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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.   
Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

29 January 2016

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) just pledged to help 60 Million women access essential services as part of the Family Planning 2020 target. We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

29 January 2016

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) just pledged to help 60 Million women access essential services as part of the Family Planning 2020 target. We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

Zambezi Village, Zambia

04 March 2016

Seri Wendoh is the Senior Advisor for Gender, Adolescents and Rights at IPPF's Central Office. 

We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

29 January 2016

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) just pledged to help 60 Million women access essential services as part of the Family Planning 2020 target. We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

29 January 2016

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) just pledged to help 60 Million women access essential services as part of the Family Planning 2020 target. We want every woman to be able to decide whether they have children and if so, how many they want and the spacing between them.

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed