Being a volunteer in Syria
"Without the clinic we would have to travel miles to get these services. I open my house to any one who wants to visit the clinic – everyone is always welcome.”
Read about Awattef's volunteer work.
Our Trustees
The Governing Council, which meets biannually, is the Federation's highest policy-making body, comprising five representatives from each of the six regions of IPPF, including at least one person under the age of 25 from each region.
IPPF President/Chairperson of Governing Council:
Dr Jacqueline Sharpe
IPPF Treasurer: Mrs Helen Eskett
Immediate Past President: Dr Nina Puri
Honorary Legal Counsel: Mr Kweku Osae Brenu
Chairperson, Audit Committee: Prof Barbro Lenner-Axelson
Chairperson, Membership Committee: Ms Fathimath Shafeega
Governing Council Members entitled to vote
Africa Region
Ms Aku Xornam Adzraku, Ghana
Mr Bebe Fidaly, Madagascar
Mrs Hannatu L Ibrahim, Nigeria
Dr Malefetsane Ngatane, South Africa
Dr Naomi Seboni, Botswana
Arab World Region
Mrs Mariam Mint Ahmed Aicha, Mauritania
Mrs Kawthar Al-Khaier, Syria
Dr Moncef Ben Brahim, Tunisia
Ms Abeer Ghaleb, Yemen
Prof Said Badri Kabouya, Algeria
East, South East Asia & Oceania Region
Mrs Sally L. Betham, Samoa
Mrs Helen Eskett, New Zealand
Prof Ho Pak Chung, Hong Kong, China
Prof Dr. Mary Huang Soo Lee, Malaysia
Mr Tang Kun, China
South Asia Region
Mr Dinidu De Alwis, Sri Lanka
Mr Syed Munir Husain, Pakistan
Ms Fathimath Shafeega, Maldives
Dr Safieh Shariari, Iran
Dr Nozer Sheriar, India
Europe Region
Mr Gert-Inge Brander, Sweden
Ms Elena Dmitrieva, Russia
Ms Eva Palasthy, Switzerland
Mr Paul Soemer, Germany
Ms Lene Stavngaard, Denmark
Western Hemisphere Region
Ms. Diana Barco, Colombia
Ms Andrea Cohen, Canada
Mr. Moisés Russo, Chile
Dr Jacqueline Sharpe, Trinidad and Tobago
Ms Esther Vicente, Puerto Rico