Our Approach and Impact
Our Approach
SASA applies the SMART Advocacy approach to position FP/MNCH as core development priorities, increase domestic funding, and accelerate adoption of high-impact policies.
What We Deliver
Strengthen advocacy capacity among civil society organizations.
Improve coordination among traditional and non-traditional advocacy actors.
Increase national and sub-national adoption of FP/MNCH best practices.
Enhance domestic resource mobilization and diversified funding commitments.
Our Priorities
Key Focus Areas
Our core areas of intervention aim to create sustainable impact.
Advocacy & Policy Engagement
Engaging decision-makers to prioritize FP/MNCH in national policies.
Media Engagement
Working with journalists to highlight critical health issues and hold governments accountable.
Faith-Based Leadership
Partnering with religious leaders to promote healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies.
Health Systems Strengthening
Ensuring health systems are resilient, well-funded, and capable of delivering quality care.
Where We Work
Geographic Scope
We work across sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on countries with high potential for impactful policy changes.
Kenya
Strengthening advocacy for domestic resource mobilization and scaling up maternal health interventions.
Nigeria
Supporting federal and state-level advocacy to position family planning as a development priority.
Ethiopia
Working with national coalitions to strengthen SMART advocacy capacity.
Côte d’Ivoire
Supporting youth-led and coalition-based advocacy.
Senegal
Strengthening coordination among CSOs and advancing policy engagement.
