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Swastika

Nepal

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Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   

23 July 2017

The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) has partnered with IPPF for over 3 years to influence United Nations policies on human rights, population and development, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

23 July 2017

The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) has partnered with IPPF for over 3 years to influence United Nations policies on human rights, population and development, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

meeting

17 July 2017

The United Nations Headquarters in New York is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a ten-day gat

meeting

17 July 2017

The United Nations Headquarters in New York is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a ten-day gat

IPPF Myx project in Ghan

24 April 2017

One topic which is often left out of education programmes altogether, due to this discomfiture and social stigma, is abortion. Information about abortion was often found to be inaccurate and/or judgemental in several African countries.

IPPF Myx project in Ghan

24 April 2017

One topic which is often left out of education programmes altogether, due to this discomfiture and social stigma, is abortion. Information about abortion was often found to be inaccurate and/or judgemental in several African countries.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

23 July 2017

The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) has partnered with IPPF for over 3 years to influence United Nations policies on human rights, population and development, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

23 July 2017

The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) has partnered with IPPF for over 3 years to influence United Nations policies on human rights, population and development, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

meeting

17 July 2017

The United Nations Headquarters in New York is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a ten-day gat

meeting

17 July 2017

The United Nations Headquarters in New York is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a ten-day gat

IPPF Myx project in Ghan

24 April 2017

One topic which is often left out of education programmes altogether, due to this discomfiture and social stigma, is abortion. Information about abortion was often found to be inaccurate and/or judgemental in several African countries.

IPPF Myx project in Ghan

24 April 2017

One topic which is often left out of education programmes altogether, due to this discomfiture and social stigma, is abortion. Information about abortion was often found to be inaccurate and/or judgemental in several African countries.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam