“It isn’t just a health service, but a place, a space, with opportunities to improve quality of life - especially of young people who are vulnerable, and on the street.”

Project beneficiary

Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsible (INPPARES) is creating accessible services to meet the needs of sexually diverse groups in Peru.

Through its Equally Different project INPPARES is
providing essential services to a highly stigmatized
sector of the population.

INPPARES is creating accessible services to meet the needs of sexually diverse groups in Peru, which has facilitated improvements to their emotional, relational and physical wellbeing.

The project seeks to create a friendly environment in the Association’s clinics when providing health services which cater for the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) people, especially young people. 

This case study is one of a series of qualitative reviews called 'IPPF Changing lives' which capture the stories of IPPF’s beneficiaries and clients from around the world.

A rapid PEER (participatory ethnographic evaluation and research) approach was used to train project beneficiaries to interview people in their
social network.

These voices provide us with powerful testimonies on lives changed - in some cases, lives saved - and illustrate how IPPF is making a difference.