Role of Civil Society Organizations on Promoting Family Planning Program in Baluchistan
Keywords:
Civil Society Organizations, Family Planning, Role of CSOs in promoting Family Planning, Family Planning Activities in Quetta (Balochistan).Abstract
Civil society is the main hidden potential lying in the society to bring out
the result according to the will of the citizens. The civil society
organizations were playing fundamental role in promoting the family
planning practices. The current study aimed at investigating the role of
civil service workers in promoting the family planning practices among
people of Quetta. To achieve the mentioned target, the focus group
discussion had been conducted with the civil society worker to investigate
the FP2020 program policies and progress up to now. The participants
have been selected through convenient sampling technique, and the
interview guide has been developed. The qualitative analysis technique
has been used t interpret the results. The findings of the study provided the
in-depth information about the current status of FP2020 plan and role of
the civil organization in promoting family planning in the Quetta District
of Baluchistan.
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