Securing Tomorrow: How Family Planning and Financial Safety Nets Build Resilience

In the Philippines, August's Family Planning Month highlights the crucial importance of family planning. This annual event fosters community dialogue on reproductive health, gender equality, and responsible parenthood. Family planning extends beyond timing childbirth—it empowers families to make informed decisions for their overall well-being. 

A key part of these decisions is building a financial safety net, ensuring families are emotionally, physically, and financially prepared for parenthood and life's milestones. This is now recognized as a crucial element of the national financial inclusion strategy, as highlighted by the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC) under the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in their National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022-2028.