The document discusses engaging religious leaders as champions of reproductive health and family planning. It outlines an approach to build the capacity of religious leaders to promote positive attitudes and behaviors within their communities. The approach includes identifying champion religious leaders, fostering partnerships, and adapting programs to local contexts. Results from implementing the approach in Yemen, Nigeria, and Pakistan show religious leaders trained thousands of other leaders, reached millions of community members, and helped shift policies to support healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies. Lessons learned emphasize including religious leaders from all sects and using culturally appropriate terminology.