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.
15 March 2017
From the IPPF side event, "Transforming ‘work’: Linking Care, Public Services and Women’s Economic Empowerment" at the 61st Commission on the
12 March 2017
In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact the Mexico City Policy.
02 March 2017
Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.
27 February 2017
Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.
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
10 December 2016
Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.