In Peru, Futures Group worked to increase efficiency in resource allocation for the JUNTOS project, a conditional cash transfer program for the poorest families in rural and urban communities. Working closely with our USAID | Health Policy Initiative team, JUNTOS allocated funds to produce culturally appropriate family planning and reproductive health communication materials designed by UNFPA for use in health facilities countrywide. This is an important example of inter-governmental collaboration to ensure that poverty reduction, family planning and reproductive health efforts are integrated and resources allocated to maximize impact.

In India, the government conducted a country-wide mapping exercise to ascertain the size and location of populations most at-risk for HIV infection. Futures Group’s Health Policy Initiative staff examined secondary data, provided monitoring and supervision support, and analyzed the results of the mapping, then shared findings with the Uttar Pradesh State AIDS Control Society.  The AIDS Control Society used the information to scale up its targeted intervention plan. The data revealed that the number of at-risk individuals was higher than expected, which led the AIDS Control Society to revise its targets and resource allocation.