Raising Her Voice: India

MUZZAFARPUR, BIHAR, INDIA-NOVEMBER 13, 2017: A private OB-GYN counsels a young married couple on the contraceptive choices available to them. The Abt Associates-led Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One) project has been scaling-up DIMPA, a successful branded network of OB-GYN and general practitioners in northern India trained to provide quality family planning services. Enrollment in the network is voluntary, includes free hotlines for men and women to answer questions, and the program is monitored to ensure sustained quality of care. Since 2006, the network has grown from three cities and 105 providers to 45 cities and 1,400 providers in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand. (Paula Bronstein /The Verbatim Agency/Getty Images)