By Josué Smith M. Avikpo: Membre du Mouvement d’Actions des Jeunes (MAJ/ABPF) En pleine mondialisation, on croirait que la modernisation a sauté les vices sociaux, surtout d’Afrique. Pesanteurs socio-culturelles et cultuelles, jugements issus des séquelles de discordes de longue date, la pauvreté et même l’église normalement restauratrice du salut, sont tant de maux qui ne […]
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2020 Reflections from Colombia
By Marta Royo, Executive Director ProFamilia Colombia Dear IPPF, 2020, a year that we will undoubtedly never forget, is coming to an end. For the first time in many years, an event has impacted all the countries of the world and their inhabitants in the same way, and no less than through a health-related phenomenon. […]
Arab World Newsletter
This newsletter is devoted to the ARAB World. It offers a view into the work done by the Member Associations and the regional office. Regional Office News Symposium on youth and combating violence against women: The Arab World Regional Office, represented by the Regional Director, Dr. Fadoua Bakhadda, participated in the symposium organized by the Arab […]
Working Together in the Arab World
A Message from the Regional Director Working together as Member Associations and Regional Office is the motto of the next stage of our development in the region. Togther we will build a unified region capable of defending reproductive health rights and centered around member associations by strengthening their effectiveness and efficiency. Our role, as a Regional […]
Opportunity: EU Gender Action Plan
The European Commission just published its new EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP). It is the key framework for the inclusion of gender equality in EU external action. GAP requires the EU to mainstream gender in both its programmes and their policies / political dialogues with partner countries, making it a crucial tool for IPPF. The new GAP has six pillars: […]
News from FPA Sri Lanka
The IPPF Social Enterprise Hub Since 2018, the IPPF Social Enterprise Hub has been hosted and managed by FPA Sri Lanka. The Hub has been supporting a number of MAs and the Secretariat to promote or guide social enterprise initiatives. Social Enterprise is the activity of generating income through a business venture, the surplus of […]
IPPF for Youth, IPPF for All
Gurminder Singh While living in the community, one thing we commonly face as the youth is that our young voices are not heard. No matter how wonderful the idea, its credibility is questioned by the deciding authority only because the person is young and doesn’t have much experience. Youth energies and creativity is generally neglected. […]
Letter from Alvaro
Dear Colleagues, We have now completed the third meeting of the IPPF Board of Trustees. It was both a very constructive and positive meeting. Kate Gilmore, as Chair, is leading the Board with a renewed sense of purpose and strongly held belief in transparency and openness. I welcome this fresh approach, as I’m sure you […]
Join Jona Turalde
Jona Turalde, from the IPPF Nominations and Governance Committee, will feature in a panel discussion with the title: “Using the revised International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education to steer CSE policy and programmes“. The launch starts at 09:00 New York Time, and 15:00 (3 pm) Paris time on Wednesday 9 December 2020. Hosted by UNFPA […]
Recruitment: Global Youth Lead
Job Title: Global Lead, Youth Division: Africa Regional Office Location: Nairobi, Kenya Responsible to: Regional Director (dotted line to Director, Programme Delivery & Capacity Sharing) Application Deadline: 5 January 2021 APPLY HERE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT IPPF is a charity that is leading a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services […]