From Mali to Geneva and Back Again

The Citizens’ Hearings movement, successfully piloted in 2015 by a coalition led by World Vision, Save the Children, International Planned Parenthood Federation and White Ribbon Alliance, involved close to 10,000 participants in its first year. These grassroots consultations, held in 100 communities across 19 countries, brought together diverse groups of stakeholders to identify gaps and propose solutions for women’s and children’s health care. Through this local-to-global movement, concerned citizens provided input for improving health where they live — and secured a hearing at the world’s highest level forum on those issues.

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