Our Work

Programs in action across West Africa

Selected projects that show how AYA Collective works — pairing systems change and technical support with evidence, so that reproductive, maternal and newborn care becomes the standard, not the exception.

Comprehensive abortion care Maternal & newborn health Family planning Health data & digital systems
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Partner &
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Current Projects

Ongoing programs

Active and emerging work, from a national flagship in Ghana to AYA's first steps into francophone West Africa.

Active · 2023–2026
AYA's comprehensive abortion care program in Ghana
Flagship Program
Ghana · National

Institutionalizing comprehensive abortion care

For years, safe abortion care in Ghana depended on individual trained providers rather than the health system itself — leaving access uneven from one facility to the next. AYA is working with Ghana Health Service to make comprehensive abortion care a standard institutional service across all public facilities, aligning provider training, data systems, supply chain and policy so the care outlasts any single project.

ScopeNational — all public health facilities
Lead partnerGhana Health Service
FocusProvider training · data systems · supply chain · policy alignment
Three-year program · 2023–2026 Discuss this work →
Emerging · 2025–Present Country entry · Benin
Benin · Regional

West Africa regional expansion

Building on its work in Ghana, AYA is establishing operations in Benin — developing partnerships with national health authorities and laying the groundwork for reproductive and maternal health programming across francophone West Africa.

Working with National health authorities, Benin
2025 – Present Learn more →
In development Evidence & policy
Ghana · National

Safe abortion services policy brief

A secondary analysis of the Ghana Harmonized Health Facility Assessment, examining how safe abortion service methods are delivered across facility types — turning national assessment data into clear guidance for policy and investment decisions.

Data source Harmonized Health Facility Assessment
In development Learn more →
Completed Programs

A track record across the region

Programs we've carried from design through to handover — each one shaping how AYA works today, and delivered with governments and global partners.

Completed · 2020 A mother smiling as she holds her baby
Ghana · National

Actual-use study on pericoital LNG 1.5mg

An actual-use study of on-demand pericoital LNG 1.5mg, gathering real-world data on how women accept and use the method — funded by Camber Collective and delivered with Marie Stopes International and Ghana Health Service.

Partners Camber Collective Marie Stopes International Ghana Health Service
Mar 2020 – Dec 2020 Details →
Completed · 2024 A mother in patterned dress holding her young child
Burkina Faso · National

Strengthening the health system in Burkina Faso

Working with a private donor, AYA supported the Ministry of Health to widen access to family planning and comprehensive abortion care — alongside Pathfinder International, Engender Health and Marie Stopes International, with delivery support from Delivery Associates.

Partners Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso Pathfinder International Engender Health Marie Stopes International Delivery Associates
Jan 2021 – Dec 2024 Details →
Completed · 2025 A mother breastfeeding her newborn baby outdoors
Ghana · National

Making Every Baby Count Initiative (MEBCI) 2.0

AYA led routine monitoring and, with APHRC and the University of Manitoba, the evaluation of this CIFF-funded four-year initiative to reduce preventable maternal and neonatal mortality across Ghana.

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Partners CIFF Kybele Ghana Health Service PATH LSHTM University of Manitoba APHRC
Sept 2021 – Dec 2025 Details →
Completed · 2025 A mother in festive dress holding her baby at a celebration
Ghana · National

LHIMS maternity module national rollout

Technical lead on the national rollout of the updated maternity module within Ghana's Lightwave Health Information Management System — improving how the patient pathway is documented and lifting service-data quality across facilities.

Partners Ghana Health Service Ministry of Health, Ghana Lightwave Technologies
2024 – 2025 Details →

From contraceptive research to national data systems — each program has sharpened how AYA pairs frontline delivery with the evidence and systems that keep care running long after a project closes.

Our Approach

How we work

A systematic, partnership-driven approach to delivering sustainable health solutions — from understanding context through to ensuring long-term ownership.

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Assess
Understand local context, needs, and existing systems
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Plan
Co-design solutions with local partners and government
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Implement
Execute programs with continuous support and adaptation
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Monitor
Track progress and measure impact with data
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Scale
Expand successful interventions sustainably
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Sustain
Ensure long-term ownership and continuation

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