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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.   
Akosua Agyepong - Youth Volunteer at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)

20 March 2018

It is a shame that many people misunderstand what Comprehensive Sexuality Education is and are totally oblivious to its benefits to us as families, societies, nations and continents. Some individuals and organizations even go the extra mile of petitioning governments to take CSE out of school curricula. To them my final and only word is that scary stories don’t save lives, Comprehensive Sexuality Education does.

Akosua Agyepong - Youth Volunteer at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)

20 March 2018

It is a shame that many people misunderstand what Comprehensive Sexuality Education is and are totally oblivious to its benefits to us as families, societies, nations and continents. Some individuals and organizations even go the extra mile of petitioning governments to take CSE out of school curricula. To them my final and only word is that scary stories don’t save lives, Comprehensive Sexuality Education does.

Youth volunteers discussing sex education

21 February 2018

United Kingdom Family Planning Association (FPA) and sexual health charity Brook, spoke to youth volunteers on what they want to see changed in the current relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum in the UK.

Youth volunteers discussing sex education

21 February 2018

United Kingdom Family Planning Association (FPA) and sexual health charity Brook, spoke to youth volunteers on what they want to see changed in the current relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum in the UK.

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

ネパールで性教育の授業をする若い女性

21 August 2017

Youth volunteers are leading the the fight for comprehensive sexuality education in schools.

ネパールで性教育の授業をする若い女性

21 August 2017

Youth volunteers are leading the the fight for comprehensive sexuality education in schools.

young girls in Liberia credits: IPPF

26 July 2017

Civil society organizations like IPPF and our partners are renewing our efforts to work in partnership to ensure the commitments are translated into reality.

young girls in Liberia credits: IPPF

26 July 2017

Civil society organizations like IPPF and our partners are renewing our efforts to work in partnership to ensure the commitments are translated into reality.

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

Akosua Agyepong - Youth Volunteer at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)

20 March 2018

It is a shame that many people misunderstand what Comprehensive Sexuality Education is and are totally oblivious to its benefits to us as families, societies, nations and continents. Some individuals and organizations even go the extra mile of petitioning governments to take CSE out of school curricula. To them my final and only word is that scary stories don’t save lives, Comprehensive Sexuality Education does.

Akosua Agyepong - Youth Volunteer at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)

20 March 2018

It is a shame that many people misunderstand what Comprehensive Sexuality Education is and are totally oblivious to its benefits to us as families, societies, nations and continents. Some individuals and organizations even go the extra mile of petitioning governments to take CSE out of school curricula. To them my final and only word is that scary stories don’t save lives, Comprehensive Sexuality Education does.

Youth volunteers discussing sex education

21 February 2018

United Kingdom Family Planning Association (FPA) and sexual health charity Brook, spoke to youth volunteers on what they want to see changed in the current relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum in the UK.

Youth volunteers discussing sex education

21 February 2018

United Kingdom Family Planning Association (FPA) and sexual health charity Brook, spoke to youth volunteers on what they want to see changed in the current relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum in the UK.

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

ネパールで性教育の授業をする若い女性

21 August 2017

Youth volunteers are leading the the fight for comprehensive sexuality education in schools.

ネパールで性教育の授業をする若い女性

21 August 2017

Youth volunteers are leading the the fight for comprehensive sexuality education in schools.

young girls in Liberia credits: IPPF

26 July 2017

Civil society organizations like IPPF and our partners are renewing our efforts to work in partnership to ensure the commitments are translated into reality.

young girls in Liberia credits: IPPF

26 July 2017

Civil society organizations like IPPF and our partners are renewing our efforts to work in partnership to ensure the commitments are translated into reality.

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