| 31 March 2016
Botswana Family Welfare Association
Botswana Family Welfare Association is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1988 and registered with the Registrar of Societies. BOFWA promotes and provides Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) services to underserved communities including adolescents and young people, women and children in hard to reach areas and LGBTQI. BOFWA in partnership with government, the UN family and locally communities work toward improved SRHR outcomes. This it attains through advocating for improved SRHR environment, continually educating beneficiaries and providing targeted services. BOFWA strives for increased efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in delivering services. BOFWA has been a key implementer of the ESA Ministerial Commitment 2013 providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education for the out of school youth. BOFWA exists in six districts but has increased and reduced its reach as determined by needs on the ground and evidence. The organization reaches an average of 26 500 adolescents and young people providing close to 160 000 services annually. BOFWA provides an Integrated Package of Essential Services (IPES) including and not limited to; Contraception and Family Planning Pre and post abortion counselling services HIV Testing & counselling services ARV therapy and support services STI counselling, screening, testing and counselling Gynae & Obstetrics including cancer screening and ‘see and treat’
| 31 March 2016
Associação Para o Planeamento da Família
Associação para o Planeamento da Família – APF (Association for Family Planning) is an NGO, established in 1967 with health purposes, whose mission is to help people to make free and responsible sexual and reproductive choices and to promote positive parenting. APF develops activities around Portugal national territory through its six regional delegations. The Member Association teams engage more than 100 professionals and voluntaries from several domains of social intervention: health, education, community and youth intervention. APF’s history has been always linked to the fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Since its establishment, APF has played a leading role in matters concerning Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE), Safe Abortion, Prevention and Combat of Trafficking in Human Beings (THB), Early and Forced Marriages and Female Genital Mutilation. APF services target vulnerable people such as sex workers, drug users, migrants and ethnic minorities but also young people, families and professionals of several areas. The Member Association also promotes knowledge through investigation (diagnoses and new intervention strategies) and disseminates its results through their website, social networks, media and scientific events. Over the years, APF has been advocating in public policies concerning sexual and reproductive rights issues as human rights matters.