Global Rebrand Committee

Nyadjo Yombo Armel

Director of Programs for CAMNAFAW

Passionate about Reproductive Health issues, he works to mobilize resources for Reproductive Health, advocating for the advancement of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights issues in his country. He is a member of several national and regional committees on program and policy development issues related to sexual and reproductive health advocacy.

Ammal Awadallah(she/her)

Executive Director - Palestine Family Planning and Protection Association

Palestinian woman activist with a background in finance and administration, she has nearly three decades experience in the NGO sector. Her goal is that all people in the State of Palestine enjoy full and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, freedom of choice, and access to services without discrimination.

Carl Osvald

Communication Director, RFSU

Carl has been the Communication Director for the IPPF MA RFSU for 12 years and is part of the RFSU Leadership Team. He has been working with communications and branding for almost three decades, in civil society as well as in the commercial sector. 

During the past two years RFSU has worked intensely to define the new RFSU strategy, which is now being executed. The strategy process has involved every part of the organisation, and Carl’s responsibility as head of communication has been to translate it into communication for target audiences.

Carl loves to challenge himself and the organization in making priorities and ending up focusing on overarching messages that creates buzz, curiosity and willingness to be part of RFSU. He has an eye for relevant and accessible communication that can engage and create interest outside the inner circle.

Carl believes that we in IPPF need to make use of our strength as a confederation and bring good examples and value across borders and MAs. It is important to focus on youth, including the challenge to lower thresholds and to give young people the opportunity to understand what SRHR means for them and why IPPF/MAs could be a part of their will to change the world. And there are still many parts of society we don´t reach in regard to the intersectional perspective, where we need to be much more relevant, inclusive and accessible.

Joel Eklou

Directeur des programmes à l’Association Togolaise pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ATBEF)

Directeur des programmes à l’Association Togolaise pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ATBEF), Association Membre de l’IPPF, Joel couvre plus de 15 ans d’expériences dans la gestion des projets de Santé et Droits Sexuels et de la Reproduction avec une emphase particulière sur la Communication pour le Changement Social de Comportement. Titulaire d’un master en marketing communication, il est passionné des médias et des livres.  

Dawn Laguens

Executive Vice President and Chief Global Strategy and Innovation Officer

Planned Parenthood of America

Marta Royo(she/her)

Exective Director - Profamilia Colombia

Marta Royo has helped achieve significant political and social transformation aimed towards improving the status of girls and women in Colombia, including, but not limited to: leading legislature on the National Policy on Sexuality and SRHR, including for people with disabilities and eliminating the barriers that prevent women from accessing safe abortions.

Dr Kalpana Apte

CEO of the Family Planning Association of India (FPA India),

Dr. Kalpana Apte is medical doctor with a ‘Master of Public Health (MPH)’ in Human Sexuality, SFO, USA. She is currently pursuing International Master’s program for Managers (IMPM). She also holds a PG Diploma in Hospital Management from University of Mumbai and Diploma in Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy, Government School, Boston, USA.

She is the CEO of the Family Planning Association of India (FPA India), one of the largest civil society organization, working on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) in India.

A well-known expert in the field of SRHR and FP, Kalpana is a thought leader and her work includes translating community level voices in policy speak. She is a Champion of SRHR issues and works with her team in implementing at scale sexual and reproductive health related services, monitoring quality of services, training various cadres of health care providers in sexual and reproductive health and related issues and programme implementation.

Contraceptive technology, quality of services and reproductive rights are some of the key areas of her interest. She has been involved in strategies to expand the contraceptive choices in India, particularly the newer methods like the implants, injectables, Female condoms, vaginal ring and others.

She is a member of various national and international advisory committees, task forces and expert groups, such as the International Advisory Group, Non-Surgical Permanent Contraception, University of Portland, USA and Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee and Maternal Death Review Committee constituted by the Government of Maharashtra.

She has several publications to her credit & has contributed many chapters for textbooks.