family strife inspired him to transform awareness and demystify sexual health issues.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Mustapha Adam Kolo
Mustapha's economic empowerment project enables underserved women to establish independence.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Gidado Sulieman Farfaru
Gidado established a micro-loan project to provide poor women with emergency obstetric treatment.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Ladi Wayi
Ladi Wayi discusses the impact of leadership training on sex workers' attitudes toward RH.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Sarah Asad
Sarah's organization, Pahchann, addresses the sexual exploitation of Pakistan's street children.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Dr. Tufail Mohammad
Dr. Mohammad's disaster response strategies aid women's physical and psychological health in times of crisis.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Zafar Dehraj
Zafar Dehraj led relief efforts to address maternal and sexual health in Pakistan's fatal floods of 2010.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Drs. Reyde los Reyes, Merlita U. Awit & Jose Melchor Sescon
These doctors conducted a nationwide survey among OB-GYN practitioners who now advocate for RH.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Maricar "Chi" Vallido
Chi founded the Cine-Inde Film Festival to showcase talented work by local artists in social justice.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Roberto "Obet" Ador
Obet's social activism led him to work with future leaders in national development organizations.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Mayor Eutiquio Bernales
Mayor Bernales' environment and population development integration improves life in Ubay.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Fekerte Belete
Fekerte implements programs that expand reproductive health education and services for communities in Ethiopia.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Smita Gupta
Smita and her organization, the Mahila Samakhya program, work to empower women and give them the support they need to gain equality within their communities.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Cecille “Ces” Villa
Cecille's dedication and wealth of experience in the advocacy of adolescent development has made a tremendous impact on youth in the Philippines.
Stories of Leadership Fellows
Aminu Gamawa
Aminu Gamawa is partnering with progressive Islamic leaders to help save the lives of women.
LDM Evaluation
During the final year of the LDM program a participatory evaluation was conducted to look at inputs and outcomes since 2006 when the program was re-designed. The purpose of the evaluation was to explore the impact of the program on individual, organization, community and system level changes around family planning and reproductive health in the five focus countries.
Evaluation reports
What is LDM?
The Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health (LDM) program supported leadership development opportunities for reproductive health leaders who lived and worked in the poorest regions of Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines.
The vision of LDM was a critical mass of diverse leaders, working individually and collectively, to affect systemic changes that improve reproductive health options and overall quality of life, especially for vulnerable populations.
