• NST is a supplier for leading global brands such as Ann Taylor, Ralph Lauren, J. Crew and J. Jill. • Total of around 6,000 workers in the different manufacturing facilities and 75% of which are women of reproductive age. • Hamlin Industrial Corporation is one of its facilities and has been in the manufacturing/exporting business for over 20 years, with current manpower of 2,500, 74% female.

In line with NST’s corporate statement “committed to the

improvement of the quality of life of our employees and the community”, the company is

responding to the call to action to address the significant challenge in Family Planning today. Hamlin is implementing a workplace family planning program that includes awareness raising, access to commodities and service provision.

BACKGROUND

Engagement with ECOP and UNFPA • Re-launching of Family Planning Program • Engaging HERnetwork program (program with Ann Inc.) and the PHE team (more reach and personalized approach)

OBJECTIVES

• Provide a sustainable program on family planning (FP) that enables access to FP information, services and commodities. • Improve the maternal health and well-being of our employees. • Increase the usage of modern family planning methods to ensure lower chances of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies.

2016 GOALS

• 90% attendance in family planning counseling sessions. • Increase awareness on FP methods to 90% from 60%. • Increase the usage of modern family planning methods to ensure lower chances of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies to 70% from 54%. • Avoid unplanned / unwanted pregnancy by 90% based on baseline survey.

FP PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES Family Planning Re-launch and FP Medical Mission October 2015

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assisted their fellow workers in setting their family planning goals for 2016 Developed monitoring tools assist the nurses in promoting awareness of FP methods undergone a basic training on the different modern family planning methods conducted by the trained nurses quarterly monitor the progress of their coworkers on their family planning goals set

CAPACITY-BUILDING  In partnership with UNFPA, ECOP and Friendly Care FAMILY PLANNING LECTURE 

held quarterly to raise the awareness of the workers on the different modern family planning methods

Quarterly Medical Mission for Implants and Permanent Methods  a program in partnership with UNFPA, ECOP and Friendly Care, where the workers or their spouses can avail of FREE IMPLANTS, LIGATION and VASECTOMY  a total of 101 workers availed of the free implants; 1 worker availed of the free ligation

IVT Training and Implant Insertion Training to allow more flexible schedule to address workers’ needs 

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Nurses have undergone the IVT Training, a prerequisite for the Implant Insertion Training in RITM on May 21-23. On June 22-23, they have undergone the Implant Insertion Training.

ATTENDANCE on FP COUNSELING SESSIONS  2016 Sustainability Goal: 90% attendance  As of June 2016: 86% of the Total # of Women who had Delivery attended the FP Counseling Sessions • 100% of those who were counselled decided to use modern FP method USE OF FAMILY PLANNING METHODS  2016 Sustainability Goal: increase awareness / use to 90% from 60%  As of June 2016: 84% or 757 of the 901 workers who have set their FP Goals are using FP methods, either traditional or modern; 16% or 144 of which are still not using any FP method at all. TYPE OF FAMILY PLANNING METHOD USED  2016 Sustainability Goal: increase modern to 70% from 54%  As of June 2016, 78% of the 757 workers who have set their FP Goals are using modern methods. UNPLANNED/UNWANTED PREGNANCY  2016 Sustainability Goal: Avoid unplanned / unwanted pregnancy by 90% based on baseline survey.  As of June 2016, 95% of the total number of workers who set their FP Goals for 2016 are still on track with their goals.

 Tight production schedule  Limited FREE FP commodities which are given to firsttime users as an incentive  Hesitance of some workers to undergo FP counseling  Resistance from spouse to use FP method

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Ensure comprehensive sustainability plan for continuous program; set planning time and include everyone involved in the program Continuous recognition of PHEs; include participation in JD and performance evaluation Continue strong partnerships with other organizations for capacity building and FP commodities; Develop new ones for continuity Counseling couples together Implementation of FP program to other facilities in the group of companies Sharing of FP Program to other organizations outside our group; Tap communities where we operate

Thank you!