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Swastika

Nepal

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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.   
Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

CSW59 logo

31 May 2015

Kate Gilmore, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) addressed our High Level Side Event “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: T

CSW59 logo

31 May 2015

Kate Gilmore, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) addressed our High Level Side Event “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: T

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Young people in Swaziland during the visit on IPPF Director-General, T. Melesse

01 December 2016

This year to mark World AIDS Day I travelled to Swaziland in southern Africa.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

MEXFAM logo

26 February 2016

Esperanza from Mexfam, IPPF’s Member Association in Mexico, presented a session on social accountability at the International Conference on Fam

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

Woman shows a condom during training

29 January 2016

IPPF has pledged to reac

CSW59 logo

31 May 2015

Kate Gilmore, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) addressed our High Level Side Event “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: T

CSW59 logo

31 May 2015

Kate Gilmore, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) addressed our High Level Side Event “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: T