What kind of support can a coordinating group expect from OBOS?

Since OBOGI was created in 2001, and up until OBOS’s transition to a volunteer-led non-profit in 2018, the program leveraged four decades of experience in women’s health publishing and advocacy to provide partners with support as they developed materials based on "Our Bodies, Ourselves", strategized distribution and outreach, and (when possible) organized for social and political change. Examples of technical assistance can be found here.

With OBOS’s transition to a volunteer-led team in 2018, technical assistance to potential partners has been significantly reduced due to limited capacity. While support will be dependent on the needs of particular projects, going forward, partners can expect:

• Guidance on planning, start-up and project governance.
• Content and graphics in digital format.
• Input on content development and other issues within OBOS’s field of expertise.
• Planning and evaluation tools.
• Contacts in the field of women’s health and human rights.

Other forms of support, such as assistance with promotion, outreach, funding and grant management, will not be available unless OBOS reconstitutes a fully resourced OBOGI team in the future.