Latest Blogs
A selection of blogs from across the Federation
Nepal
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.
02 March 2017
Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.
06 February 2017
Today the world celebrates the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a tradition that still puts at risk the lif
02 February 2017
Human rights have always been an important issue but never have they commanded the public agenda as they do now.
10 December 2016
Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
01 December 2016
This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.
23 November 2016
International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo