Women living in sub-Saharan Africa experience disproportionate burden of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, as well as unmet need for contraception. Through a collaborative “Story Map” project with Garrow Consulting, LLC and CAMI Health (working in partnership with Wits Reproductive Health and FHI360), Facente Consulting helped highlight reproductive health challenges and opportunities for women in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the Story Map was to convince people in positions of power, such as funders and advocates, to support the movement for multipurpose prevention technologies that can simultaneously prevent HIV, STIs, and unplanned pregnancies.
In this collaboration, Facente Consulting provided thought partnership on the Story Map’s narrative, managed all technical aspects of the Story Map, integrated video interviews provided by CAMI Health, updated existing Geographic Information Services (GIS) mapping tools, designed color palettes and fonts, and developed graphics to support the narrative. The final story map, which integrates data with video perspectives of women, their partners, and researchers/policymakers, can be found at this link.