Spotlight
A selection of updates from across the Federation
Come Together: IPPF Strategy 2028
Strategy 2028 is about changing IPPF so it is well equipped to uphold SRHR for those who are left out, locked out or left behind.
Stories
Vanuatu
When getting to the hospital is difficult, Vanuatu mobile outreach can save lives
After Tropical Cyclones Kevin and Judy hit Vanuatu in March 2023, it has become…
Vanuatu
Sex: changing minds and winning hearts in Tanna, Vanuatu
In a traditional community where the topic of sex is highly taboo, attitudes…
Vanuatu
Vanuatu cyclone response: The mental health toll on humanitarian providers
Team Leader Enneth Ilaisa said when it comes to the mental health of her team,…
Cook Islands
Trans & Proud: Being Transgender in the Cook Islands
Supported by her loving family, Talia shares her story as a proud transwoman…
Cook Islands
In Pictures: The activists who helped win LGBTI+ rights in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands has removed a law from its Crimes Act that criminalizes…
Cook Islands
Dean and the Cook Islands Condom Car
Dean Tangata of the Cook Islands Family Welfare Association says sex education…
Blogs
Armenia
Forced from their homeland, and after months of blockade, women and girls from Nagorno-Karabakh find help in Armenia
Women's Resource Center is one of the few organisations offering emergency care with a feminist approach of empowerment to displaced women and girls living in shelters in Armenia.
Lesotho
Step on the Red Carpet: Lesotho’s Youth Receiving Premium SRHR Services through IPPF’s Member Association
The ‘Red-Carpet model’ is aimed at providing adolescents and young people with a VIP experience as they access quality youth-friendly services at the facility.
Palestine
Amid deteriorating security in the West Bank, PFPPA health workers commit to care
While all eyes are rightfully on the dire situation in Gaza, Palestinians in the West Bank are also at risk when accessing sexual and reproductive health care.
Kiribati
On the frontlines of the climate crisis, Kiribati's youth emerge as powerful leaders
Humanitarian crises are increasingly prevalent in this small island nation, and youth leaders stress the critical need for sexual and reproductive health and rights in both preparedness and response
What does it really mean to be bisexual today?
Bisexuality is defined as the attraction to more than one gender. A bisexual person may feel equally attracted to multiple genders or they may feel more attracted to one gender. These feelings may change over time, and that is completely ok.
Featured Perspectives
Reimagining family planning: beyond opinion leaders and service uptake indicators
The need to continuously revisit, question, and address ongoing ideological and…
The global abortion rights movement is unstoppable
Every year, millions of people are able to circumnavigate oppressive legal…
Mexico
Let the Green Wave wash over Mexico
As the coordinated efforts of local organizations translate into legal access…
Nepal
लाज (Shame): Reflections on workshops to deconstruct pleasure
Amidst the different dos and don’ts of sex and desire, have you ever paused and…
Fighting Back and Coming Together: Open Society Foundations and IPPF Take a Stand
Bold feminist movements and leaders are already at the forefront of struggles…
The Faces of Change: Sonal Giani
Meet Sonal Giani, IPPF's Senior Advisor on Gender and Inclusion. She is a…
Resources
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HIV Theory of Change
Our HIV Theory of Change is to clarify the goals and vision of IPPF’s HIV programme and to …
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Hostilities faced by people on the frontlines of SRHR: a scoping review
This scoping review sets out to marshal what is known about how hostilities against frontline SRHR…
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IMAP Statement on SRH services for very young adolescents
This statement is intended to update Member Associations on sexual and reproductive healthcare…
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Dispensing emergency contraceptive pills according to the evidence and human rights: the role of pharmacists
In most countries in Europe (and in many other countries around the world) two forms of emergency
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HIV Theory of Change
Our HIV Theory of Change is to clarify the goals and vision of IPPF’s HIV programme and to …
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Hostilities faced by people on the frontlines of SRHR: a scoping review
This scoping review sets out to marshal what is known about how hostilities against frontline SRHR…
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IMAP Statement on SRH services for very young adolescents
This statement is intended to update Member Associations on sexual and reproductive healthcare…
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Dispensing emergency contraceptive pills according to the evidence and human rights: the role of pharmacists
In most countries in Europe (and in many other countries around the world) two forms of emergency
News
India, Thailand, Eswatini, Malaysia, Lesotho, Malawi, Nepal
IPPF marks World AIDS Day by announcing the launch of a special program to roll out new biomedical HIV prevention methods
To expand the choices individuals have to protect themselves from HIV, IPPF is…
Togo, Cameroon, Mauritania, Côte d'Ivoire
IPPF is awarded USAID-funded ExpandPF
ExpandPF will scale up evidence-based family planning practices to improve…
Enhancing Human Security through IPPF Humanitarian Projects in the Arab World Supported by the Government of Japan
IPPF Arab World Regional Office disseminated the achievements and contributions…
IPPF Celebrates the Launch of the HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto
The African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board has launched the…
Tribute to Jens van Roey, a pioneering, inspiring doctor and HIV activist
Alvaro Bermejo, former Executive Director of the International HIV/AIDS…
Mozambique
Japanese MP visits IPPF Member Association in Mozambique
Japanese House of Representatives member Dr Toshiko Abe visited AMODEFA Office…
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