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By Wanjiru Mathenge – WISH SBCC Advisor In partnership with UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) is currently implementing the 5th year of the flagship family planning programme Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH2ACTION) that seeks to promote contraceptive use for priority populations including youth and adolescents, people living in poverty […]

Recent advances in biomedical HIV prevention technologies mean more choices are available for people to protect themselves from HIV. Therefore, these technologies must be effectively made available and affordable to all populations who need them. HIV prevention is a key component necessary to ensure health, well-being, positive sexual lives and the upholding of human rights. […]

The IPPF Secretariat launched itself yesterday into a journey of transformation to ensure our operations are aligned, and powered to advance our new strategy Come Together (2023-2028). The biggest shift in the strategy, as reflected in the realignment proposal, is the Federation’s commitment to focus resources on reaching people who are being excluded and marginalised. We will do […]

An interview with Seema Ghani, President of the Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA) We spoke to Seema Ghani during her visit to the IPPF London office on 21 February. A volunteer and at times board member of AFGA since 2002, Seema was elected President in December 2022. We asked her about her history with the […]

IPPF – Appointment of Board of Trustees and Nominations and Governance Committee members, and Standing Committees  There is no moment like the present where it is more urgent to fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights. If you are passionate about IPPF’s governance and mission, have the time to commit, and are interested in […]

23 February 2023 Dear colleagues, SAVE THE DATE – 23 February 2023 We are pleased to announce the first of a series of webinars designed to introduce you to the content of the new IPPF guidelines for Client-Centred clinical care. One of the four Pillars of IPPF’s new Strategy is Centred Care on Peoplewith priority attention on […]

Dear colleagues, We would have all watched with horror as the news broke of the devasting earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye, and immediately thought as I did – what can we do to help? As the death toll climbs, my thoughts and solidarity are with those who have lost loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods. […]

‘Ready, SEt, Go!’– SE stories from the Federation for World Social Enterprise Day 2022 Through the ‘Ready, SEt, Go!’ series, the SE Hub showcases our organizations that received IPPF funding in the 2021/2022 financial year and shares insight and visuals into each Association’s Social Enterprise (SE) journey, from ideation to establishment, learnings and plans for the future. A […]

IPPF presented the following Awards for Outstanding Courage at the General Assembly in the following categories: Outstanding individual contribution by a volunteer to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights Outstanding individual contribution by a young person to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights Outstanding collective contribution by a Member […]

I am Joud Bassam Haj Naima. I belong to a family of 7 people. I am 24 years old. My story began at a young age and began to draw its path to the horizon, and the first path radiated from my city, which is located in eastern Syria and called Deir Ezzor. My childhood […]