In 2019, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is celebrating our 20th anniversary - 20 years of Scholarship & Science for Social Change.
We are delighted to announce the special events and programs that will occur throughout 2019 to celebrate this milestone, and to contribute to strengthening the family planning and public health community and furthering the momentum from the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning to 2020 and beyond.
Questions about the Gates Institute's 20th Anniversary can be directed to csalmeron@jhu.edu.
Selection of the Final 40 Winners of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders
March-September 2019
In this final year of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders, the last cohort of 40 outstanding young family planning champions will be chosen by the public and a jury of experts in family planning and reproductive health. Each winner will receive $1,000, as well as the opportunity to partake in high-level networking, programmatic and research opportunities and tools to strengthen their skills, especially in storytelling, personal brand development, advocacy and leadership.
Nominations are now closed, as of June 11.
The new 120 Under 40 winners will be officially announced on September 12.
Future of Family Planning Thought Leadership Funding Opportunity
April-July 2019
As a follow-up to the International Conference on Family Planning, the Gates Institute announces the new Future of Family Planning Thought Leadership funding opportunity, which will help support the imagination of researchers, scholars, advocates and practitioners to advance cutting-edge ideas born out of the 2018 ICFP. Participants in the 2018 ICFP (both virtual and in-person) can compete by writing a 3-page (1,500-word) essay outlining their ideas and how the ideas can change the world in the next 10 to 15 years. In addition to the monetary award, recipients will be funded to attend the Future of Family Planning Convening at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (outlined below), and a special Future of Family Planning invited session at the next ICFP that will showcase their work.
Congratulations to all our winners!
- Jean Berchmans – Rwanda
- Alice Cartwright – USA
- Priti Chaudhary – India
- Megan Christofield – USA
- Anne Coolen – Netherlands
- Dollarman Fatinato Natse – Kenya
- Vicente Jurlano – Philippines
- Ashish Kumar Srivastava – India
- Nandita Kundu – India
- Emmah Mwangi – Kenya
- Costase Ndayishimiye – Rwanda
- William Otuck – Tanzania
- Lindsey van Clief – Netherlands
Winners have been notified and an outline of their innovative ideas will be included in the Future of Family Planning Convening report to be released at ICPD+25 in Nairobi, Kenya.
120 Under 40 Ingenuity Fund
April-July 2019
The 120 Under 40 Ingenuity Fund seeks to galvanize the 120 Under 40 winners to think big and bold about family planning challenges. The fund is designed to reward fresh, inventive thinking that will enable breakthroughs in family planning and reproductive health — the kind of thinking that can cause a “positive disruption” in some aspect of family planning. It is a fitting funding opportunity for the 120 Under 40 winners, who are the next generation of family planning leaders; it will challenge them to grow as thought leaders and to participate even more fully in charting the course of family planning post-2020.
Funding will range from USD $2,500 to USD $20,000. The concept underpinning this fund is “small is beautiful,” recognizing that seemingly small actions can have a huge impact.
This opportunity allows the 120 Under 40 winners to not only receive additional also to access a global platform from which share that idea. The funded projects will be presented and shared globally on September 26, 2019, during the Gates Institute World Contraception Day Celebrations.
Applications closed May 7, 2019.
Congratulations to the 2019 Winners:
Laraib Abid – Pakistan- Peter Ngure – Kenya
- Kizanne James – Trinidad & Tobago
- Alison Hathaway – USA
Morenike Fajemisin – Nigeria- Lucy Wilson – USA
Announcement of the Next ICFP Location and Date
Mid-2019
Where in the world will the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) be held next? The location and date of the next ICFP will be announced in mid-2019, with the launch of the new ICFP website.
Gates Institute at Women Deliver Conference
June 3-6, 2019
Stop by and see us at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver! The Gates Institute will host an exhibition booth (we’ll be in booth #503/#504), in which all Gates Institute programs (Advance Family Planning, Performance Monitoring for Action, and The Challenge Initiative) and initiatives (120 Under 40, ICFP, and Demographic Dividend) will be represented. The booth will also include our popular photo booth, where visitors can raise their voice about family planning and share it with the world! More info to come about other Gates Institute activities at the conference.
The Future of Family Planning Convening
September 12-13, 2019
Building on the Beyond 2020 session at the 2018 ICFP, the Gates Institute will host The Future of Family Planning Convening, a special two-day gathering that will bring together representatives from key family planning sectors to explore new, “business unusual,” positively disruptive ideas that could change the landscape of family planning and reproductive health in the next 10 to 15 years. These ideas may include (but are not limited to):
disruptive technologies – contraceptive and otherwiseyouth leading changenew platforms for scale and sustainabilitybehavioral approaches that predictimpact - “
business unusual” methodologies accessing existing commercial and governmental financial resourcesresearch approaches that drive policy changerethinking community health worker modelssocial media and social movementsnext -gen advocacy approaches
This special convening will be held in Baltimore, MD and will include experts from across the depth and breadth of the family planning community.
By invitation only.
2019 Global Health Leadership Accelerator
September 16-27, 2019
The 2019 Global Health Leadership Accelerator held in Baltimore, MD will engage mid-career policy-makers, program managers, advocates and academicians who exhibit exceptional promise and potential for leadership and achievement in public health. The two-week Leadership Accelerator will impart innovative approaches to leadership, program management, policy analysis, strategic planning, communications, advocacy and organizational change. Complementing the classroom instruction will be a series of Powerful Conversations, featuring eminent figures in public health who have effected transformational change for women, men and families all over the world.
Applications are now close. For more details, visit the Leadership Accelerator webpage.
Powerful Conversations: Leaders Transforming The World
September 16-27, 2019
Held concurrently during the Leadership Accelerator, the Powerful Conversations: Leaders Transforming The World speaker series will feature dynamic conversations between two transformational leaders and will include audience Q&A.
Open to the Leadership Accelerator participants, JHU students, faculty, staff and the general public.
Specific dates and speakers to be announced in late summer.
World Contraception Day Celebration
September 26, 2019
The Gates Institute will once again host a World Contraception Day Celebration at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, featuring fun and informative family planning-themed activities. This event is organized in partnership with JHSPH student groups, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and other partners.
Additional activities on World Contraception Day include:
- One of the Powerful Conversations (speakers to be announced)
Open to Johns Hopkins students, faculty and staff.
