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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.   
Régina, 22, youth volunteer

16 October 2018

Many women and girls in Benin who are considering an abortion tell no one.  Since 2014, the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) has been running a project, supported by the Packard Foundation, specifically aimed at tackling abortion stigma so that women and girls seeking a safe abortion can access the right information and services.  

Régina, 22, youth volunteer

16 October 2018

Many women and girls in Benin who are considering an abortion tell no one.  Since 2014, the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) has been running a project, supported by the Packard Foundation, specifically aimed at tackling abortion stigma so that women and girls seeking a safe abortion can access the right information and services.  

Community leader

16 October 2018

When Beninese community leader Simon Gnansounou was first approached by volunteers from the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) seeking support to provide abortion-related information and care in the town of Cocotomey-La Paix, he was sceptical. Now he is an advocate for safe abortion access and care, within his community,

Community leader

16 October 2018

When Beninese community leader Simon Gnansounou was first approached by volunteers from the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) seeking support to provide abortion-related information and care in the town of Cocotomey-La Paix, he was sceptical. Now he is an advocate for safe abortion access and care, within his community,

Young students get sex education from IPPF Sweden, RFSU

11 May 2017

“In our home countries we’re supposed to have some sex education, but the teachers often tear those pages out of the biology books. The subject of sex is taboo.” 

Young students get sex education from IPPF Sweden, RFSU

11 May 2017

“In our home countries we’re supposed to have some sex education, but the teachers often tear those pages out of the biology books. The subject of sex is taboo.” 

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Régina, 22, youth volunteer

16 October 2018

Many women and girls in Benin who are considering an abortion tell no one.  Since 2014, the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) has been running a project, supported by the Packard Foundation, specifically aimed at tackling abortion stigma so that women and girls seeking a safe abortion can access the right information and services.  

Régina, 22, youth volunteer

16 October 2018

Many women and girls in Benin who are considering an abortion tell no one.  Since 2014, the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) has been running a project, supported by the Packard Foundation, specifically aimed at tackling abortion stigma so that women and girls seeking a safe abortion can access the right information and services.  

Community leader

16 October 2018

When Beninese community leader Simon Gnansounou was first approached by volunteers from the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) seeking support to provide abortion-related information and care in the town of Cocotomey-La Paix, he was sceptical. Now he is an advocate for safe abortion access and care, within his community,

Community leader

16 October 2018

When Beninese community leader Simon Gnansounou was first approached by volunteers from the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) seeking support to provide abortion-related information and care in the town of Cocotomey-La Paix, he was sceptical. Now he is an advocate for safe abortion access and care, within his community,

Young students get sex education from IPPF Sweden, RFSU

11 May 2017

“In our home countries we’re supposed to have some sex education, but the teachers often tear those pages out of the biology books. The subject of sex is taboo.” 

Young students get sex education from IPPF Sweden, RFSU

11 May 2017

“In our home countries we’re supposed to have some sex education, but the teachers often tear those pages out of the biology books. The subject of sex is taboo.” 

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.