We are very pleased to announce the opening of one of our locations at IPPF ACRO. On Monday, March 14, we gave this new stage in the city of Bogotá, Colombia along with the team and with the visit of Álvaro, Mina and Dona. You can see here the links in Spanish and English of […]
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Failure to Permanently Repeal the Global Gag Rule (GGR) means we need to fight on!
Despite the inclusion of language to permanently repeal the global gag rule passed in the House and introduced in the Senate, the final legislation fails to permanently end the harmful policy that has destroyed the lives of women and girls around the world for so many years. It also does not remove discriminatory abortion bans […]
Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) Mobile Application Launch
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2022, in collaboration with IPPF/AWRO and the IPPF Social Enterprise Hub, the Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) invites you to attend the launch ceremony of its mobile application “PFPPA”. This event will be held on 7 March at 1100hrs (GMT+2). Register your attendance here.
Op-Ed: It’s time to permanently repeal the ‘global gag rule’
by Caitlin Horrigan (PPFA) and Marie-Evelyne Petrus Barry (Regional Director for IPPF Africa Regional Office) In January 2021, the global health, human rights, and gender equity communities waited with bated breath for U.S. President Joe Biden to keep his election promises and repeal the harmful Mexico City Policy, also known as the “global gag rule.” The devastating […]
Celebrate International Women’s Day with us!
Celebrating Women and Girls’ Bodily Autonomy and Empowerment I hope this finds you very well indeed!!! The invitation to the side-event Celebrating Women and Girls’ Bodily Autonomy and Empowerment that will be held on International Women’s Day (March 8) at 9am EST is below. Congratulations IPPF UN advocacy team with the support of ACRO for putting together this powerful […]
Victory for Colombia! Abortion is decriminalized until 24 weeks!
Latest report tracking European donor expenditures to SRHR worldwide.
he tracking is done annually within the framework of the Countdown 2030 Europe project, where ENRO is the lead partner, and the consortium is made up also by some of our MAs. You find more info on the report in our newsletter: https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=e2c60adc22ac4958758cc40e8&id=ef9a5305e4 Or here: https://countdown2030europe.org/resources/european-donor-support-srhfp-spotlight-srhr-trends-analysis-2020-21 (please link to this page if you share it).
Constitutional court of Colombia decriminalizes abortion
Bogota/London, Monday 21st February 2022 Today, the Colombian Constitutional Court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks in another victory for the Green Wave sweeping through Latin America. The historic decision follows years of campaigning by women’s right’s activists across Colombia and came off the back of two lawsuits that asked the court to declare article 122 of the penal […]
SheDecides new tools for movement building and organizing
Check out our new Organizing Playbook! We drive change through collective action; Standing Up and Speaking Out for bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights. From grassroots movement building and creating national coalitions to regional network strengthening and implementing global advocacy campaigns; in each case organizing is at the heart of effective action. We’ve developed the new SheDecides Organizing Playbook as a practical guide to organizing collective action for a world where SheDecides. It has […]
RESPOND: Responding with Essential SRHR Provision and New Delivery mechanisms
Serving Afghan refugees in Pakistan The Responding with Essential SRHR Provision and New Delivery mechanisms (RESPOND) project aims to restore services, particularly to marginalised populations such as young people, people living in poverty, and people with disabilities, which have been impacted by COVID-19. RESPOND is a two-year program being implemented jointly by IPPF and MSI […]