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Swastika

Nepal

Blog

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.   
safe engage foundation

06 February 2023

We had the pleasure of interviewing Christine Alfons, founder and Executive Director of the Safe Engage Foundation, a youth-led organization in Kuria, Kenya, working to end female genital mutilation.

safe engage foundation

06 February 2023

We had the pleasure of interviewing Christine Alfons, founder and Executive Director of the Safe Engage Foundation, a youth-led organization in Kuria, Kenya, working to end female genital mutilation.

Woman with newborn baby receives contraceptive implant form healthcare providers in Kenya.

21 November 2022

Reproductive Health Network Kenya is providing humanitarian aid to thousands affected by the prolonged drought. 

Woman with newborn baby receives contraceptive implant form healthcare providers in Kenya.

21 November 2022

Reproductive Health Network Kenya is providing humanitarian aid to thousands affected by the prolonged drought. 

FPAP staff conducts an Awareness Raising Session on Reproductive Health

11 March 2022

The project aims to restore services which have been impacted by COVID-19, particularly to marginalized populations such as young people, people living in poverty, and people with disabilities.

FPAP staff conducts an Awareness Raising Session on Reproductive Health

11 March 2022

The project aims to restore services which have been impacted by COVID-19, particularly to marginalized populations such as young people, people living in poverty, and people with disabilities.

Edward Marienga, Executive Director of Family Health Options Kenya

19 May 2020

Like many healthcare providers around the world, Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) have adapted their services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. We caught up FHOK's Executive Director, Edward Marienga, on how this has been achieved during these challenging times.

Edward Marienga, Executive Director of Family Health Options Kenya

19 May 2020

Like many healthcare providers around the world, Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) have adapted their services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. We caught up FHOK's Executive Director, Edward Marienga, on how this has been achieved during these challenging times.

Client at FHOK

23 January 2019

Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) lost $1.5 million when the global gag rule was re-introduced on January 23rd 2017. Loss of funding forced outreach programmes to close, people to lose their jobs and difficulties in obtaining commodities and supplies.

Client at FHOK

23 January 2019

Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) lost $1.5 million when the global gag rule was re-introduced on January 23rd 2017. Loss of funding forced outreach programmes to close, people to lose their jobs and difficulties in obtaining commodities and supplies.

safe engage foundation

06 February 2023

We had the pleasure of interviewing Christine Alfons, founder and Executive Director of the Safe Engage Foundation, a youth-led organization in Kuria, Kenya, working to end female genital mutilation.

safe engage foundation

06 February 2023

We had the pleasure of interviewing Christine Alfons, founder and Executive Director of the Safe Engage Foundation, a youth-led organization in Kuria, Kenya, working to end female genital mutilation.

Woman with newborn baby receives contraceptive implant form healthcare providers in Kenya.

21 November 2022

Reproductive Health Network Kenya is providing humanitarian aid to thousands affected by the prolonged drought. 

Woman with newborn baby receives contraceptive implant form healthcare providers in Kenya.

21 November 2022

Reproductive Health Network Kenya is providing humanitarian aid to thousands affected by the prolonged drought. 

FPAP staff conducts an Awareness Raising Session on Reproductive Health

11 March 2022

The project aims to restore services which have been impacted by COVID-19, particularly to marginalized populations such as young people, people living in poverty, and people with disabilities.

FPAP staff conducts an Awareness Raising Session on Reproductive Health

11 March 2022

The project aims to restore services which have been impacted by COVID-19, particularly to marginalized populations such as young people, people living in poverty, and people with disabilities.

Edward Marienga, Executive Director of Family Health Options Kenya

19 May 2020

Like many healthcare providers around the world, Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) have adapted their services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. We caught up FHOK's Executive Director, Edward Marienga, on how this has been achieved during these challenging times.

Edward Marienga, Executive Director of Family Health Options Kenya

19 May 2020

Like many healthcare providers around the world, Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) have adapted their services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. We caught up FHOK's Executive Director, Edward Marienga, on how this has been achieved during these challenging times.

Client at FHOK

23 January 2019

Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) lost $1.5 million when the global gag rule was re-introduced on January 23rd 2017. Loss of funding forced outreach programmes to close, people to lose their jobs and difficulties in obtaining commodities and supplies.

Client at FHOK

23 January 2019

Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) lost $1.5 million when the global gag rule was re-introduced on January 23rd 2017. Loss of funding forced outreach programmes to close, people to lose their jobs and difficulties in obtaining commodities and supplies.