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Family Planning

Name: Family Planning
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

A free, medically vetted toolkit for community advocates and individuals. Explore contraceptive options in 9 languages, use the interactive Method Chooser, and work entirely offline with total data privacy.

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Key Figures

Downloads

40K+

User Rating

5.0/5

Total Ratings

Publisher

The Hesperian Foundation

Expert Reproductive Guidance, Anywhere and Anytime

A medically-vetted, private toolkit designed for health advocates and individuals. Access essential family planning resources in 9 languages, even without an internet connection.

Total Privacy & Data Safety

No personal data is ever collected, tracked, or shared. In an age of digital surveillance, your health information remains entirely private and secure on your device.

Multilingual & Fully Offline

Switch instantly between English, Spanish, Amharic, and more. No data plan is required after download, making it the perfect tool for remote areas and community outreach.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Family Planning - Home screen of the Family Planning app by Hesperian Health Guides showing menu options and data privacy message. — Home screen of the Family Planning app by Hesperian Health Guides showing menu options and data privacy message.

Family Planning - Mobile app screen showing information about combination birth control pills including effectiveness and daily usage requirements. — Mobile app screen showing information about combination birth control pills including effectiveness and daily usage requirements.

Family Planning - Family Planning app screen showing the method chooser and text to speech feature — Family Planning app screen showing the method chooser and text to speech feature

Family Planning - A mobile screen from the Family Planning app showing information categories for contraceptive effectiveness, availability, and types of methods. — A mobile screen from the Family Planning app showing information categories for contraceptive effectiveness, availability, and types of methods.

Family Planning - Family Planning app counseling support screen with icons for respect, listen, clarity, empowerment, privacy, and build trust. — Family Planning app counseling support screen with icons for respect, listen, clarity, empowerment, privacy, and build trust.

Family Planning - Frequently Asked Questions screen of the Family Planning app showing information about birth control and contraception options — Frequently Asked Questions screen of the Family Planning app showing information about birth control and contraception options

Description

Hesperian Health Guides’ Family Planning app provides accurate, up-to-date information on contraceptive methods so people can choose the method that best matches their preferences and needs. Developed for frontline health workers, local leaders, and peer promoters, this app is filled with clear photos and illustrations, easy-to-understand information, and interactive tools to support conversations about reproductive health. This free, multilingual app works offline without a data plan and covers essential topics for family planning counseling including how each method is used, how well it prevents pregnancy, how easily it can be kept secret, and side effects. INSIDE THE APP: • contraceptive methods – information on barrier, behavioral, hormonal, and permanent methods with the effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantage of each • Method Chooser – an interactive tool that helps users find the contraceptive methods that best match their preferences, lifestyle, and health history • FAQs – answers to many general questions about contraception and common concerns about specific methods like whether you can reuse condoms, and when you can start each method after giving birth, having a miscarriage, or having an abortion • tips and interactive counseling examples – improve your counseling skills, comfort with discussing reproductive health information, and ability to support people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life Once downloaded, the app does not require an internet connection or data plan. Language choices in the app are Afaan Oromoo, Amharic, English, Español, Français, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Luganda, and Português. Change between all 9 languages at any time. Listen to information with the read aloud feature when using the app in English or Spanish. VETTED BY PROFESSIONALS. DATA PRIVACY. Like all apps from Hesperian Health Guides, the Family Planning app has been community-tested and vetted by medical professionals. Although developed for frontline and community health workers, it is also well-suited for individuals seeking information for themselves or their friends. This app does not collect any personal information so users’ health data will never be sold or shared.