It was noticed by Save the Children (STC), that in the Philippines, many communities’ family planning (FP) needs were underserved. To combat this lack of assistance the PESCO-DEV project created a FP session to educate couples in the reproductive age (15-49 years old). This action session guide is intended to supply family planning information where it is most needed, targeting families that rely on fishing as a livelihood. Geared towards women and children, this guide attempts to draw connections between FP, human population growth, the environment, and coastal resource management.

This packet is intended to help the facilitator organize a learning session on family planning. Six tasks were created for the learning session, familiarizing the participants with FP. Starting with contraceptive methods participants learn how reproductive health affects FP and family size. From this foundation the connection is drawn between family size and human population growth, and lastly leading to coastal resource management.