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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.   
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

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

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.

IPPF youth volunteer from Ghana with friends

11 August 2016

I am Akosua Agyepong, a 20 year old, who talks about sex!

IPPF youth volunteer from Ghana with friends

11 August 2016

I am Akosua Agyepong, a 20 year old, who talks about sex!

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

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. 

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

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

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.

IPPF youth volunteer from Ghana with friends

11 August 2016

I am Akosua Agyepong, a 20 year old, who talks about sex!

IPPF youth volunteer from Ghana with friends

11 August 2016

I am Akosua Agyepong, a 20 year old, who talks about sex!

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

Group of young men. One holds condoms.

29 July 2016

by Jon Hopkins, IPPF Senior HIV Officer

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.