The ICAN project is rooted on the idea that women’s autonomy and decision-making should be a key priority in all sexual and reproductive health (SRH) efforts. Through a variety of research methods, scalable approaches tailored to meet women’s needs are being identified, developed, and evaluated.

Our project's outcomes:

1. Improved understanding of who may be the most likely to benefit from the introduction of SI among program implementors and governments across study sites in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
2. Improved understanding of effective approaches for introducing and supporting the use of SI (in the context of a full basket of contraceptive options) in a way that helps women overcome barriers and optimize facilitators to contraceptive decision-making and use among program implementors and governments across study sites in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
3. Improved understanding of the role SI can play in promoting empowered contraceptive decision-making and autonomy among program implementors and governments across the study sites in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda
4. Improved  mixed methods research capacities and quality among research partners in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and the United States.