What is WVD
World Vasectomy Day (WVD) has emerged over the past decade as a movement to encourage and educate all demographic groups about an often-overlooked form of family planning: vasectomy.
With over 1000 participating providers from 30+ countries, every year since 2013, WVD has brought its headquarters to a different country inspiring more than 124,000 vasectomies around the world.
We aim to increase awareness of sexual health and contraceptive options and believe in the importance of encouraging men, to share in reproductive responsibilities and become an active part of the conversation.
Theory of Change
Institutional Capacities and Alliances
Family Planning organizations and Ministries of health (MoH) need to strengthen their institutional capacity to provide quality reproductive health care to men, increase research on male engagement is required and more resources should be allocated by governments, donors and multilateral organizations.
Institutional Capacities and Alliances
- Local capacity building
WVD forges institutional alliances with Family Planning organizations and institutions to help them create new programs for vasectomy and male engagement in Family Planning. - WVD Yearly Global Eventa
WVD organizes academic conversations, reunions and panels to discuss with researchers and institutions around vasectomy and male engagement in Family Planning. - WVD Advocacy
WVD advocates with local and national governments and institutions for law changes and the creation of public policies in FP.
Social change through creative storytelling
Narratives and gender norms around men need to shift so men see themselves as active and coresponsible agents for Family Planning.
Social change through creative storytelling
- Creative storytelling
WVD develops cutting-edge communication and educational resources culturally contextualized and collective driven with simple and compelling messages. - WVD Men’s Movement
WVD creates a platform to promote male engagement in broader issues such as self care, health, violence prevention, among others.
Medical education and vasectomy Access to men
Doctors need to be educated in the latest and best vasectomy techniques, so men have easy and safe access to Family Planning and contraceptive methods.
Medical education and vasectomy Access to men
- WVD Academy
WVD creates an online and in person educational program for medical students to learn the latest vasectomy techniques with the best doctors to assure standard quality. - WVD Doctor Directory
WVD creates a doctor’s directory on its webpage to easily connect vasectomy users with doctors and clinics. - WVD Clinics
We are working towards our first pop up clinic in Mexico which will offer best practices and hands-on training.
Institutional Capacities and Alliances
Family Planning organizations and MoH need to strengthen their institutional capacity to provide quality reproductive health care to men, more research on male engagement is required and more resources should be allocated by governments, donors and multilateral organizations.
Institutional Capacities and Alliances
- Local capacity building
WVD forges institutional alliances with Family Planning organizations and institutions to help them create new programs for vasectomy and male engagement in Family Planning. - WVD Yearly Global Eventa
WVD organizes academic conversations, reunions and panels to discuss with researchers and institutions around vasectomy and male engagement in Family Planning. - WVD Advocacy
WVD advocates with local and national governments and institutions for law changes and the creation of public policies in FP.
Social change through creative storytelling
Narratives and gender norms around men need to shift so men see themselves as active and coresponsible agents for Family Planning.
Social change through creative storytelling
- Creative storytelling
WVD develops cutting-edge communication and educational resources culturally contextualized and collective driven with simple and compelling messages. - WVD Men’s Movement
WVD creates a platform to promote male engagement in broader issues such as self care, health, violence prevention, among others.
Medical education and vasectomy Access to men
Doctors need to be educated in the latest and best vasectomy techniques, so men have easy and safe access to Family Planning and contraceptive methods.
Medical education and vasectomy Access to men
- WVD Academy
WVD creates an online and in person educational program for medical students to learn the latest vasectomy techniques with the best doctors to assure standard quality. - WVD Doctor Directory
WVD creates a doctor’s directory on its webpage to easily connect vasectomy users with doctors and clinics. - WVD Clinics
We are working towards our first pop up clinic in Mexico which will offer best practices and hands-on training.