Optimizing supply chains to empower women's choices
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THE PROBLEM
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Every year, there are 111 million unwanted pregnancies in low and middle income countries.
Meeting all contraceptive needs would prevent 76 million of these unwanted pregnancies every year.
25%
Families' access to family planning in low- and middle-income countries is low, with about 25% of facilities in sub-Saharan Africa being stocked-out.
THE SOLUTION
We support countries in improving the procurement and distribution of family planning commodities to meet existing demand.
Allowing women access to the desired family planning commodities leads to:
Empowering women to achieve their reproductive and birth spacing goals, greatly improving autonomy and subjective well-being.
Averting maternal deaths, unsafe abortions, and conditions such as obstetric fistula and postpartum depression.
Economic benefits for the whole family by enabling women to complete their education and join the labour force if they wish, and by lowering health expenses.
OUR TEAM
Miri Muntean
Co-founder & Co-Director
Miri brings a deep understanding of field operations in Nigeria and extensive experience in communications.
She conducted a research project on contraceptive stockouts in Nigeria under Family Empowerment Media, has 6 years experience as project manager and consultant, and completed a research fellowship at CE (now AIM). She studied Business and Economics at the WU University Vienna and is currently completing the MIT Supply Chain Management MicroMasters.
Miri’s primary responsibilities consist of field operations, business operations, finances, and communications. She plans to spend about 50% of her time in Nigeria.
Evan LaForge
Co-founder & Co-Director
Evan is a quantitative specialist with a degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Arizona.
They bring significant research experience, with projects ranging from a meta-analysis for Fortify Health to a network analysis of women and LGBTQ people in physics education. Beyond research, Evan has a background in leadership, having co-founded and directed Tucson Effective Altruism for 18 months.
Evan’s primary responsibilities consist of research, monitoring and evaluation, project management, and people management.
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We graduated from Charity Entrepreneurship’s Incubation Program in late April 2024, and received a seed grant to start the Access to Medicines Initiative.
